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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 Volume XIV, Number 36
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?... An
American Red Cross blood drive will be held at
the Church of the Nazarene, 2000 Grand, Thursday,
Aug. 11 from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday,
Aug. 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please bring
photo ID.
Did Ya Know?... A Back
to School Bash will be held Wed., August 17 from
6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the First Church of the
Nazarene, 2000 Grand Ave. Entertainment includes
hot air balloon rides, rock wall, horse rides and
more. 358-4265 for more info.
Did Ya Know?. . .The
Carthage Recycling & Composting Center’s
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Tuesday thru Saturday at 1309 Oak Hill Road.
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today's
laugh
One CEO always scheduled staff
meetings for 4:30 on Friday afternoons. When one
of the employees finally got up the nerve to ask
why, the CEO explained, "I’ll tell you
why - it’s the only time of the week when
none of you seems to want to argue with me."
There’s always one of my
uncles who watches a boxing match with me and
says, "Sure. Ten million dollars. You know,
for that kind of money, I’d fight him."
As if someone is going to pay two hundred dollars
a ticket to see a fifty-seven-year old carpet
salesman get hit in the face once and cry. -Larry
Miller
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1905
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Seven Passed
Examination.
The Substitute List for
Clerks and Carriers at the Post office.
At the civil service
examination held recently at the post office in this
city, eight took the examination and seven passed. The
report on the examination reached here yesterday from
Washington. Wilfred C. Robbins passed the best
examination and is put on the permanent list as
substitute carrier. Phillip E. Hardman passed and is put
on the list and is made special delivery messenger. He is
on hand at all times to deliver letters promptly which
have special delivery stamps on them.
People who have a note to
deliver in town can thus get prompt service by mailing it
at the post office with a special delivery stamp on it.
This is a new departure at this post office - this thing
of having a special delivery messenger who makes a
specialty of making delivery of this class of matter.
Wm. R. Hethcoatt passed
and is on the list as a substitute clerk. The others who
passed were: Miss Dorothy Hampton, Miss Pearl Hampton,
Ernest Jackson and Wm.A. Hemphill, who are eligible as
substitute clerks for one year from date of examination
should any vacancies occur giving them opportunities.
THE fact that Gov.
Ferguson came to Carthage as the guest of the Chautauqua
and of the city refused the remuneration customary in
such cases when it was proffered him by the assembly
management, makes it unfortunate that he should have been
gratuitously insulted and ridiculed by a Carthage
newspaper as was done by the local morning daily. It is
true that Gov. Ferguson does not belong to the
Democrat’s political party, but it would seem that a
nonpartisan address given under the auspices of a public
institution like the Chautauqua might have been spared
the efforts of that paper’s roasting department.
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Today's
Feature
Procedure for Conflict of Interest.
City Council will
hear the first reading of an ordinance this
evening establishing the procedure to disclose
potential conflicts of interest and substantial
interest for municipal officials
The ordinance is
instated every two years for every city with a
budget over one million dollars. It is required
by the Missouri Ethics Commission as a means of
ensuring that council members understand what
comprises a conflict of interest and know the
appropriate actions involved therein.
The agenda also
includes the second reading of an ordinance
authorizing the Mayor to execute the termination
of a development agreement regarding the Precious
Moments TIF. This ordinance would include the
annexation of property into the City in relation
to over $100 thousand to be paid by the City for
eligible Precious Moments Projects.
The ordinance has
been postponed from its second reading multiple
times while the details of the agreement were
being arranged.
Council will meet
in the Council chambers of City Hall at 7:30 p.m.
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Stench Report:
Monday,
08/08/05
No Stench Detected
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin
Ever keep bumpin’
into the same person over and over again? I
don’t mean a friend or acquaintance, but a
complete stranger.
Sometimes it’s out on the
interstate. Ya pass a car and later in the trip,
ya pull out from gettin’ gas and there that
same car is. Ya end up passin’ him again,
somewhere down the road.
It happens in the grocery store
too. Ya stop and let someone pass by, and a
couple a rows down, ya almost run into ‘em
for the second of third time.
It just seems that two random
folks are for some reason on the same wave link
or somethin’. The only way I’ve found
to get around the situation is to break the
rhythm of whatever it is you’re doin’.
Pull off on the side of the road for a few
minutes or stop to get a can of pop. There are
some things ya just can’t fight.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Weekly
Column
To Your Good Health
By Paul G.
Donohue, M.D.Lymphedema Could be Cause of Swelling
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
My 12-year-old niece has had swelling of her leg,
ankle and foot for the past two years. X-rays and
scans of her legs are normal. We would like to
obtain a second opinion but don’t know what
type of specialist to see. Your thoughts, please?
— N.G.
ANSWER: One
possibility for your niece’s swelling is
lymphedema, a disruption of the lymph vessels.
Those vessels siphon fluid that bathes tissues
and cells and return it to the circulation. If
there is an obstruction in those channels, fluid
stays in the tissues and causes them to swell.
Such a disruption
of lymphatic channels can be present from birth
but not cause any trouble until early adolescence
or even adult life.
Women who have had
lymph nodes and lymph channels removed during
surgery for breast cancer can develop a swollen
arm postoperatively. That is another form of
lymphedema.
There are
treatments for lymphedema. Therapists who have
had special massage training can often reduce the
amount of fluid in swollen, lymphedematous limbs.
The kind of doctor
your niece should see is a vascular surgeon.
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