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- Sedalia's Arlene Tolliver on a mission with Recovery Prison Ministries thrift store
- Aaron R. Walther
- Arlene Tolliver is on a mission to improve the community by helping people who are hurting.
And in order to move that mission along, Tolliver, along with her husband Rick, has branched out by opening a thrift store in downtown Sedalia that aims to... Full story
- Real Estate Transactions for February
- Feb. 1•Jeffrey J. and Samantha L. Arnwine and William Nathan and Penny Lee Taylor to Leobardo Martinez and Gabriela Galvan, Sedalia, lot 6, block 33; and the northwest quarter of section 3, township 45, range 21;•Wanda Agnew Revocable... Full story

- Guebert: Fat cats know how to pluck D.C. canary
- Like Henny “Take my wife — please” Youngman, Steven Wright has built a comedy career on one-line jokes. A classic Wright one-liner unblinkingly and unsmilingly asks: “Twenty-four hours in a day, 24 beers in a case —... Full story
Market News
Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks surged Tuesday on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden....
How the major stock indexes fared on Monday The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. The Dow had its 10th triple-digit move in 16 trading days. Mounting deficits in weaker European economies including Greece, Portugal and Spain have raised questions about the health of the global financial system. Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses....
CVS Caremark, Motorola, Hasbro are big movers NEW YORK (AP) -- The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:...
Career Advice
- Stimulus Package to Increase Government Hiring
- By Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert
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The federal government will need to hire an additional 200,000 workers over the next three years as a result of President Obama's stimulus plan and additional spending included in his budget plan. That may sound like a lot of jobs, but... Full story
- Stimulus to Fund Thousands of New, Green Jobs
- By Dona DeZube, Monster Finance Careers Expert
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President Obama's economic recovery program could create or save 2.5 million green jobs designing, building and maintaining renewable energy projects and increasing the energy efficiency of schools, homes and federal office buildings.... Full story
- A Look at 15 Celebrities' Previous Jobs
- By Christine F. Della Monaca, Monster Staff Writer
- Picture it: Glamorous Hannah Montana cleaning toilets. Or even more delicious: Smart-mouthed "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell sorting mail. Before they made gazillions and became gossip-rag fodder, many celebrities had regular jobs. Take a look at... Full story
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