by Mike Lear | Nov 21, 2013 | Military, News
Missouri’s Senators are in agreement on what they see as the better of two proposals to combat sexual assaults in the military. Senator Claire McCaskill (D) is the sponsor of one of two amendments to the 2014 defense spending bill that would lay out how...
by Mike Lear | Oct 29, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
A longtime Congressman who represented west-central Missouri for 34 years has died. Ike Skelton served 17 terms as the representative for Missouri’s 4th Congressional District. He died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia, at the age of 81....
by Mike Lear | Jun 25, 2013 | Military, News
The Army has announced Force Structure Realignment 2020, a plan to restructure its forces and cut uniformed and civilian personnel around the country. It includes the elimination of up to 885 positions at Fort Leonard Wood by 2019. That would include the inactivation...
by Mike Lear | Aug 28, 2012 | News
With activities on the first day of the Republican National Convention postponed, discussion continued to focus on the comments last week by U.S. Senate Candidate Todd Akin about abortions in cases of rape. See our earlier stories on Senate Candidate Todd Akin. Two...
by admin | Oct 8, 2009 | Politics / Govt
The number of foreign tourists visiting the United States is not what tourism boosters would like it to be, and Congress is taking steps to promote what America has to offer to foreigners thinking of coming to this country. Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO7) is among the...
