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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Cardinals drop a heartbreaker in the 9th

by Bill Pollock on October 8, 2009

in Sports

Los Angeles’ Mark Loretta singled with the bases loaded and two outs off Cardinals’ closer Ryan Franklin to walk off with a 3-2 win and a two games to nothing lead in the National League Division Series. A two out error from Matt Holliday kept the ninth inning alive.

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MoDOT urges safety in wet conditions

by Jessica Machetta 10/8/09 7:33 PM

Authorities throughout the state have had to work several swift-water rescues and traffic accidents … all because of lots of rain.
The Department of Transportation is urging careful planning and attentiveness to road conditions during this deluge.  Spokeswoman Sally Oxenhandler says not too many roads are closed yet due to flooding, but that could change as [...]

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Congressman Blunt promotes tourism from overseas

by Steve Walsh 10/8/09 5:27 PM

The number of foreign tourists visiting the United States is not what tourism boosters would like it to be, and Congress is taking steps to promote what America has to offer to foreigners thinking of coming to this country.

Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO7) is among the co-sponsors of what is known as the Travel Promotion Act [...]

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Motorist beware: deer on the road

by Brent Martin 10/8/09 8:44 AM

Motorists need to be on the look-out for deer at all times, but a state deer biologist says the time is drawing near when the deer begin to move and motorists need to be especially watchful.It isn’t quite that time of year says biologist Lonnie Hansen with the State Conservation Department, but the bucks have [...]

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Cardinals drop game one

by Bill Pollock 10/8/09 7:59 AM

Call it a game of missed opportunities. The Cardinals and Dodgers left a combined 30 runners stranded on base, which is a post-season record, but the Dodgers did enough to come away with a 5-3 win to take game one of this NLDS series on a night when Chris Carpenter wasn’t his sharpest.
Not coming through [...]

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