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Taxation dates back to Mesopotamia
It's small comfort, but may help you put April 15 in perspective
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Beards are back
Apparently beards are back in fashion.
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Capitol tea rally's focus is government spending
Thousands are expected to crowd near the Iowa Capitol at noon today to protest what tea party movement supporters consider profligate government spending at federal and state levels.
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Grieving survivors grill Ed Thomas' killer as Mark Becker is formally sentenced
Allison, Ia. - The people who knew Ed Thomas best - who strolled with him for ice cream, shared his deep faith and called him Dad - wanted answers Wednesday when they confronted his killer.
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Railroad work could last into May
If all goes well, the drainage work along Mt. Pleasant’s railroad tracks, originally meant to be done before winter, will wrap up sometime next month.
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Jail expansion ahead of schedule, under budget
The Lee County Jail expansion and remodeling project is running ahead of schedule and could be completed by the middle of May.
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FBI hopes billboards will help capture bank robber
You may see the photo of the man who robbed Commerce Bank in Moberly the next time you drive on Interstate 70 in Columbia
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Ewing woman loses home in early morning fire
EWING, MO. -- Three northeast Missouri fire departments battled an early Thursday morning fire in rural Ewing Missouri.
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Snow, ice removal cost Missouri more than $49M
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's highway department says it spent more than $49 million removing snow and ice from state roads and bridges this winter.
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