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High scores
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
Nationwide scores on SAT tests taken by students planning to attend college remain at a relatively low level. Scores in Missouri look better but mainly because relatively few students take the test.
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MS 150 article failed
to show spirit of race Editor, the Tribune: As the parent of a daughter with multiple sclerosis, I am amazed and humbled by the thousands of Missourians who train for and endure the hills of Central Missouri each year riding in the MS 150 Bike Tour. Their support in time, sweat and money is inspiring.
McCain downplays the economic crisis
By ROBERT SCHEER Gag me with a spoon, as Valley girls used to say. Did you see that McCain-Palin ad promising "tougher rules on Wall Street to protect your life savings; no special interest giveaways?" Just how dumb do they think we are?
Palin’s interview with Gibson spurs hope
By MONA CHAREN The vice presidential debates are a couple of weeks off, yet Gov. Sarah Palin has already demonstrated a toughness under pressure that bodes well for her performance that night and throughout the remainder of the campaign.
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