Dear Doctors: I run a lot and developed a growth on the knuckle of my second toe. It's hard, with a sharp point in the middle, and it hurts. I thought it was a callus, but my running coach says it's a corn. I thought only older people got those. Will it go away on its own?
John Keats claimed that Samuel Taylor Coleridge would 'let go by a fine isolated verisimilitude caught from the Penetralium of mystery, from being incapable of remaining content with half-knowledge.' Wow -- but you get the gist. Look at today's deal. Against South's four-spade contract, West leads the club king. He continues with the queen, but East overtakes with the ace and shifts to the heart three. Should South play the jack or the king?
Missouri’s General Election ballot in November will include an effort to legalize adult recreational marijuana. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office certified the ballot measure led by a group called LegalMO2022. The initiative petition would let people 21 and older to use cannabis and allow Missourians with nonviolent marijuana-related offenses to automatically have their related criminal records cleared. The program would include a six-percent state tax with proceeds to benefit veterans’ healthcare, drug addiction treatment and Missouri’s Public Defender System. According to LegalMO2022, state officials certified 214,535 voter signatures across the state’s eight congressional districts as valid, exceeding the required minimum of 184,720 needed to make the fall ballot.
The Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen called a regular meeting to order on Monday, Aug. 8, where Mr. and Mrs. Tony Schleicher were present to discuss funds to bring a business to town. The unofficial meeting minutes said they inquired about receiving money from the city to do this. They are in the process of working out the details to bring a parts store back to Sweet Springs. Charity Schleicher stated that the parts store would be located inside Tony’s Auto Repair. They stated they would have to paint the building to match the provider’s colors. Additionally, more lights would need to be put up outside and walls built inside the building.
During the Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen session on Monday, Aug. 8, Tara Brewer with the Sweet Springs Restoration Foundation was present to discuss a couple of events being planned. The unofficial minutes said she told the board about the Block Party that was held in July. Brewer stated that the event was a success with 600 people attending. She then told the board the foundation was planning a Cheers and Beers to 50 years to go along with the 50 years of homecomings. Brewer stated this would happen after the homecoming football game on Sept. 16.
The Marshall Public Schools Board of Education met in a special session on Monday, Aug. 8, to go over personnel and real estate matters.
by Lorel Box The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints To say that the Christian Women’s Conference was a success would be an understatement. It truly was an inspired project.
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