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Sporting shortfall

Special Olympics struggles to find funding for future; indoor championships held in Joplin

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Other views: Veterans shouldn't be homeless
Everywhere there is a homeless population, it is likely some of the homeless are veterans.
The problem is getting well-deserved attention recently from the Department of Veterans Affairs. About 131,000 of the nation’s 24 million veterans may be homeless on any given night, and about twice as many are homeless each year, according to VA estimates. Some say that number could climb another 10 to 15 percent in the economic downturn....more>>
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• Carol Stark: We like our letters original
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Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers
A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers....more>>
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• Home sales likely rose again in October
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Improvement expected in Bulldog basketball
Ryan Odaffer believes the Carl Junction High School boys basketball team can show improvement this season....more>>
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Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty’s next generation
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family’s long-running political dynasty is over....more>>
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• Sen. Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care
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H1N1 evokes Spanish Flu epidemic
In the first week of November 1918, the headlines were all about the collapse of the German lines after four years of exhausting, ghastly World War.
Inside pages carried daily local death tolls from the Spanish flu pandemic, which killed many millions more worldwide than even the machine guns could butcher....more>>
• State: Flu activity in Kansas is twice as normal
• Barry County reports first swine flu death
Let's Eat
Better bounty
At least one thing is less expensive in this awful economy. Even better, it’s something important. The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper this year, according to an annual survey by the Missouri Farm Bureau. ...more>>
• Cheryle Finley: What’s not to like about potluck?
• AP: Twists to tradition
Health & Family
Kicking the habit
Today, Missouri Southern State University will participate in the Great American Smokeout for the first time. Besides encouraging smokers to quit, Krista Stark, Clean Air Project program assistant, said the program’s goal for the event is to promote smoke-free establishments.
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• Jane Drummond: Hunting trip nothing like television show
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Mike Pound: This doesn't sound good
I noticed the noise Tuesday night when I pulled off the highway, stopped at the traffic light on Central Avenue in Carthage and then hit the gas again....more>>
• JPL book review: Ex-child star’s ‘Adventures’ funny, touching characters
• Local artist soaks up surroundings for inspiration
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