OPINION
Our opinion: Shooting ourselves in the foot with debt-ceiling games
The current debt-ceiling showdown in Washington is a needless political crisis that serves no...
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Academic All-Star: Yumiko Chen in Grain Valley
Name: Yumiko Chen High school: Grain Valley High Class rank: 1 Academic honors: National Honor Society, AP Scholar with honors, valedictorian. Major extracurricular activities: Future Business Leaders of America, DECA, Scholar Bowl, E-sports. Who was your most inspirational...
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Former Missouri attorney general committed ‘unlawful interference’ with schools
By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent Former Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt lacked any legal authority to order school districts to end COVID-19 mitigation measures, a Jackson County judge has ruled. In his 18-page decision, Judge Marco Roldan concluded...
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Gerard Butler comes through in flawed but worthwhile 'Kandahar'
By Katie Walsh Trubune News Service Our macho action movie auteurs are starting to reckon with the tragic situation in Afghanistan, which has fallen to the Taliban after the withdrawal of the United States in 2021. On the...
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SPORTS
Wildcats repeat as state track runner-up
By Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net JEFFERSON CITY – Keith Griffin and Paige Stuart were having some fun after Saturday's final day of the Class 5 Missouri State High School Track and Field Championships. They were the two lone area...
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