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Results of my Jefferson poll; underground storage tanks; ag disasters and bumper crops
Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at 11:51 AM<< Previous | Read comments | Respond | Email link | Next >>
As promised, I'm delivering to you the results of my poll asking you what you'd do if you were a parent at Jefferson Elementary.
I posted this poll on my blog yesterday when I told you education reporter Lindy Bavolek was working on a story finding out how many parents were yanking their kids out of Jefferson Elementary because the school failed to meet "adequate yearly progress" two years in a row on the state's MAP test. Federal law, No Child Left Behind, requires that parents be given the option to transfer their kids to other schools when a district doesn't meet the marks it's supposed to. Now the results of my very unscientific poll (as of noon Wednesday): The question: If your child attended Jefferson Elementary, would you transfer him/her to another school? Answers:
So there you have it. Leaky underground tanks, owned by Uncle Sam We published a story to seMissourian.com today, written by The Associated Press, detailing problems with Cold War-era underground storage tanks owned by the federal government. The tanks are leaky, causing a danger for local water supplies. Guess what? Two of them are in Cape Girardeau, and one is in Kennett, Mo. We have no information yet about whether or not these tanks are causing problems with our water here in Cape, but our intrepid reporter Rudi Keller is looking into the matter, trying to find out where the tanks are and what kind of shape they're in. Check back later or Thursday for that information. Casinos going strong We first published this story Tuesday on seMissourian.com, but in case you missed it, there's some interesting information on how Missourians are using casinos in these times of financial distress. Looks like casino revenues are up in July from the previous year. Maybe people are looking for a payoff to pay for those high gas and food prices. Ag disasters and bumper crops The Mississippi River is down now, but I'm sure we all remember a time not long ago when it was up, way up. That river devastated crops in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois, and it prompted Gov. Matt Blunt to ask for a disaster declaration to get some assistance for farmers. Meanwhile the USDA is forecasting a near-record corn crop this year. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
Matt Sanders, former arts and entertainment editor and reporter for the Southeast Missourian, was appointed editor of the paper's online operation in 2008. In his blog Extra Edition, he gives readers an extra dose of news they won't find in our print edition or elsewhere on our Web site, and gives them a glimpse of the operation of the new seMissourian.com.
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Looks like Rudi's attention has been diverted to other matters, like legal bills incurred by the county government since April, so we won't have the story about the underground tanks.
Look for that information hopefully later this week.