Missouri Corn Growers Weigh In On Energy Debate

by | Apr 18, 2002 | Politics / Govt

Senator Christopher Bond wants America to explore for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. But some Missouri farmers would rather see the country explore renewable fuels, such as corn-based ethanol. Bond says the impact of drilling in Alaska would be...

Holden Appoints Task Force To Save Ford Plant

by | Mar 21, 2002 | News

Governor Bob Holden has appointed a 22-member task force that will try to develop a plan to keep Ford’s assembly plant in Hazelwood, near St. Louis, up and running. Holden has vowed to do what he can to save the plant’s 2,600 jobs and its $169-million in...

Bond Pushes For Herculaneum Health Study

by | Mar 11, 2002 | Health / Medicine

Senator Bond is pushing for a study of the long-term effects of lead on children in Herculaneum, the home of the Doe Run lead smelter. At least one city leader says Bond is misguided. Bond says he’ll try to get two or three million dollars put into an...

Bond Blasts Democrats’ Election Reform Amendment

by | Feb 27, 2002 | Politics / Govt

Senator Christopher Bond is criticizing a Senate amendment that effectively puts the blocks on his ideas for election reform. Bond was among a group of Republicans pushing for safeguards from voter cheating in the wake of voting irregularities in St. Louis in 2000 and...