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Sherman A1's JournalMissouri Medicare Patients Could Save Money This Enrollment Season By Switching Plans
Health officials are urging Missouris 1.2 million Medicare enrollees to research new plans to save money during this years open enrollment.
Enrollment in the state-funded health insurance program for older adults begins Tuesday and lasts until early December. Patients can save money by researching and changing plans, federal officials said.
Weve seen people save thousands of dollars by switching their prescription drug plan from one year to the next, said Julie Brookhart, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City regional office of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which administers the program.
During open enrollment, people can tweak their coverage by signing up for new plans from traditional Medicare plans or from Medicare Advantage, Medicare plans from private companies that also offer dental, vision and other expanded benefits.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/missouri-medicare-patients-could-save-money-enrollment-season-switching-plans
On Chess: Mizzou Hosts Its First Chess Tournament
The University of Missouri entered the world of competitive collegiate chess at the beginning of this year, announcing the inception of its inaugural chess program under the banner of its College of Arts & Science.
One of the programs main goals is to provide opportunities for its players to train and compete at the most challenging levels, while maintaining high academic standards.
Collegiate chess tournaments are generally rare, with only a handful of important events per year. For this reason, the best way to get the players, the fans and their respective universities involved is to create more tournaments.
During these events, world-class player-students would be able to showcase their skills, opening the doors of our game toward continuous engagement with fellow students, alumni and new fans. Engagement with the fans is the one metric a collegiate game or sport must have in order to flourish.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/chess-mizzou-hosts-its-first-chess-tournament
Climate Change Could Decrease The Number Of Bugs In Missouri
Many insects that feed on Missouri oak trees could be threatened by climate change, according to a study from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Researchers from UMSL and several other universities looked at more than 250 insect species in Missouri, including leaf-tying caterpillars. Biologists reported in the journal Frontiers that the insects populations took major hits after mid-spring frosts and summer droughts, decreasing as much as 95% for some species.
While the study shows that populations were eventually able to recover, its possible they may not if climate change makes droughts and spring frost events more frequent, said Robert Marquis, a professor emeritus of biology at UMSL.
These kinds of events actually will eventually show a long-term decline of insect populations in Missouri, Marquis said.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/climate-change-could-decrease-number-bugs-missouri
Rural School Districts Look To After-School Programs And Teacher Training To Expand STEM Offerings
ROLLA Rural Missouri school districts short on money sometimes struggle with teaching the three R's, so the idea of adding advanced science and technology instruction can be daunting.
A $250,000 state grant through Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla is helping 41 school districts in 10 counties in south-central Missouri bolster their offerings.
The $10,000 and $20,000 grants arent enough to overhaul a curriculum. But they are enough to train existing teachers to teach things like robotics and engineering.
David Russell, superintendent of the kindergarten through eighth grade Success School District in Texas County, said investing in current teachers is a good use of money in an area where recruiting math and science teachers is difficult.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/rural-school-districts-look-after-school-programs-and-teacher-training-expand-stem-offerings
St. Louis Art Museum Acquires Work By Famed Black Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett
Visitors to St. Louis Art Museum will soon be able to see a newly acquired sculpture by an acclaimed black artist.
The museum acquired a wood sculpture by the late artist Elizabeth Catlett on Tuesday. It spent $389,000 on the piece, which sets a record for a Catlett piece purchased at auction, according to ARTnews.
The sculpture, Seated Woman, will go on view at the museum in early 2020.
Catlett, who died in 2012 at 96, was celebrated for her depictions of African Americans, particularly women. She is known for both sculpture and print-making.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-art-museum-acquires-work-famed-black-sculptor-elizabeth-catlett
St. Louis To Host Annual Pro Golf Tournament Starting In 2020
The PGA Tour Champions on Tuesday announced plans to bring an annual golf tournament to St. Louis.
During a press event, the PGA said the Norwood Hills Country Club in north St. Louis County will host the Ascension Charity Classic.
The four-year partnership will tee off late September 2020, featuring professional golfers 50 and older. Its the latest addition to the PGA Tour Champions 27-tournament schedule across the country.
Miller Brady, president of the PGA Tour Champions, said the group has been looking to bring an annual event to the region for years.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-host-annual-pro-golf-tournament-starting-2020
St. Louis Exhibits Shine A Light On African American Abstract Artists
Lamerol A. Gatewood developed an interest in art in the early 1970s, when he was a student at University City High School.
The art class so captured Gatewoods imagination that he started scultpure work and painting a few years later.
In the decades that followed, Gatewoods career took him across the U.S. and abroad. But he considers his recent inclusion in a collection of African American abstract art donated to the St. Louis Art Museum a crowning achievement.
Gatewood hopes a growing interest in African American abstract art will give him and other black artists their due.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-exhibits-shine-light-african-american-abstract-artists
St. Louis Exhibits Shine A Light On African American Abstract Artists
Lamerol A. Gatewood developed an interest in art in the early 1970s, when he was a student at University City High School.
The art class so captured Gatewoods imagination that he started scultpure work and painting a few years later.
In the decades that followed, Gatewoods career took him across the U.S. and abroad. But he considers his recent inclusion in a collection of African American abstract art donated to the St. Louis Art Museum a crowning achievement.
Gatewood hopes a growing interest in African American abstract art will give him and other black artists their due.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-exhibits-shine-light-african-american-abstract-artists
Kansas And Missouri Farmers Are Sticking With Trump Despite The Hard Times He's Caused Them
Most farmers haven't had a single good year since President Trump took office, and Trumps policies on trade, immigration and ethanol are part of the problem.
Yet farmers, who broadly supported Trump in 2016, are sticking with him as the impeachment inquiry moves forward.
You see everyone circling their wagons now, and the farm community is no different in that, says John Herath, the news director at Farm Journal.
The farm magazine polls more than a thousand farmers monthly. Herath says Trumps popularity slumped a bit in the summer, but he notes it bounced back to 76% favorable the week the U.S. House launched its impeachment inquiry.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/kansas-and-missouri-farmers-are-sticking-trump-despite-hard-times-hes-caused-them
Planned Parenthood Clinic 'Sign Of Desperation' For Agency, Anti-Abortion Activist Says
Between an iron fence and temporary barricades while holding signs that said Planned Parenthood hurts women, Stop Abortion Now and Shut them down, anti-abortion activists called on Fairview Heights to keep the future Planned Parenthood clinic from opening.
The narrow stretch of public right of away next to a drainage ditch did not deter the crowd of hundreds of people who rallied Wednesday outside the new Planned Parenthood clinic in Fairview Heights that will open later this month
The clinic will offer surgical and medication abortions, as well as family planning services, annual exams, sexually transmitted infection testing and HIV prevention.
It was built in secret in order to keep protesters away and to keep the project on schedule.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/planned-parenthood-clinic-sign-desperation-agency-anti-abortion-activist-says
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