Woman selected as new director for agriculture

Thursday, May 3, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT; updated 10:00 p.m. CDT, Friday, July 18, 2008

JEFFERSON CITY — Two months after a sexual harassment scandal forced Gov. Matt Blunt to ask for the resignation of the Agriculture Department director, Blunt has nominated a 29-year-old to be the first female Agriculture Director in Missouri history.

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