Missouri to vote on "right to pray" constitutional amendment
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Voters in the U.S. state of Missouri will decide on August 7 whether to approve a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to pray in public places. Governor Jay Nixon signed a proclamation on Wednesday setting the election on the amendment, which Missouri legislators voted overwhelmingly last year to put on the ballot in 2012. Had Nixon not signed the ...
http://news.yahoo.com/missouri-vote-pray-constitutional-amendment-015942008.html
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 18:59:42 -0700
Missouri Opts for Untested Drug for Executions
Missouri plans to use untested single drug for executions; involved in Michael Jackson's death
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/missouri-opts-untested-drug-executions-16419076
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 03:15:15 -0700
University of Missouri Press to close, after 54 years
The University of Missouri will pull the plug on its 54 year old press, just the latest in a string of academic publishing casualties
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2012/05/university-of-missouri-press-to-close-after-54-years.html
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 14:48:46 -0700
Missouri's rate of strokes among highest in U.S.
Only Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma have higher rates of strokes, according to 2010 data released Thursday.
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/fitness/2cdcb4f0-8ebb-5570-9ba4-100b8a754d58.html
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 22:05:00 -0700
Missouri City teen captures National Geographic Bee title
Missouri City teen captures National Geographic Bee title WASHINGTON - In the end, it came down to an educated guess as to which Bavarian city located on the Danube River was a legislative seat of the Holy Roman Empire from 1663 to 1806. The rookie appeared calm throughout the contest, despite facing several veterans under the camera lights. Nagvekar's mother, Urmila Sabnis, said her son just ...
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Missouri-City-teen-captures-National-Geographic-3584421.php
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 23:18:03 -0700
Missouri to use same drug involved in Michael Jackson's death for executions
The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won't cause pain and suffering for the condemned
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/24/missouri-to-use-same-drug-involved-in-michael-jackson-death-for-executions/
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 04:34:08 -0700
Missouri joins settlement with Walgreen Co.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says the state’s Medicaid program will receive about $42,000 from a national legal settlement with Walgreen Co.
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/24/3625295/missouri-joins-settlement-with.html
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 06:32:34 -0700
Missouri to use Jacko drug propofol for executions
ST. LOUIS — The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won't cause pain and suffering for...
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/missouri_to_use_jacko_drug_propofol_OiV97BHZNalAd4AsGMbslO?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=%0a%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20National
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 08:14:00 -0700
Secrecy hampers inquiry into Missouri guard actions
After a tornado tore through Joplin last May, some Missouri National Guard members sent in to secure the city instead looted it.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/21d6abff-d1f9-525f-8164-9faca9955d39.html
Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 22:10:00 -0700
After more than 50 years, University of Missouri Press will close
The book publishing operation will be phased out beginning in July.
http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/book-blog/8208ab56-a5db-11e1-9b70-001a4bcf6878.html
Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 13:01:00 -0700
