Stories from Friday, October 26, 2012

Poplar Bluff Elks Lodge 2452 in conjunction with the Elks National Foundation will fund nearly $3.6 million in college scholarships through its three scholarship programs. The Elks National Foundation's Most Valuable Student contest launched on Sept. 1 and will lessen the cost of college tuition for 500 deserving students. The Foundation awards 18 top winners scholarships ranging from $8,000 to $60,000. The remaining 482 runners-up receive $4,000 scholarships...

Prayers were answered...by the hundreds. Little Abigail is safe and that monster who is suspected of taking her is back behind bars. How many times have we read of situations like this where the ending is tragic? Secretly, some law enforcement officers voiced early fears we might have the same scenario. Especially since the suspect already had convictions on his record involving girls ages 13, 12 and 6. His record clearly indicates he is NOT a nice man...

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- The death of George McGovern on the eve of the presidential candidates' foreign policy debate underscored a momentous political reversal spanning four decades. McGovern's nomination for president in 1972, a consequence of the Democratic Party's recoil against the Vietnam War and the riotous convention four years earlier, made the country uneasy about his party regarding national security. ...

By MONA CHAREN President Obama has declined to outline a second term agenda. He doesn't say what he would do about the fiscal cliff that looms in just a couple of months. He hasn't addressed the glaring challenge of an aging population and entitlement spending that is careening toward insolvency. ...

I always know that fall has finally arrived when the walnuts start falling from my favorite tree. This is the time to harvest black walnuts. The squirrels are certainly getting excited at my parents' farm. It's hard to believe that squirrels can actually crack walnuts!...

The third time was not the charm for the Poplar Bluff volleyball team. After letting a slim lead slip away late in the opening game, the Mules never led again Wednesday night as Farmington won 25-22, 25-19 to defend its MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 title at Peters Gym...