Afternoon headlines for Oct. 15

With the debate going down tonight, it’s high on many news sources’ radars. Here’s the things that will affect you more directly today…after you’ve chatted about the debate.
School board will invest in locally issued CDs
Mercury possibly in vaccines given to Missouri residents
KCOU seeks new transmitter, funding from MSA
Media analyst sees racism, sexism in political coverage

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Look for Schieffer to call candidates on question-dodging

CBS “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer told The Washington Post that he will challenge candidates to answer his questions when he moderates tonight’s presidential debate.
After watching the first two debates between the presidential and vice presidential candidates, Schieffer said he would try to make sure that the candidates answer his questions. In the vp [...]

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Afternoon headlines for Sept. 29

Local news took a backseat to the economic meltdown prompted by the rejection of the Wall Street bailout plan by the House of Representatives.
Here’s the latest as of about 5 p.m.
The Times
Wall Street Journal
AP
And if that’s not enough, I’m sure you’ll be bombarded with more throughout the night.
Here’s your Columbia news:
‘Energy Guy’ makes Columbia more [...]

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Afternoon headlines for Sept. 28

So, light Sunday for news but some good reads to peruse, one in particular stood out to me. The Missourian asked some experts to weigh-in on how important the little things in presidential debates factor into voters’ decisions in November. Click here for more.
Here’s some other stories of interest, particularly to those who live near [...]

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