Imagine putting your 10-year-old daughter on a plane by herself after United Airlines said it would ensure that she arrived safely. Now imagine she goes missing — and the airline doesn’t seem to care.
August 15, 2012 The Missouri State Fair is full of places to eat. If you show up around noon, you're bound to see a trail of people outside the Beef House, and then there is the Beef Depot right behind it. While getting a great steak or hamburger is a one of many memories at the Missouri State Fair, in recent years people have also made time to stop in the Beef Showcase that is organized by the Missouri Cattlewoman's Association.
August 15, 2012
If you’re part of a non-profit organization that could use a new car, Toyota wants to help. It’s doing a car giveaway, and all you have to do to win is harness the power of social media.
August 14, 2012 The Missouri State Fair is preparing for its first and last Tuesday of the 2012 Season, and I took my family to the fairgrounds. With the Truck and Tractor Pull and the great weather we had, it was a nice night to roam the grounds. We landed in one of our favorite buildings, the Agriculture Building, which you need to check out.
There must be something about the new car smell that attracts thieves, as recent FBI statistics report that nearly 800,000 motor vehicles were stolen in the United States in 2009 — representing a nationwide loss of $5.2 billion.
Conventional wisdom has long held that smart people go where other smart people are — intellectual hubs like San Francisco and New York City, for example.
But a new list of cities with the fastest growth in their college-educated populations revealed the reality lately has been far different.
Gas prices have taken a wild ride this year — first we were told to expect record-breaking fuel costs, and then analysts backed down from that prediction.
Since then, prices have see-sawed back and forth, and now experts expect them to drop again.
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