Articles
Bishop Jakes emphasizes self-satisfaction
WASHINGTON — He’s about to turn 50 and to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary. It’s time to take stock.
Restaurant at fault for pitcher’s death, Hancock family says
The father of Josh Hancock filed suit Thursday, claiming a restaurant provided drinks to the St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher even though he was intoxicated prior to the crash that killed him.
Women really score in today’s basketball
The WNBA season has opened again, and it’s a different ballgame from the six-on-six game foisted on girls 40 years ago – a game of limits.
Notes from the heart
The Heart of Missouri Chorus is more like a sisterhood than an ensemble. The group's devotion to each other and to the music has been rewarded with strong bonds and top regional honors.
First battle: serve in military. Next battle: finish college
Two weeks before final exams, Aaron Rinehart couldn’t concentrate on his studies. He was too busy preparing his will. Rinehart, then a senior at MU, was given three weeks’ notice that his Marine Corps unit would be shipping off to Djibouti, a country in Africa.
Remembering our veterans, alive and dead
Go figure: A student-soldier is called up to active duty, spends a year serving his or her country, and returns to MU to find the welcome home involves a mess of paperwork and pleas to professors and officials before picking up an education again.
Reconstructed home of real ‘Huck Finn’ opens as museum
Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer’s incorrigible buddy, is finally getting his due.
If Hulshof resigns, Democrats may reclaim ‘Little Dixie’
Missouri’s 9th Congressional District was in Democratic hands for 76 years until a dynamic Republican prosecutor named Kenny Hulshof won the seat in 1996.
