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BRENTWOOD, Mo. (KMOV) -- The Brentwood Public Library has pulled a controversial book from its shelves while it decides whether to permanently remove it from the library.
The book is called Uncle Bobby’s Wedding and tells the story of two male guinea pigs who get married.
A Brentwood father recently complained about the book after his daughter brought it home from the library.
Brentwood Library Director Vicki Woods said the father complained the book promoted homosexuality to children and asked that it be permanently removed from the library.
More at link
http://www.kmov.com/home/Brentwood-Library-pulls-book-off-shelves-after-father-claims-it-promotes-homosexuality-174614431.html
Palmyra Massacre October 18, 1862
The Palmyra Massacre was a grim ending to Confederate Col. Joseph Porter’s 1862 recruiting campaign in northeast Missouri. Besides recruiting local men for the Confederate army, Porter attacked Union outposts and patrols all summer long. In mid-September, Porter led his men to Palmyra, where they captured–and later apparently killed–a pro-Union citizen. The next month, on Oct. 18, 1862, 10 Confederate prisoners were executed at Palmyra’s fairgrounds in retaliation for the murder.
Col. John McNeil commanded the Union’s 2nd Missouri State Militia in Palmyra. Also stationed in Palmyra was the Provost Marshal General for Northeast Missouri, Col. William Strachan, who required known and suspected Southern sympathizers to swear oaths and post bonds to ensure their good behavior. One of Strachan’s local informants was 60-year-old Andrew Allsman.
Porter Takes Palmyra, Captures an Informer
After a series of mostly successful raids, Porter suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Kirksville on Aug. 6 and disbanded his regiment. He kept about 300-400 recruits with him, not far from his Lewis County home. On Sept. 12, while Col. McNeil was away from headquarters, Porter and his men marched almost unopposed into Palmyra. They freed 45-50 prisoners and destroyed Strachan’s provost marshal records of oaths and bonds. Taking three prisoners of their own, including Andrew Allsman, they returned north to Lewis County. With McNeil in hot pursuit, Porter ordered his men to scatter. He also decided to release Allsman, ordering a detachment of six men to accompany Allsman to a nearby public road leading to Palmyra. What exactly happened to Allsman has never been clearly established, but he was undoubtedly shot and killed by someone.
http://mocivilwar150.com/history/battle/176
Parkway School District unveils largest solar panel project in state history
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV) -- The Parkway School District in west St. Louis County has completed installation of solar panels on the first of 33 buildings.
After a few more electrical checks, the panels at Barrett’s Elementary School will be connected and start soaking up enough sunshine to generate 5 percent of the school building’s electricity.
The district is avoiding big installation costs by leasing the panels. It’s estimated the solar panels will save the district around $15,000 in the first year and around $1 million dollars over the life of the 20-year contract.
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Parkway-School-District-unveils-largest-solar-panel-project-in-state-history-174442491.html
Duggar family to stump for Todd Akin
Still trailing Sen. Claire McCaskill in polls, embattled GOP Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin is desperately trying to recapture Republican support. After a lengthy public shaming by Republican PACs and politicians, Akin has recently earned support from Mike Huckabee and secured endorsements from Missouri Republican icon Kit Bond and former Missouri Sen. Jim Talent. But retired politicians are nothing compared with the endorsement Akin is going to uncork today.
Michelle Duggar, prodigious baby factory and star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, will speak at a luncheon in Springfield on Monday. Duggar (who also blogs for TLC's website) will speak with Huckabee's wife, Janet, to "Women Standing with Todd Akin," a group the campaign set up following Akin's legitimate-rape comments.
http://www.pitch.com/plog/archives/2012/10/15/duggar-family-to-stump-for-todd-akin
Battle of Island Mound Dedication and Sesquicentennial Commemoration
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 10:00am - Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 5:00pm
Join us as we open Missouri State Park's newest state historic site. Located in Bates County, approximately 7 miles west of Bulter, Missouri, the Battle of Island Mound is the very first location where African American soldiers fought with and defeated a secessionist force during the Civil War. Interpretive panels and commemorative features will be unveiled and dedicated to the troops of the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry who fought here October 29, 1862. Activities on site will include living history activities. There will also be activities and a Civil War symposium at the Bates County Museum, 802 Elks Drive, in nearby Butler, Missouri
http://mocivilwar150.com/event/722
Holiday shopping off to early start amid economic uncertainty
Don't try to tell retailers it's too early for holiday shopping.
