Marshall, Missouri · Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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Missouri Valley Community Action Agency Community Volunteer and Public Relations Manager Ellen Shinkle gave a presentation on the many services offered by MVCAA during the Saline County InterAgency Council meeting Tuesday,...
Jimmy Garrett of Marshall Municipal Services sweeps snow from the walks in front of the City Office Building early Monday, Feb. 8. Garrett was among a crew of three making sure the walkways were clear of an inch of snow that...
Marshall High School junior Brandon Pace has received yet another musical honor this school year, after already being selected as a clarinetist in Missouri All-State Band and a bass in Missouri All-State Choir. Now, Pace has...
Five community members met Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, to discuss Missouri Valley Community Action Agency's community garden project. Currently, three properties belonging to the city of Marshall have been identified as sites...
To assist Haiti in recovering from the effects of the Jan. 12 earthquake, local schools, organizations and churches have gotten involved in fundraising efforts. A Hardeman R-X School District fundraiser that ended Friday,...
In sports
Prep Hoops Round-up: 'Hounds get rare sweep at Concordia
CONCORDIA -- Wins at Concordia have been both rare and difficult for the Sweet Springs boys' basketball team. However, the Greyhounds made it look like business as usual Friday with a 64-46 I-70 Conference victory. Senior Tyler Dohrman hit a pair of three-pointers as Sweet Springs opened with a 19-11 first quarter, then stretched the margin to 20 points by halftime. The Orioles were unable to make a significant dent in the margin during the second half...

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God Bless you Rep. John Murtha.

You served out Nation with great honor and distinction.

You will be sorely missed Sir!

-- Posted by news across on Tue, Feb 9, 2010, at 12:49 AM

OKR

Thanks for that link. That is very interesting factual information.

Also, I agree with one of the commentators on that site who says,

"There are no Democratic or Republican parties anymore. There is only the Unitary Fascism Party."

We The People Need a New Deal!!

-- Posted by news across on Mon, Feb 8, 2010, at 11:53 PM

Ronald Reagan's great accomplishments:

Unemployment rate: 1982...10.8%, 1983...10.4%

Sold missiles to Iran in direct violation of Federal Law. Claimed he couldn't remember if he had or not while he was in office then admitted it after he was out of office.

Fired all the air traffic controllers rather than giving them an extra 10 minute break...resulting in years of dramatically increased airline crashes resulting in thousands of deaths.

Refused to give American Troops in Lebanon ammunition to defend themselves. Finally caved in to pressure from Democrats to do something more. He then issued 3 bullets each to the American Peace keeping troops.

Gave complete amnesty and citizenship to millions of illegal Hispanic immigrants.

Ordered the CIA to create a resistance group to the Sandinista...the elected Government in Nicaragua...when the CIA reported back that there was no resistance there because people were happy...he authorized millions to be secretly handed out as a bribe to create a resistance force among the former National Guard Generals.

Illegally funneled both private and public money to the Contras in Nicaragua in direct violation of Federal Law.

Those are just some of the highlights. Oh yeah...Reagan...now there was a winner!!

-- Posted by news across on Mon, Feb 8, 2010, at 11:44 PM

HEADLINE: Toyota Recall Accelerates Unexpectedly. (Stolen from The Ironic Times)

-- Posted by Oklahoma Reader on Mon, Feb 8, 2010, at 11:31 PM

And MyVoiceIsHeard do you realize that by the time Ronald Reagan was done the only Hope other than Bob remaining was false, and the only remaining Cash that belonged to the people was Johnny?

-- Posted by Oklahoma Reader on Mon, Feb 8, 2010, at 11:22 PM

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Weather or not: Area activities affected by weather Feb. 9
--St. Peter Catholic School will be closed Tuesday and all activities canceled.
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Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Marshall, Missouri:

Today
Flurries
High: 22
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
Low: 12
Tomorrow
Mostly Sunny
High: 26
Low: 12
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 32
Low: 16
Friday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 34
Low: 21
Saturday
Partly Sunny
High: 36
Low: 19
Sunday
Partly Sunny
High: 33
Low: 17
Presidents
Partly Sunny
High: 36

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Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
1.902/07 21:157 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.302/07 20:547 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.602/07 20:457 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.602/07 06:227 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.202/06 20:521 mi NNE of Gladstone, NJ
1.202/05 05:211 mi SE of South Cleveland, TN
1.502/05 04:501 mi NE of Peapack, NJ
1.402/04 05:185 mi W of Parma, MO
3.302/04 03:4112 mi NNE of Vega, TX
1.502/03 06:186 mi NNW of Tiptonville, TN
1.502/03 04:063 mi SSW of Dell, AR
2.502/01 17:4310 mi SSE of Arcadia, OK

State news
  • Mo. man among 5 dead in Connecticut explosion
    ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Fran Walters had a bad feeling something was terribly wrong when she couldn't reach her husband after learning of Sunday's explosion at a Connecticut power plant....
  • McCaskill: Mo. politicians posturing on stimulus
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Claire McCaskill accused Missouri officials of political dishonesty Monday for bashing big spending by Washington while using federal stimulus money to help balance the state budget....
  • Mo. bill lets cities publish information online
    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Lawmakers considered a bill on Monday that would give small Missouri cities the authority to publish government information only online instead of in print newspapers....
  • Defense seeks new trial in abortion shooting death
    WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Attorneys for a man convicted of murdering a high-profile abortion provider have asked a judge for a new trial or their client's acquittal, arguing the judge was wrong when he failed to instruct jurors that they could consider the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter....
  • 4 people killed in St. Joseph duplex fire
    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -- The bodies of two infants have been recovered from the scene of a duplex fire that also killed two other people in northwest Missouri....