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Missouri’s veterans have told the state commission that coordinates services for them that it has a lot of work to do.
The commission held more than twenty listening sessions last year to assess veterans’ needs and its own levels of services. The commission was working with the six members groups of the Missouri Veterans Organization, the federal veterans affairs department, the Missouri Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission and other organizations. [Read more...]
Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong answers questions as Gov. Nixon looks on
Governor Nixon and other Missouri dignitaries are welcoming the Chinese ambassador to the United States to Missouri, with a lot at stake.
The talks center on trade, but Missouri officials are pressing hard to formalize a deal with China to establish a $40 million Midwest trade hub based at St. Louis’ Lambert Airport.
The hub is considered a key to reviving the sagging prospects of Lambert, but also providing easier access to the growing markets of China to businesses located throughout the Midwest. [Read more...]
About two Missourians kill themselves intentionally each day. Scott Perkins, Missouri Youth Suicide Prevention Project, statistics mirror the national average, but are a little bit higher.
There are several risk factors for suicide — mental disorders, alcohol and substance use, even the economy, he says. A recent survey of students in grades six through 12 shows that 15 percent of them had seriously considered attempting suicide. Six percent of them attempted suicide.
Three Chiefs, one Ram and a player who played for both teams made the NFL’s All-decade team from 2000-2009. A total of 53 players were announced on Sunday before the Pro Bowl.
Dante Hall, who played with both the Chiefs and then Rams, was picked as one of the top punt and kick returners. Although, he had most of his success with the Chiefs, he spent a good portion of his time struggling through injuries with St. Louis.
