by admin | Mar 19, 2004 | News
The National Forest Service is going to set fire to 6,300 acres of the Mark Twain National Forest today. A spokesman for the Forest says the controlled burn will get rid of a lot of ground clutter and help restore glade areas. The fire is expected to burn for six to...
by admin | Mar 19, 2004 | News
St. Louis is getting a $1-Million grant to curtail air pollution from its school buses. The money from Archer-Daniels-Midland will pay for new catalysts on the diesel-powered school buses. More than 500 buses from ten area districts will get the devices. Federal...
by admin | Mar 19, 2004 | Health / Medicine
Governor Bob Holden has joined several of the state’s large health care organizations in announcing the start of a new chronic disease care initiative. The centerpiece of the Governor’s initiative is a recently released plan developed by the State Health...
by admin | Mar 19, 2004 | News
The state’s way to help Missourians plug a big gap in the new federal Medicare prescription drug program has received first-round approval from the State Senate. The new federal law helps low-income senior citizens pay their drug bills for the first $2,250. Then...
by admin | Mar 18, 2004 | Politics / Govt
The Bush Administration reaffirms its committment to helping Missouri Republicans in this Fall’s election by sending White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card to a $250 a plate Jefferson City fundraiser for Secretary of State Matt Blunt in his race for Governor. It...