Shaun Crocker
Colorado Springs - Shaun David Crocker passed away in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was 23.
July 2022
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Arlene Virginia Duensing
Arlene Virginia Duensing, Lee’s Summit, Mo., 95, June 29, 2022. .
Taxes should go for services, not subsidies
Missourians pay more than $4 billion in sales taxes a year. State and especially local government dependence on sales taxes is regressive, hitting those least able to pay the hardest. It’s a poor approach to government but one that this state has consciously embraced for decades.
Review, be ready, look for opportunities
As any of you who have looked at your retirement accounts recently are well aware, the first half of 2022 was very bad for market performance. In fact, 2022 is the third worst first half of any year in U.S. stock market history. Only 1932 and 1940 were worse.
MISSOURI NEWS IN BRIEF
Man drowns in Meramec River ST. LOUIS — A man died Monday after jumping from a rockface into the Meramec River east of Sullivan.
Two weekend fires in Independence cause damage
The Independence Fire Department continues to investigate a pair of fires from the holiday weekend. Neither fire resulted in injuries, though one destroyed an apartment complex carport with several vehicles parked.
Trump allies’ testimony sought in election probe
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is trying to compel U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and other members of Trump’s campaign legal team to testify before a special grand jury.
Former Broncos receiver Thomas’ family says he had CTE
BOSTON — Former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is the latest in a growing list of football players diagnosed with CTE. His family said Tuesday that researchers found that Thomas, who died in December at age 33, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Emporia State football player dies in cliff-diving accident
EMPORIA, Kan. — Brexten Green, a wide receiver on the Emporia State football team, died over the weekend in a cliff-diving accident at Grand Lake in Oklahoma, the university announced Tuesday.