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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Winter heating costs outlook positive

by Bob Priddy on October 7, 2009

in Human Interest

The outlook is getting better for the costs of keeping warm this winter. The state energy center relies on monthly reports from the federal Energy Information Administration, which looks at various factors to chart anticipated costs of propane and natural gas. And the reports keep looking better.

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Ramped up recycling efforts at State Fair pay off

by Jessica Machetta 10/7/09 5:49 PM

State Fair organizers recycled more than 18 times the amount of recyclables over last year. State Fair spokeswoman Tammie Nichols says ramped up efforts this year paid off, keeping some 18 thousand pounds of waste out of landfills.
She says recycling containers, placed next to regular trash receptacles, made it convenient for folks to recycle. She [...]

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MODOT to alter traffic for Mizzou game

by Bill Pollock 10/7/09 2:09 PM

The Missouri Department of Transportation will suspend construction and maintenance work along I-70 on Thursday with the expected increase in traffic as fans come in for the Missouri-Nebraska football game on Thursday night.

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Missouri’s U.S. Senators still at odds over earmarks

by Steve Walsh 10/7/09 1:53 PM

Passage of the Defense Spending Bill and a lot of earmarks for Missouri reopens the argument over earmarks – with Senators Christopher “Kit” Bond and Claire McCaskill on opposite sides.

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What’s “left” for Cardinals to prove

by Bill Pollock 10/7/09 12:04 PM

The Los Angeles Dodgers are faced with an uphill fight when their hitters need to face Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright in games one and two of this series. The only chance L.A. has in any of these first two games it to attack the Cardinals weakness against left handed hitting.

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