by admin | Feb 10, 2008 | Politics / Govt
A major part of each year’s Lincoln Days dinner is the Saturday night dinner with its guest speaker. This year’s event, in Springfield, featured former U.S. Attorney General and Missouri Governor and Senator John Ashcroft. Ashcroft’s speech focused...
by admin | Jan 29, 2008 | Politics / Govt
A Democratic candidate trying to make up ground on the two front-runners for president says Missouri will play a key role in his Super Tuesday strategy. "It’s important," United States Sen. John Edwards (D-North Carolina) says of...
by admin | Jan 29, 2008 | Politics / Govt
Former United States Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) brought a populist theme to a Jefferson City rally a week prior to Missouri’s presidential primary. Edwards has completed a two-day swing through Missouri, first stopping in Springfield then in...
by admin | Jan 26, 2008 | Politics / Govt
State Treasurer Sarah Steelman is no longer running for re-election. She’s in the race for governor. Treasurer Sarah Steelman, a Republican from Rolla, announced during the lunch hour Tuesday she was running for re-election. Steelman made the announcement in the...
by admin | Jan 22, 2008 | News
A burglar with kinky taste has burglarized three stores in Springfield. Police say he has used a van to force the doors open at two stores, and smashed windows at a third store. All of the stores sell adult sex toys. Maybe the burglar just wants to get them off the...