by admin | Oct 5, 2000 | Sports Features
Larry Smith’s very difficult year is getting tougher all the time. In the last week, he’s lost his starting quarterback, again, and his two best receivers, John Dausman to injury, and Travis Garvin to misbehavior. And I’m afraid this bad fortune may...
by admin | Oct 5, 2000 | Sports Features
By the end of the day the Cardinals could be completely in command of their playoff series with Atlanta. Cardinal ace Darryl Kile gets the start in game 2 this afternoon, but Atlanta’s starter is no slouch. Both Kile and Tom Glavine won 20 games this season....
by admin | Oct 5, 2000 | Sports Features
Believe it or not, the National Hockey League season is here. The Blues open tonight on the road in Phoenix. The Blues have several new faces, including free agent signees Dallas Drake, a forward, and defenseman Sean Hill. Last season the Blues had the NHL’s...
by admin | Oct 5, 2000 | Sports Features
You won’t hear much the next few days from the Chiefs or the Rams. The Rams were given the entire week off by coach Mike Martz, who promised them that reward in this bye week if they started 5-0. After a light practice yesterday, Chiefs coach Gunther Cunningham...
by admin | Oct 5, 2000 | Sports Features
Before he pitched yesterday, I said I thought starting Rick Ankiel in game one was a good decision by Tony LaRussa. Ankiel completely fell apart, but that doesn’t make it a bad decision. It was still a well-reasoned and logical choice. It’s just a choice...
by admin | Oct 4, 2000 | Sports Features
Tony LaRussa has made himself a target for criticism by putting rookie Rick Ankiel on the mound for game one today instead of veteran Darryl Kile. But if you look closely at what LaRussa is trying to do, it’s a great move. Ankiel and Kile have easily been the...
by admin | Oct 3, 2000 | News
A spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it takes very seriously the impact of a Fish and Wildlife proposal on how it manages the Missouri River. So seriously, the Corps has extended the time states and interests groups can comment on it. Corps spokesman...
by admin | Oct 3, 2000 | Politics / Govt
Political attack ads are being analyzed by a communication professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, who says this year’s presidential candidates are generally running positive ads. But Professor Bill Benoit says the political parties’ ads on...
by admin | Oct 3, 2000 | Politics / Govt
Missouri would have no part in the national tobacco settlement if the republican candidate for attorney general were in office. Sam Jones says he wouldn’t have participated in the settlement and would have taken the chance of missing the $6.7 billion dollar...
by admin | Oct 3, 2000 | Politics / Govt
The Missouri Gaming Commission is going to look into whether there is public support for changing the state’s “Disassociated Persons” rule regarding casino gambling. The rule allows compulsive gamblers to voluntarily place themselves on a list that...
by admin | Oct 3, 2000 | Education
The University of Missouri is proud of new research numbers. M.U. announced this week federal research grants at the school reached $113 million this year. That’s a 65% increase over three years and a nearly 100% increase over five years. Vice Provost of...
by admin | Oct 3, 2000 | Politics / Govt
Congress has failed to pass a new budget by the start of the new federal fiscal year–which is tomorrow. House minority leader Richard Gephardt of St. Louis says the Republican leadership has refused to follow its own rules, or to work with the minority on...
