by admin | Dec 16, 2004 | Politics / Govt
When Harry Truman returned to Independence after leaving the presidency, he called it being “promoted to private life.” Governor Bob Holden is looking forward to that promotion, with few regrets. He and his family and friends have had more than four months...
by admin | Dec 13, 2004 | Health / Medicine
Back in October, when the State and the nation were first facing a lack of flu vaccine, Governor Bob Holden proclaimed health providers who gave flu shots to anyone not in one of the at-risk categories, would have their names published as punishment. Those in the...
by admin | Dec 9, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden uses his Governor’s Conference on Meth to announce a proposal he believes will help keep methamphetamine off the streets. He’s calling for all medicines containing ephedrine – a key ingredient in meth – to be regulated as a...
by admin | Dec 3, 2004 | Politics / Govt
A record amount of money was spent in our gubernatorial campaign: $27.6-Million. But the special circumstance of this year’s race lent itself to breaking the record $19-Million spent four years ago by Governor Bob Holden and Senator Jim Talent. This year’s...
by admin | Dec 1, 2004 | Education
Governor Bob Holden and Governor-elect Matt Blunt address college and university officials gathered in Columbia for the Governor’s Conference on Higher Education. Both talk up the importance of increasing access to higher education. In his final speech to the...