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Staff Reports The Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating the shooting of a male bald eagle near the town of Belgrade in southern Washington County. The incident occurred at the intersection of Highways C and Z. According to a release from the Missouri Department of Conservation, the incident happened on Feb. 3 or Feb. 4. On Feb. 5 MDC Washington County Conservation Agent Jaymes Hall received a report about the injured bald eagle from the U.S. Forest Service office in Potosi. Agen...

By William Kozy The overly histrionic ranting of “Four O’Clock” led to its receiving only 3 votes in the survey asking “What is your favorite episode of the original Twilight Zone series?” This put it in a tie with 6 other episodes for 133rd thru 139th place. It’s an unpleasant episode to sit through, despite Theodore Bikel’s thoroughly immersed characterization in the role of Oliver Crangle, a pathetic shut-in who spends his whole waking life as a clerical bully: “I compile [pe...