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October 22, 2007

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By Alex W. Sutherland ¦ Lourdes Curiel, 5, of Milan, Mo., fell and broke her arm in September. Lourdes was dropped from the Medicaid rolls before the accident. Javier Curiel, a small grocery store owner, has since accrued more than $1,000 in medical bills related to the injury.

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By Alex W. Sutherland ¦ Elia Sandoval, a pastor, and her nephew Eduardo Sandoval sit in the room where she holds services at the First Church of the Nazarene in Mexico, Mo. Eduardo is in the country legally but is not eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP because he has not lived in the U.S. for five years.

Many Latino children fall through the cracks in the health care system [Photo]

By Alex W. Sutherland ¦ Lourdes Curiel, 5, of Mexico, Mo., fell and broke her arm in September. Lourdes was dropped from the Medicaid rolls before the accident. Javier Curiel, a small grocery store owner, has since accrued more than $1,000 in medical bills related to the injury.

Local view: Can't make the rent? [Photo]

By David Friesen ¦

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Blessed are the animals [Photo]

By CHIARA DELLA CAVA ¦ Barbara Michael, a pet minister, blesses the animals at the Columbia Humane Society on Sept. 15. "It's a way to honor animals," Michael said. "They are expressions of the love of God, too."

Respite from the rain [Photo]

By RYAN GLADSTONE ¦
The bleary weather kept Burgundy Anderson and Alysa Tarantino inside at Kaldis Coffee, at the corner of Ninth and Cherry, on Monday evening. According to KMIZ/Channel 17’s weather team, however, today and Wednesday should be dry with highs near 60.

Other state legislators offer support to Sen. Graham [Photo]

Sen. Chuck Graham

Darfur speaker gives Sudanese conflict a human face [Photo]

By Nick Boney ¦ Abu Asal tells personal encounters from the Darfur genocide to a crowd at Ellis Auditorium on Monday. Abu has lived in the U.S. for just over a year and teaches English as a second language course in Massachusetts.

New Royals manager not concerned about doubters [Photo]

By CHARLIE RIEDEL/The Associated Press ¦ New Royals manager Trey Hillman says he already bleeds Royals Blue.

Local manufacturer known as a thorough provider in the barbecue business [Photo]

By NICK BONEY/Missourian ¦ Steve Curry, owner of Spicewine Ironworks, welds a hinge on to a smoker at their garage on Oct. 19. Spicewine Ironworks sells award-winning sauces and rubs along with their smokers.

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By NICK BONEY/Missourian ¦ Owners of Spicewine Ironworks Randy Ham, left, and Jay Curry inspect a finished smoker before it is shiped to Florida. The Spicewine Ironworks smokers are sold across the nation.