Stories from Monday, December 17, 2012

Please ID those folks Once again I'm looking at a "Support local business" page in the DAR, but I have no idea who the people in businesses are. Why can't you identify the people and their place of business so we can support them? Thank you. Advice on...

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER WASHINGTON -- For all the fury and fistfights outside the Lansing Capitol, what happened in Michigan this week was a simple accommodation to reality. The most famously unionized state, birthplace of the United Auto Workers, royalty of the American working class, became right-to-work...

By BILL O'REILLY LAS VEGAS -- This is a town that looks better at night. Millions of lights pierce the darkness creating a visual that is both energetic and trance-inducing. The multilayered lightshow is dazzling and unique in America. But when the sun comes up, Las Vegas speaks directly to the recession. ...

Rev. Ray and Jean Placher of Puxico, Mo., will celebrate their 50th anniversary from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Bethel General Baptist Church in Advance, Mo. The couple was married Dec. 22, 1962 at the Bright Prospect Church in McGee, Mo. The late Rev. Martin Sifford officiated...

Area blood drives listed The American Red Cross will hold several blood drives in the Poplar Bluff area. They include: Butler County: Friday, Dec. 21 -- 1-7 p.m. at Greater Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce, 111 W. Pine in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Carter County: Thursday, Dec. 20 -- from 2-6 p.m. at Van Buren Community Center, 1204 Highway D in Van Buren, Mo...