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Agriculture and alternative fuels are issues that will influence the U.S. Senate campaign in Missouri as gasoline prices approach $3 per gallon and small farmers struggle against larger corporations to keep their independence.

Talent and McCaskill aren’t the only people running for the Senate seat. Six lesser-known candidates — four Republicans, one Democrat and an unopposed Libertarian — have officially filed their declaration forms with the Missouri secretary of state and paid the $200 filing fee.

Roger Nahas waited for the bombing to stop. He had presents for his parents, brothers and sister, but now he waits in Columbia for the end of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, which threatens to destroy his native Beirut for the second time in as many decades.

As summer winds down and students gear up to head back to class, Missourians will be looking to save money wherever they can on items ranging from pencils to laptop computers.

JEFFERSON CITY — Political strategists are forever trying to figure out how to motivate people to vote — and beyond that, to vote a certain way.

Finding a home for low-income people with HIV can be difficult: The ideal location is somewhere near a health care facility and a bus stop.

Curt Fuchs, Missouri’s new director of virtual education, said taking classes online isn’t for every student.

Two drivers weave through a crowded parking lot trying to find a space. One finally spots an opening and quickly turns for it. However, the other driver has the same idea, forcing some quick thinking to swerve out of the way. The drivers each mutter something about the other’s driving skills, and one takes the space while the other continues his trek through the lot.

Wilmoth “Willy” Walcott, 75, of Columbia, is a great-great grandmother that has raised a large and accomplished bowling family.

With the sun shining brightly above the Show-Me State Track and Field events Sunday, 15-year old Adrienne Cornelius wipes some sweat from her forehead while preparing for her last event and jokes to her mother in the bleachers.