Newman death, Armstrong comeback put cancer awareness in spotlight

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong wants to dust off his handlebars and get back on his bike to kick-start his renewed fight against cancer with the Live Strong Global Awareness Campaign. The testicular cancer survivor’s announcement last Wednesday came just three days before Paul Newman, 83, died of cancer. 7.9 million people died [...]

Mid-Missouri veterans and mental health

Around 420 combat veterans in mid-Missouri are receiving mental health care treatment at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, according to the local extrapolation of a national statistic.
Stephen Gaither, a spokesman at the veterans hospital, said he didn’t know exactly how many combat veterans were receiving mental health treatment at the hospital, but [...]