Stories from Thursday, October 28, 2004

By Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail Two candidates are seeking election to the 125th District seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. Democrat Larry Berry and Republican Barney Fisher each offer unique perspectives on the issues facing the legislature today, and outlined their positions on a variety of those issues...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail The Vernon County Commission is currently reviewing a draft ordinance to opt-out of a new tax structure that would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2005. According to Vernon County Clerk Tammi Beach, the new tax assessment and levying system would be a major headache for Vernon County workers...

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The two major party candidates for Missouri secretary of state are eloquent and politically savvy individuals who offer similar plans for the office. Where they draw contrasts is on the experience issue...

Nevada Daily Mail Secretary of State Matt Blunt's decision to allow military personnel overseas to vote via e-mail is OK with House Speaker Catherine Hanaway, who hopes to be elected the state's next secretary of state on Nov. 2. With just seven days until the election, Hanaway is hot on the campaign trail, and visited West Plains, Nevada, Butler, Blue Springs and a Kansas City group today, before heading to Sedalia for tomorrow...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Wednesday the Vernon County Democratic Committee held a "Get Out the Vote" rally at their headquarters in Nevada. The event was well attended by Vernon County Democrats and featured an appearance from Senator Jean Carnahan, whose daughter, Robin Carnahan, is running for Missouri Secretary of State...

Births Skylur Emil Mashek Steve Mashek, Richards, and Jodee Ireland, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son Skylur Emil Mashek. Skylur was born at 6:55 p.m., on Oct. 25, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 21 inches. ...

Slogans and night fears Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night and gasp, "I forgot to --?" Or, if that isn't the question maybe it is, "Did I remember to --?" Sleep disappears the instant you ask the question and you begin to think of all the dire scenarios that will occur if you don't get whatever it was taken care of immediately...

Sticks and stones ... Three cheers to the Nevada school district and others like it who are making an effort to help kids learn how to deal with bullies at an early age. Bullies are real. They exist in the adult world as well as in the halls of schools, and it's a shame when they're allowed to continue their behavior unchallenged...

Free rides to polls on election day Dear editor: The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars want to remind you to vote on the first Tuesday in November The ability to vote is a privilege guaranteed to us by the constitution. Many countries do not have the ability to choose their leaders and the laws by which they are governed...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail The 2004 volleyball season came to an end Wednesday for the Nevada Lady Tigers as they fell to the Harrisonville Wildcats in the district semifinals held in Harrisonville. The Wildcats swept Nevada 25-19 and 25-23, knocking the Lady Tigers out of the Class 3 District 12 tournament, and moving on to the championship match against Pleasant Hill...

Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals seemingly could do no wrong during the regular season. But that 105-win team bore no resemblance to the bunch that flopped in the World Series, losing 3-0 to Boston on Wednesday night and getting swept in four games by the Red Sox...

If ever there was time for a gut check, this would be it. When you get in a funk, one that seems to last all season, it's easy to get down and just go through the motions while waiting for the season to end...