Stories from Thursday, November 29, 2012

Kurt Knodell of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and a member of the Three Rivers Board of REALTORS®, recently graduated from the Missouri Association of REALTORS® (MAR) Leadership Academy. Kurt Knodell was selected to attend the Leadership Academy from a large pool of candidates from across the state as one of only 13 participants. MAR, with more than 18,000 members, is the largest trade association in Missouri...

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Were the average Republican asked for a succinct statement of his views on taxation, he or she might respond thus: "U.S. tax rates are too high for the world we must compete in. The tax burden -- federal, state, local, together -- is too heavy. We need to cut tax rates to free up our private and productive sector and pull this economy out of the ditch."...

To the Editor: However one views the results of the recent election, one thing is apparent. The Republican Party has what should be a veto proof majority in both houses of the Missouri Legislature. If the GOP now wants to back up its promises to pass legislation to assist the economic climate in Missouri, it should be able to do it no matter whether the Governor is willing to sign that legislation...

By MONA CHAREN Post-election season is a time for healing, for putting aside the rancor of a long campaign and rediscovering what unites us. It has not been that way this year. Prudence, one would think, if not generosity of spirit, should impel Democrats to be magnanimous in victory. Romney did receive about 48 percent of the vote. A little modesty among the winners would seem to be in order...

TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly) Mo 347 met at the Palace of Praise on Thursday, Nov. 15. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, TOPS pledge and a song. Each member answered roll call with their loss or gain of weight. Five members were present. The best loser for the week was Kathie Woods...

During the annual academic achievement awards ceremony sponsored by the Academic Assistance Group held Thursday, Nov. 8, at the 5th & 6th Grade Center, the following Poplar Bluff High School students received academic letters for, among other criteria, maintaining a 10.25 GPA:...