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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Thanksgiving: dangerous fire day

by Bob Priddy on November 25, 2009

in Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Human Interest

Thanksgiving day is a dangerous one for fire. State fire marshall Randy Cole says the kitchen becomes a dangerous place. “With the number of folks and the family gatherings there will probalby more cooking done this particular day than any other day of the year….Nationwide, firefighters respond to about three times as many cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day as they do any other day of the year,” he says. [click to continue…]

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Governor proclaims today “Thank A Farmer Day”

by Brent Martin 11/25/09 2:30 PM

State Agriculture Director Jon Hagler issued a proclamation from Gov. Nixon observing November 25th as “Thank A Farmer Day”.
Hagler presented the proclamation to Missouri Soybean Association President Kelly Forck who operates a row crop and livestock farm east of Jefferson City. Hagler noted that most Missourians will sit down to a large, traditional Thanksgiving Day [...]

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#2 Bearcats travel to #1 Cent. Wash. in D-II quarterfinals

by Bill Pollock 11/25/09 11:16 AM

If you are big into polls, then you would think that the winner of Saturday’s NCAA Division II quarterfinal game between No. 2 Northwest Missouri State and No. 1 Central Washington University may find themselves playing for the national title.

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There’s home cooking in college hoops…WHAT?

by Bill Pollock 11/25/09 10:44 AM

Happy Thanksgiving. That’s what I need to say first. I’m got turkey on my mind this week and that led me to thinking about home cooking calls from college basketball refs. Just as we suspected, refs tend to favor the home team when it comes to calling fouls. That is according to a study done [...]

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Mizzou rocks the Mocs

by Bill Pollock 11/25/09 7:59 AM

The Missouri Tigers improved to 3-0 after hot three point shooting led to a 31 point first half lead and an easy 99-56 win over the Mocs of Chattanooga on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena.  The Tigers defense also set a team record by coming up with 24 steals. 

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