Poet Michael Hoerman, formerly of Missouri, will read a chapter of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road in a marathon reading in Lowell, Mass. today, the 50th anniversary of the novel’s publication. Readers include the BBC’s Russell Brand and best-selling author Michael Patrick MacDonald. Hoerman will read Chapter 7.

“My dad left the farm at Forest Mills to hitchhike to Chicago in 1957 after reading On The Road,” Hoerman…[more]

Kansas City — One year ago, Lori and Russell George delivered their beautiful identical twin girls. There was no celebration because they were born a little over 3 ½ months premature. They weighed just 1 lb 12 oz and 2 lb 4 oz. They were born early due a fetal syndrome called Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome.

As seen on ABC Medical Mysteries, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) can strike at…[more]

On Friday, August 17th, Springfield neighborhoods will celebrate Neighborhood Night Out (NNO) with a variety of events and activities such as block parties, cookouts, parades and exhibits, flashlight walks, contests and youth programs.

The purpose of these events is to :

Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness
Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs
Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships…[more]

Recently discovered Depression-era photographs of farmers in the Arkansas Ozarks are more than a significant visual record of rural poverty, says Patsy Watkins, a journalism researcher at the University of Arkansas. The photographers included captions that expand and intensify the power of the image.

A photo album discovered in an attic…[more]

Elaine Fries stands out from the crowd with her academic enthusiasm, leadership and her cheery smile.

As the first professional college graduate in her family on both her parents’ sides, Fries has fully embraced her time at UMKC and enjoyed the experiences along the way.

(I-Newswire) The Atlanta Falcons announced the signing of second-round draft choice cornerback Chris Houston to a four-year deal that includes a multi-million dollar signing bonus. As per team policy, terms of the signing were not disclosed.

As a junior in 2006, Houston was a Pro Football Weekly All-America honorable mention selection and an All-Southeastern Conference second-team pick for the Arkansas Razorbacks after starting all 14 games and totaling…[more]

NOVELTY, Mo. - “None of this would be possible without the generosity of Miss Greenley.” That thought was repeated by speakers at the 30th field day at Greenley Memorial Research Center in Knox County, Aug. 2.

First was lunch master of ceremonies Harold Beach, Leonard, Mo., chair of the 37-member advisory board, as he introduced legislators, officials and farm leaders.

Miss Hortense Greenley of Edina, Mo.,…[more]

Ron Hutchison admits he is a board game fanatic. It’s no wonder, then, that the Joplin resident developed a unique psychological board game that he markets on his web site, http://www.sixth-sense-game.com.

Sixth Sense has also hit book and toy store shelves meeting with rave reviews…[more]

Will Holtsclaw, 22, will start life after college with a new home. The Missouri State University student won $300,000 tax paid* to build or buy a new home in the Missouri Lottery’s “Happy Days of Summer” promotion drawing held on Aug. 1. It is the largest prize ever awarded in a Missouri Lottery…[more]

Bill McDannell, a Vietnam era veteran and former United Methodist Minister, has walked about 2,700 miles to protest the US participation in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan-and he is not yet done.

Starting in San Diego, CA in November 2006, Bill McDannell plans to be in Washington, DC sometime in…[more]