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Step 1 to stop false accusations: exposure
(Column ~ 06/01/18)
By MICHELLE MALKIN Incontrovertible fact: People lie. They fudge little things, like their height or weight. They exaggerate their athletic prowess or professional accomplishments. They deceive family, friends, lovers, voters, government officials, business partners and themselves. They lie about murder, theft, kidnapping, rape and discrimination. They lie for attention, deflection, power and profit...
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Are politicians exploiting high gasoline prices for political gain? Some ignore supply and demand to make hay
(Column ~ 06/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- As we enter the summer driving season, some politicians are attempting to peddle a false narrative through a misinformation campaign to reduce one of the most fluid and complex global markets into a political talking point. What they ignore is not only the fundamental importance of natural gas, oil and the thousands of products created from them to our lives but also basic economics -- starting with the laws of supply and demand. Here are a few facts:...
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Politicians' tirades reflect their constituents' rage
(Column ~ 06/01/18)
BALTIMORE -- Don't be too cynical when politicians demand action to lower soaring gasoline prices. In many cases, the angry pols are just reflecting their constituents' justifiable rage. In recent decades and very recently, gas prices have ballooned quickly for no apparent reason and many oil companies respond by offering amazingly byzantine, confusing reasons for the price spike...
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A heart full of grace can change the world
(Local News ~ 06/01/18)
There's a popular phrase that's been around for a long time. It says,"Excuses are like #$@&%*!, everybody has one." While that may seem funny, it does ring pretty true for most of us. It seems no matter what it is we're trying to get out of or avoid, we can always whip out an excuse quicker than a wild west gunslinger draws his Colt 45...
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Bob King
(Obituary ~ 06/01/18)
Bob King, 85, of Puxico, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at John J, Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Jan. 3, 1933 to Roy and Cleda (Allen) King in Campbell, Mo. On June 13, 1969 he married Karen Chase in Dudley, Mo. Bob worked in St. Louis for several years and retired from the Puxico School System in 2005...
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Steven Dewayne Lawrence Holmes
(Obituary ~ 06/01/18)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Steven Dewayne Lawrence Holmes, 39, of West Memphis, Ark. died Monday, May 21, 2018, at the Med in Memphis, Tenn. Visitation will be at noon Saturday until the service begins at 1 p.m. at the Bradshaw Chapel in Malden with Pastor Antwan Stinnett officiating. Burial will be in Macedonia Cemetery in Malden...
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Carroll gets 2 assists as St. Vincent repeats as state champs
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After scoring a goal in the Class 1 girls soccer semifinals, St. Vincent senior Corin Carroll made what seemed like a half-joke about finally finding the back of the net at state. The year before, when St. Vincent won the championship, Carroll settled for setting up her teammates to score...
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Johnny Quentin Miller, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/01/18)
Johnny Quentin Miller, Jr., 44, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at his home in Longview, Texas. Mr. Miller was born Sept. 13, 1973 in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to the late Johnny Miller, Sr. and Ruther Hollis Miller Anderson. Mr. Miller was of the Baptist Faith he attended Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church from the age of 4 until the age of 17. ...
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Notre Dame beaten in championship game by O'fallon's 'half-bicycle' goal
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Notre Dame did not repeat as champions in Class 2 girls soccer, but after nearly 70 scoreless minutes in the final, it took an incredible shot by O'Fallon Christian to beat them Thursday afternoon. Sophomore striker Eylessa Kellam, using what she described as something of a "half-bicycle kick," scored with her back to keeper Grace Powderly, stuffing the ball just inside the left post from about six yards away...
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Reischman throws 'best game' as Oran wins state championship
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/18)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Drew Reischman didn't know what to do. The dream he had for years was now a reality. As his teammates came pouring out of the dugout and onto the field, Reischman didn't throw his glove in the air or jump up and down. He slowly walked off the mound and gave his catcher a hug. Then his teammates were on top of him, leaving him at the bottom of the dogpile...
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Anderson to face murder trial
(Local News ~ 06/01/18)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man was ordered to stand trial Thursday in connection with the shooting death of another man who was killed during what a witness described as a heated exchange between the men. Accompanied by his attorney Leslie Hazel with the Public Defender's Office, David Lee Anderson appeared before Associate Circuit Judge John Spielman for a preliminary hearing on the Class A felony of first-degree murder, the unclassified felony of armed criminal action and the Class D felony of unlawful use of a weapon.. ...
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INVESTIGATION CONTINUES Murder probe leads to charges
(Local News ~ 06/01/18)
The ongoing investigation into the recent shooting death of a Poplar Bluff man whose body was found at the dead end of a county road in eastern Butler County has resulted in the arrest of two for alleged crimes revealed during the probe. Demetrion Dapree Lafayette, who authorities earlier described as a person of interest in the May 20 death of Jermaine Johnson, was charged Wednesday with the Class D felony of second-degree assault, the unclassified felony of armed criminal action and the Class E felony of unlawful use of a weapon by Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Paul Oesterreicher.. ...
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