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It's a big "if," but if local farmers were able to get their corn and soybeans planted on schedule this
spring, and if they did not suffer from flooding or too much rain that can
kill a young crop, these farmers stand to have one of their best years ever.
With the worst mostly over in some communities on the Missouri side of the river, the people along some stretches of Highway 79 reflect on the flooding and take stock of their circumstances.
Rising fuel and food costs coupled with the overall
economic downturn have left many social service organizations with little choice but
to scale back services, raise prices or stretch existing resources -- leaving their already pinched clients feeling the squeeze.
This summer's wedding season doesn't seem affected by rising gas and food prices, but
future brides may have to be more frugal if the economy doesn't improve.
One of the St. Louis Zoo's newest attractions is also among its most
rare. Sofiya, an Amur leopard born May 10, was introduced to the public late last week. Sofiya
is one of an estimated 300 Amur leopards living in captivity worldwide. (Fewer than 40 are believed to live in the wild.)
Organizers expect a record 70,000 people to descend on
downtown St. Louis Saturday morning for the 10th annual Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure -- the biggest Komen race gathering in the nation and the signature fund-raising event for the St. Louis affiliate. Ever wonder where the money goes? Here's a breakdown of the latest figures available.
Although the worst of the flooding will stop short of St. Louis, the entire Mississippi basin needs to re-examine how it has responded to previous floods and what should be done to reduce future threats.
Editors' Picks
- Economy
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St. Louis-area unemployment reaches 7.2 percent -- passing national average of 6 percent: 105,000 area people can't find work as national credit and housing troubles ripple across the nation. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Chillicothe, Mo., bank takes over after regulators close Columbian Bank of Topeka: Citizens Bank of Chillicothe buys insured deposits, other assets of failed Kansas institution. | MarketWatch
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Amtrak strains to meet growing rider demand: Illinois Sen. Durbin wants to boost train service and revive rail-car manufacturing. | Chicago Tribune
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Gassed up and ready to go: Missouri S&T unveils state's first fueling station for hydrogen vehicles; Rolla event is part of Maine-to-California tour of hydogen cars. | Missouri University of Science and Technology
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New Missouri law bans big trucks from far-left lane: Provision of new transportation bill bars trucks weighing more than 48,000 pounds from traveling in the left lane of urban highways with at least three lanes carrying traffic in the same direction. | Columbia Tribune
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Huntsville, Mo., woman wants area to post "Trail of Death" signs: Similar to "Trail of Tears" marking forced march of American Indians in 1830s across nation's South to Oklahoma, "Trail of Death" recalls 660-mile route from Indiana to Kansas where members of Potawaomi tribe lost their lives in 1838. | Moberly Monitor-Index
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Iowa Republicans urge flood recovery over prison construction: Democratic House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says cancelling new prison won't save money, charges GOP with political ploy. | Des Moines Register
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Email suit against Blunt is revived: The judge who threw out the first suit appointed Democrat Joe Maxwell and Republican Louis Leonatti to investigate whether the governor violated Missouri's sunshine law by destroying emails. They filed an amended suit Monday. | AP/Missourian
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- Other news
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Champaign, Ill., man wins $5 million judgment from Belleville Diocese in sex abuse case: James Wisniewski sued Catholic Church over assaults when he was an altar boy; church removed Raymond Kownacki from ministry in 1995 after years of shifting him to other parishes. | Belleville News-Democrat
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Chicago man, four others, face bribery charges over Afghanistan defense contracts: Justice Department says Maj. Christopher West of Illinois National Guard took $30,000 in bribes from Afghan companies that supplied material at Bagram Airfield. | Chicago Tribune
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Herrin, Ill,, man's yard sinks into subsiding coal mine: Subdivision road also falls, home appears safe. | Southern Illinoisan
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Former Branson Mayor Wade Meadows dies at 89: Mayor from 1987 to 1994, Meadows earned credit for much of the tourist attraction's growth. | Springfield News-Leader
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Voices
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Editorial Cartoons
Nothing like a convention to sharpen the pencils of editorial cartoonists. From the contrast between Biden and Obama to the steadfastness of Hillary Clinton suports, Mike Thompson, Scott Stantis, John Sherffius, Gary Markstein and Chris Britt have plenty to say.
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Beacon Columnists
Are college presidents who are proposing a national discussion of lowering the drinking age slackers or realists? Do fatality numbers so a correlation between a lower drinking age and more deaths or are other factors at play. M.W. Guzy puts the issue in perspective.
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Law Scoop
The Obama campaign claims that Ed Martin's anti-Obama group violates federal election law. Election law experts say that the group may violate the law, but that federal election authorities won't do anything about it until after the election.
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In the News
Just a small difference in productivity and tax rates can make a big difference in just a few years. Is the lack of an income tax the main reason Tennessee has pulled ahead of Missouri in per capita gross state product? Joseph Haslag of the Show-Me Institute outlines the case.
The Lens
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Who's the leader of the club that sues for excess use?
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