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Monday, December 28, 2009

Homeless Missouri students: 14,000-plus

by Bob Priddy on December 28, 2009

in Education, Human Interest, Miscellaneous

Thousands of students in Missouri’s public schools are homeless. The education department counted 14,350 students living in shelters, doubling up with people in other homes, living in hotels or motels, or having to forage for a place to spend the night in the last school year. It’s the highest number in at least six years. [click to continue…]

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“Puppy mill” initiative petition approved for circulation

by Steve Walsh 12/28/09 5:33 PM

The Secretary of State’s Office has approved, for circulation, an effort to place the so-called puppy mill initiative on the 2010 ballot. Proponents of the effort now have the opportunity to collect tens of thousands of valid signatures from Missourians if voters are to have an opportunity to approve or reject the initiative.
“It has cleared [...]

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Trooper’s funeral arrangements set

by Bob Priddy 12/28/09 12:22 PM

Funeral services for Highway Patrol Corporal Dennis Engelhard of Weldon Spring will be held Wednesday in Brookfield.

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Missouri knows the importance of a Texas Bowl win

by Bill Pollock 12/28/09 12:17 PM

Gone are the days of feeling slighted by the Insight Bowl, the Big 12 or whoever the Missouri Tigers wanted to throw blame toward. While they may have done that internally earlier this month, I give head coach Gary Pinkel a lot of credit. He held his head high, accepted the fate of his football [...]

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HPV vaccine recommended for boys, girls ages 9 to 12

by Jessica Machetta 12/28/09 12:03 PM

Of all girls born today, about one in 142 will be diagnosed with cervical cancer at some point in their life … in Missouri, that’s about 240 people.
The Missouri Department of Health says Missouri is ranked 14th nationwide for new cases of cervical cancer, the majority of which is caused by contracting Human Papilloma Virus, [...]

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