Stories from Wednesday, August 15, 2018

SIKESTON — Following last week’s announcement of Saint Francis Healthcare System’s acquisition of Ferguson Medical Group, the No. 1 concern for many of the Sikeston-based group’s patients is whether their insurance will be accepted when the changeover is complete.  ...

Wednesday marked the first day of school for all Sikeston R-6 students. While many returned for another year of school, some young students experienced their first day of kindergarten at the Sikeston Kindergarten Center.

Way back in the 1970s, a brainy group of MIT professors and researchers developed a computer model that predicted the “end of civilized life as we know it” by 2040. And as part of that computer prediction, the first major change that will usher in this decayed social structure will occur in 2020. Now please understand, predictions on the apocalypse are a dime a dozen. In fact, two “end-of-civilization” predictions based on scripture came and went within the past two months. Remember the “blood moon” soothsayer forecast two weeks ago? Given that the 1970s prediction came from the highly-respected minds at MIT, it’s worth exploring their thought process.

The Missouri conservative Democrats really should not let socialist, communist from New York Bronx come and rally and speak for you. What is happening to your party? If you really believe in communism and it works then look at Venezuela. Wake up conservative Democrats. Take your party back.