Wednesday afternoon, President Obama proposed numerous measures in response to a string of recent mass shootings across the country, including one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults were murdered by a gunman.
January 15, 2013 The upcoming general municipal elections in April will include some changes in where you vote. Pettis County Clerk Nick LaStrada announced that in the interest of working with schools and keeping schools as secure and safe as possible, that several polling locations would consolidate in our area and move locations.
January 14, 2013 January 15 is the final day for interested parties to put their name on the ballot for the Sedalia School Board. One name that will not be on the upcoming ballot is current board member Stan Bowlin. Bowlin announced after the Sedalia School Board Meeting on Jan. 14 that he will not run again and removed his name from the ballot, since he will be involved with an investigations business that will conflict with future involvement with the Sedalia School Board decisions.
January 2, 2013 Kids, I am one of those people whose Netflix queue looks like either the most boring or the most violent in the history of mankind. My boyfriend complains that it seems like all I'm interested in are long, somewhat morbid documentaries about World War II, World War I, Nazis, the Civil War, bombs and Mythbusters. Well, I can't help it! I love history. I love all kinds of stuff like that. So it is the kind of thing I'm definitely excited about looking into on a local level. And you can do that anytime with the Katy Depot.
Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, read a statement Friday morning in reaction to last week's shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. He called for installing armed guards in schools to prevent future gun violence against students.
It looks like ultra-conservative country music star Hank Williams, Jr. hasn't warmed up much to President Obama in the wake of his victory Tuesday over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The staunch hunter and gun rights supporter took to Twitter Thursday morning (Nov. 8) to predict financial doom and gloom for America as a result of the president winning a second term.
People are coming to me asking if I'm thrilled about the election. Most of them are being sarcastic because my beliefs lean to the right. The answer is "no." I'm not thrilled. But it has nothing to do with the outcome of the Presidential election. No matter who won the election, the problems facing us as a nation don't change.
November 6, 2012 Today (Nov. 6) is Election Day, and the polls remain open in Pettis County until 7 p.m. Pettis County Clerk Nick Lastrada said they have been running smoothly so far.
It's Election Day, and country music's biggest stars are joining the push to make sure every eligible voter takes time to get to the polls before they close tonight. The importance of the election is clear to every concerned American.
Tomorrow is election day. All the campaigning, arguing and muckraking ends and we choose our leaders and weigh in on various propositions. There have been a lot of people asking what is going to be on the ballot so they may research and cast an informed vote.