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Saturday, April 06, 2013  Former President Bill Clinton and a panel of successful entrepreneurs are telling college students gathered in St. Louis to dream big, have a social conscience and commit to their goals.

Friday, April 05, 2013 

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Increased global demand for caviar is impacting paddlefish populations in Missouri.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The planet was slowly cooling for thousands of years until an unprecedented reversal in the 20th century.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  The auction ended the sale of equipment from the sucralose factory that Moberly city leaders borrowed $39 million to build.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Study: A teenage driver's risk of dying in a crash goes up sharply with other teens in the car

Saturday, February 25, 2012  Obama says no quick fixes to energy squeeze, derides GOP drilling plan as a gimmick

Wednesday, December 14, 2011  Time magazine names 'The Protester' as its 2011 'Person of the Year'

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  APNewsbreak: Global warming worsens weather extremes, international climate panel will say

Monday, October 31, 2011  Skeptic's own study, which was financed by the Charles Koch Foundation, finds climate change real.

Monday, October 03, 2011  Wall Street protesters urged to dress as corporate zombies as part of continuing campaign

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  We've known for years that identity theft rings operate in various countries around the world, and that we are vulnerable right here in Mid-Missouri.

Monday, August 08, 2011  US stock futures tumble following global rout in stocks after S&P downgrades US credit rating

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Not even summer yet: Heat grips half the country; scientists say sign of things to come