Lamkin Resigns as Westminster President

The President of Westminster College in Fulton has announced his resignation. Fletcher Lamkin, who has held the position since July of 2000, is leaving for personal reasons. Barney Forsythe, Senior Vice President and Dean of Faculty, has been appointed acting...

Bond Says No Room to Compromise on Troop Withdrawal

Senator Bond rejects Congressman Skelton’s proposal that the president quit threatening to veto a bill funding the Iraqi War, because it contains a deadline for troop withdrawal. Skelton, a Democrat from West-Central Missouri, is chairman of the US House Armed...

Skelton Remains Optimistic Despite Iraq

West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, Chairman of the US House Armed Services Committee, expresses pessimism about the war in Iraq, but optimism about America’s future during a policy address at Westminster College in Fulton. Skelton asserts the United...

Churchill Official Biographer Speaks at Westminster

Winston Churchill’s official biographer says that Churchill used 12 qualities to guide Great Britain through World War II. Sir Martin Gilbert has given the annual Kemper Lecture at Westminster College in Fulton. Gilbert says Churchill began with a belief in...

Gonzalez Deportation on Hold for Another Year

A college student in Fulton will get to stay another year in this country. Westminster College officials say Marie Gonzalez was notified by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin that she has been granted a year extension to continue her studies. She became embroiled in a...