Kirkwood (Missouri)
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For Missouri shooter, everything was ?fan-tas-tic' ? even when falling apart
tmcnet.com May 19, 2008
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) KIRKWOOD, Mo. _ In his hands were a bank ledger, an envelope of money and a photo album. It was Feb. 7, three hours before Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton walked through the doors of City Hall carrying two handguns. In 1999, Cookie Thornton leased a run-down service...
Kirkwood's former mayor home from hospital
kansascity.com May 19, 2008 1 related
KIRKWOOD, Mo. | Kirkwood’s longtime mayor is out of the hospital. Mike Swoboda is resting at home. He was admitted to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center last week after falling in his home and fracturing his skull. It was the latest medical issue for Swoboda, who was shot twice in the head during a...
Guns and council meetings don't mix - roanoke.com
roanoke.com May 18, 2008
Localities should have the authority to prohibit weapons in council chambers.A bunch of people packed heat at a recent Boones Mill Town Council meeting, but it wasn't a sign that the political feud there had escalated to Hatfield-McCoy levels. The gun-carrying crowd was simply demonstrating its...
Former Kirkwood mayor back in hospital
semissourian.com May 13, 2008 1 related
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Former Kirkwood Mayor Mike Swoboda is back in the hospital. ... A spokeswoman at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in suburban St. Louis said Swoboda was in satisfactory condition after being brought in Sunday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, citing...
Kirkwood city hall gunman had financial problems
semissourian.com May 5, 2008 3 related
KIRKWOOD, Mo. — The gunman accused of shooting seven people at Kirkwood City Hall in February was in deep financial trouble, though even those closest to him were not aware of the full extent. ... The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sunday that while it's well known...
Polly Ann McCarron
journalstandard.com Apr 30, 2008
KIRKWOOD, MO. - Polly Ann McCarron, 76, of Kirkwood, Mo., died Saturday, April 26, 2008, surrounded by her family. ... , 76, of Kirkwood, Mo., died Saturday, April 26, 2008, surrounded by her family. Polly was born on Aug. 20, 1931, in rural Stockton, the daughter of...
New Kirkwood mayor sworn in
semissourian.com Apr 25, 2008 1 related
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Kirkwood's new mayor takes the oath of office in an emotional ceremony. ... He replaces Mike Swoboda, the outgoing mayor who survived being shot in the head in a rampage in February that killed two council members, two police officers and the city's...
Online comment prompts beefed-up security
wausaudailyherald.com Apr 24, 2008 2 related
Posts to the Wausau Daily Heralds online forums last week prompted Wausau Mayor Jim Tipple and City Attorney Bill Nagle to seek security for Tuesday nights City Council meeting. ... By DJ Slater Wausau Daily Herald dslater@wdhprint.com Posts to the Wausau Daily Herald's...
GOP cracks down on Ron Paul activists
michaelmoore.com Apr 21, 2008 1 related
2008-04-21GOP CRACKS DOWN ON RON PAUL ACTIVISTS By Jo Mannies / St. Louis Post-Dispatch KIRKWOOD, MO — Ron Paul's local forces came armed with a portable copier and Robert's Rules of Order as they marched Saturday into the cafeteria of Kirkwood High School. But that wasn't enough to counter the...
Meeting set to discuss security at Dallas City Hall today
dallasnews.com Apr 21, 2008
By DAVE LEVINTHAL / The Dallas Morning News dlevinthal@dallasnews.com Top city staffers will brief Dallas City Council members this afternoon in a closed-door session about "proposed security enhancements" at council meetings, First Assistant City Manager Ryan Evans said....