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Plan lays out new direction for St. Louis VA hospital (audio)

August 31, 2011 By

The VA Medical Center cancelled surgeries at its John Cochran division in February after instruments there were found to not be sterile.  This followed a 2010 report that said as many as 1,800 veterans may have been exposed to HIV and Hepatitis at the facility.

Now a plan has been released called “Gateway to the Future,” aimed at addressing issues at Cochran.  The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee directed the creation of that plan, and member Russ Carnahan says he’s pleased with the effort.  He says he’ll be watching closely to make sure it is implemented well.

Carnahan has met again with veterans at a forum in St. Louis and says the feedback he’s heard from them has been positive, but he’s awaiting results of a patient survey that are due out next month.  In the past, he says Cochran VA had ranked lowest in some of those ratings.

Surgeries resumed at Cochran  in March.

Jessica Machetta interviews Congressman Russ Carnahan about progress at John Cochran Medical Center mp3 5:52

Filed Under: Health & Medicine, Human Interest, Military, News

National Guard deployed to Egypt (AUDIO)

August 30, 2011 By

The Missouri National Guard has spent 2011 fighting natural disasters from blizzards to floods, but now members are headed to Egypt to help keep the peace

Nearly 100 citizen soldiers boarded a bus and headed to their final training site before joining the United Nation’s peace keeping mission on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Major General Stephen Danner says the guardsmen will be setting up clinics and assisting in any way needed, but this will not be like any other mission the guard has deployed.

The training was more combat focused than for other missions, in case violence breaks out. Normally, Missouri National Guardsmen go to the Middle East on the Agribusiness Development Team, which teaches local farmers how to farm food and livestock instead of drugs. The Support Battalion will return in a year.

(AUDIO) Allison Blood reports on National Guardsmen in Egypt Mp3 1:03

Filed Under: Military

Schweich denies he filed suit against Nixon’s disaster withholdings for personal reasons, blasts Post Dispatch editorial (VIDEO)

August 30, 2011 By

Auditor Tom Schweich is blasting an editorial in the St. Louis Post Dispatch that says his lawsuit over the Governor’s budget withholdings to help Joplin rebuild is based on personal vendetta.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ66YUd995E

Schweich says the Post ignores the media’s responsibility to present the facts clearly to the public. He quotes…

“That ‘Mr. Schweich wants the courts and public to believe his budget is more important than helping a city rebuild from one of the worst natural disasters in our state’s history…’”

“That is blatant dishonesty,” Schweich fires back. “It is corrupt, it is dishonest, it is libelous, it is false and it is a tremendous disservice to the people of Missouri who have to read junk like that when the Post Dispatch knows darn well just reading the lawsuit that is not what this lawsuit is about.”

Governor Nixon has cut about $150 million dollars from the state budget for disaster recovery. Schweich says Nixon does not have the authority to make that unilateral decision and has filed a lawsuit to stop him.

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Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Flooding, Legislature, Politics & Government Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Cardinals and Brewers, two different teams, two different paths (PODCAST)

August 30, 2011 By

The Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers start a three game series tonight. If the Cardinals want any hope of getting back in the division race, they must sweep the next six games in hopes of getting the Brewers lead down to a handful with what would be just over 20 games to play. That in itself would be a tall task.

I’m joined by Justin Hall who works for the Score out of Green Bay, Wisconsin. We both interview each other, for his show The Homestretch, and for my Pressbox Podcast.

We talk about the differences between in season acquisitions between the two teams. Free agent first basemen and the outlook for the rest of this season and 2012 for both NL Central teams.

Listen to the Pressbox Podcast (23:00)

Filed Under: Press Box, Sports Tagged With: , ,

Gary Pinkel says Tigers are ready despite being banged up (AUDIO)

August 30, 2011 By

Gary Pinkel and the Missouri Tigers held their media day in preparation for the season opener this Saturday against Miami-Ohio. Kick off is set for just after 11am.

Pinkel said a lot of attention will be paid to quarterback James Franklin and rightfully so, but he thinks there is enough pressure to perform on everyone on this team.

Mizzou is preparing for their season opener Saturday against Miami Jeff City native Travis Ruth is out at center. Jayson Palmgren of Kansas City will start in his place against Miami of Ohio. Wide receiver Gahn McGaffie is out for three weeks with a strained knee and Jerrell Jackson is questionable. Also cornerback Kip Edwards is questionable.

The other big story, was the release of the depth chart. Listed as the second kick returner and top punt returner is wide receiver T.J. Moe who looks at is as another chance to make big plays.

Listen to Gary Pinkel’s comments at Media Day (22:00)

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