i made a post promoting last nights missouri state football game because all the buzz i had heard from those around the campus was telling me the team had a chance for a decent year.a then the team goes out and gets knocked off 3527 by the division ii washburn ichabods. coach terry allen said to the springfield newsleader thats the poorest coached missouri state football team that ive been involve...
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a couple of local news items for today. first from the news leader we have a mysterious tale of a naked man standoff. the 21yearold was inside the house when police arrived the release said but jumped out a window and fled from officers. attempts to taser the naked man were unsuccessful the release said and the man was able to barricade himself in his own home next door. christian county sheriffs ...
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well this is interestin g. missour i state announced that former lady bears basketball coach cheryl burnett is back. burnett will be working with the school marketing lady bears basketball which crumbled under the reign of katie abrahamson henderson. a they started the rebuilding last season bringing in drury basketball guru nyla milleson although they suffered a 16 year low in attendance for la...
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the east supplement to the newsleader has aa preview of the 2008 falcons. the focus of the article is that our district district 11 has been dubbed southwest missouris group of death. the falcons begin their 2008 campaign on tuesday september 2 as we host a fellow group of death member the parkview vikings. the jv match will kickoff at 500pm with the varsity match to follow.......
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though my time is limited today and my analysis is incomplete i would like to point out an article in the newsleader which gives a break down of the health care proposal hulshof is pushing in his candidacy. from my perspective the plan is a bit on the bulky side but i suppose any policy dealing with the subject isnt exactly going to be light reading and will open its self to lots and lots of quest...
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just a lot of little things that i decided to combine into one post first the people going after christian county sheriff candidate joey kyle are making me sick.a i saw a story last night on kspr where people like wade dunivent are making all kinds of illinformed statements and questions like my point is if he cant manage his own business with a smaller dollar amount how he is going to run a sheri...
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remember the serious thread we had about mccain not knowing where he was or who we were fighting or some such seems this disease is catchy.... ne wsleader.c om springfield blogs inside missouri politics springfield newsleader q uote obama from a home in kansas city im here in st. louis denver last week republican john mccain didnt know ...
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an interesting piece by city attorney dan wichmer today in the springfield newsleader.a its worth checking out.a it brings some additional facts to light especially concerning what seemed like a good idea regarding merit pay for the city manager and is typical wichmer mannerdirect and to the point.......
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rev. larry rice opened his veterans coming home center on monday headed by a man who compared the springfield city council to nazis.a it certainly doesnt make someone who was hoping they were serious about the concerns of the community believe theyve started to care. sure they threw up a chain link fence as if thats going to solve the problem.a its notbut it is a help.a at least they did something...
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the folks who compared the springfield city council to hitler are back again. this from the newsleader the preliminary opening of a homeless veterans center in the old social security building at 806 n. jefferson ave. will be announced by the rev. larry rice at 11 a.m. monday. rice and members of the advisory board for the new life evangelistic center homeless veterans center will talk about plan...
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i just got a text from kyle dennis that chance harp drowned last night. for my part he was a great friend to me and il miss him. i was supposed to hang out with him tomorrow and it hurts like hell that ill never see him again. link here. htt pwww.newsl eader.coma ppspbcs... 051007news 01......
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an interesting story today in the springfield newsleader regarding a decision by prosecutor darrell moore to drop six drug charges against andrew carlstrom the brother of one of moores assistants emily.aa each of the six class b felonies for drug distribution he sold pot to an undercover cop six times could have carried up to 15 years in prison but according to local attorneys would have likely re...
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if youre planning to serve your spouse with divorce papers or youre wanting to evict your tenantget ready to throw in an extra alexander hamilton. the extra fee is being done statewide to create the deputy sheriff salary supplementation fund which will give supplimental income to deputies in counties where they make less than 28000. think about thatthat is about 13.50 an hour.a thats it. they coul...
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dr. doug anderson the greene county medical examiner told the springfield newsleader that cox hospital security guard monte rubys death was caused by very severe injuries to the brain stem and will be considered a homicide.a anderson is waiting on the toxicology reports to make the finding official. at that point its likely that greene county prosecutor darrell moore will file upgraded charges aga...
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the east supplement to the newsleader has a story about former falcons justin rogers and nathan hamilton and their experiences as members of new college soccer program. rogers is at crowder college and hamilton is at northeastern oklahoma am.......
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idol hopefuls heres what to expect at the arena its almost here. just one more day a few more hours and the chance for eternal stardom or abject rejection begins. heres what to expect at the american idol auditions wednesday at jacksonville veterans memorial arena the official cantshowup beforethen time is 5 a.m. for the crowds to arrive. thats about two hours before the sun will rise over th...
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if youre the firsttime parent of an incoming high school senior take a deep breath pull out the calendar and prepare now to budget youre in for an actionpacked expensive year. and so is your graduating teen. meeting this years numerous deadlines especially for collegebound students is the key to success andbest handled as a family experts say. i think its absolutely important that parents stay i...
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city utilities wants to raise your natural gas rates again. this increase is in their budget proposal to the city council.a this new budget is 8.7 higher than their current budget.a the proposal also includes previously approved increase in bus fares ten cents for adults and youths five for disabled and elderly riders and a water rate increase. as you may remember in april cu wanted to raise natur...
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i wanted to highlight an article in the newsleader pointing out two new programs that students in the springfield public schools will be using in the upcoming year.a any kind of programs like these that might spur students into working harder can be a very good thing not only for them and their families but also the community.......
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the route 66 town of strafford mo. has a possible new enticement for roadies to visit a new branch of the springfieldgreene county library system opened saturday. from the springfield newsleader the 2500squarefoot route 66themed facility features several murals and decorations that pay homage to straffords location along the historic driving route. aside from books it houses several multimedia st...
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two recent tiger attacks in missouri could prompt stronger support for a bill tightening controls over dangerous exotic animals the legislator who has led the effort for several years said wednesday. rep. michael sutherland rwarrenton said a bill he sponsored in the past and will sponsor again would regulate exotics as pets and provide more state oversight of facilities such as those in warrenton ...
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tom martz of the missouri liberty coalition has issued a clairification regarding his piece in todays newspaper refuting the column of sarah overstreet regarding metal detectors in the busch municipal building and old city hall. i wanted to link to it so that if you saw his piece you could see that he was not intending to run down the officers of the springfield pd.a i knew that tom wouldnt do tha...
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michigan kansas and missouri janes today is your day to vote in your congressional and state primaries. michigane rsa polls are open until 8 p.m. and dont forget youll need a picture i.d..a on the ballot will be local measures like approving a tax to support the detroit zoo as well as the race to watch rep. carolyn cheeks kilpatrick the mother of embattled detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick who has ...
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recent glendale graduate tucker downs was interviewed by the newsleader. the interview appears in the east community supplement to the newsleader.......
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