Toys R Us stopped accepting reservations because of high demand last month for the Tabeo tablet and Wii U game console as part of its new hot toy holiday reservations list, which allows consumers to reserve popular items for later in the season.
Walmart told investors earlier this week the company has already lined up $400 million in early holiday layaway sales in its program that launched a month earlier than last year. That is more than half the amount that shoppers put on hold in layaway at Walmart during all of last year's holiday season. Top items so far include 50-inch televisions, iPads and trampolines.
But there are still a lot of question marks about this holiday shopping season, which is the most important time of the year for most retailers.
The jobs report last week, which showed that unemployment dropped to 7.8 percent in September — the first time it has dipped below 8 percent in three years — has provided some good news heading into the holidays.
But lackluster economic growth — as well as the looming fiscal cliff with tax increases and deep spending cuts that could take effect early next year if Congress doesn't reaches a budget deal – is also weighing heavily on consumers, analysts say.
Still, the National Retail Federation is expecting a 4.1 percent increase in holiday sales this year – its most optimistic forecast since the recession. That is below the 5.6 percent increase in actual sales during last year's holiday season.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/8fd79407-628c-5cb7-a48f-7dfcdb5c0719.html
Kellogg’s Cereal Recall: Company Recalls Mini-Wheats Due To Possible Metal Fragments
Source: FDA
Kellogg’s is recalling nearly three million boxes of its Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size cereal and its Unfrosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size cereal because of fears they may contain metal fragments.
On Wednesday the company announced there was an issue with a manufacturing part and it’s possible, but unlikely, that fragments of metal mesh may be inside the cereal.
“According to Dr. David Acheson, an internal medicine physician and former Chief Medical Officer at the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) with whom we consulted, the likelihood of these fragments making their way into the food is low,” Kellogg’s said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal. “Furthermore, the chances that any affected food will cause injury is low.”
Per the notice filed with the US Food and Drug Administration, the recall includes 282,000 cases. Boxes included in the recall have the letters “KB,” “AP” or “FK” before or after the “Best Before” date.
Read more: http://www.inquisitr.com/360633/kelloggs-cereal-recall-2012-mini-wheats/
More at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm323202.htm?source=govdelivery
St. Louis County To Receive $30,000 For Asthma Education In Normandy Schools
The St. Louis County Department of Health will receive $30,000 for asthma education and outreach in the Normandy School District.
The grant from the Environmental Protection Agency is part of $1.2 million in funding to 32 state and local governments, tribes, and non-profit organizations for indoor air quality projects.
According to an EPA press release, Normandy School District nurses estimate that about 880 of the 4,500 students in the district have asthma.
The County health department will use the funds to provide training and educational materials intended raise awareness of asthma and its triggers among school district nurses, other district staff, caregivers, and students.
http://www.news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-county-receive-30000-asthma-education-normandy-schools
Commission Announces Nominees For Missouri Supreme Court
The Appellate Judicial Commission has announced the nominees to fill a vacancy on the Missouri Supreme Court. The nominees are Mike Manners, Stan Wallach and Paul Wilson.
According to a press release, Manners is a circuit judge in the 16th Judicial Circuit in Jackson County. He earned his law degree in 1976 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. He lives in Lee's Summit.
Wallach is a St. Louis attorney at the Wallach Law Firm. He earned his law degree in 1992 from the University of Chicago Law School. He lives in Kirkwood, Mo.
Wilson is a member of Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, Taylor & Bacon PC in Columbia, Mo. He earned his law degree in 1992 from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. Wilson lives in Jefferson City.
http://www.news.stlpublicradio.org/post/commission-announces-nominees-missouri-supreme-court
Former President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane in 1910
He flew for four minutes with Arch Hoxsey in a plane built by the Wright Brothers at Kinloch Field (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport), St. Louis, Missouri.
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