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10:11 am
Thu June 28, 2012

Supreme Court Upholds Care Health Law

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Supporters of the health care law march in front of the Supreme Court building.
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Two supporters of the law belly-dance as they demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court.
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Kailash Sundaran (left), Devyn Greenberg and Devontae Freeland, supporters of President Obama's health care overhaul, cheer outside of the Supreme Court on Thursday, after the court upheld a majority of the law.
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Opponents of the law, dressed as President Obama and the Grim Reaper, await a decision by the Supreme Court.
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Journalists await the court's decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature legislation.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California watches the news of the court's ruling unfold on television. Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, was instrumental in helping to pass the health care overhaul in Congress, and was at President Obama's side when he signed it into law.
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William Temple, of Brunswick, Ga., awaits the Supreme Court's landmark decision on health care.
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People wait in line for passes to enter the court.
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Many Americans still question what the health care law will mean for religious groups and organizations.
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Supporters of President Obama's Affordable Care Act celebrate outside the Supreme Court. Across from the celebration, protesters voiced their opposition to the court's ruling.
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Kailash Sundaran (left), Devyn Greenberg and Devontae Freeland celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Affordable Health Care Act outside the court Thursday.
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Originally published on Thu June 28, 2012 1:55 pm

In one of the most widely anticipated decisions in recent history, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the sweeping federal law overhauling the nation's health care system is constitutional.

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The Two-Way
8:31 am
Thu June 28, 2012

Live Blog: The Health Care Ruling

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Supporters of President Obama's health care legislation celebrated outside after hearing that the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
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What does the court's decision look like in a "word cloud?" It looks like this.
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Originally published on Thu June 28, 2012 11:39 am

The Supreme Court ruled today that the 2010 Affordable Care Act is constitutional — giving the Obama administration a big election year win over conservative critics who argue that the health care overhaul is a step on the way toward socialized medicine.

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Health & Wealth Update
4:08 pm
Wed June 27, 2012

New dental school targets Missouri's dentist shortage

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Jack Magruder, president of A.T. Still University, standing in front of the future school of dentistry in Kirksville.
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About 20 percent of Missourians live in areas where there aren't enough dentists, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In Kirksville, the A.T. Still University is tackling the problem by building a new school of dentistry, which, in a few years, will be graduating dozens of new dentists each year.

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Science, Health and Technology
4:47 pm
Tue June 26, 2012

Traffic fatalities rising according to MoDOT

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By Eric Hilt

The State Department of Transportation says traffic fatalities in Missouri are increasing after falling for six straight years.

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Science, Health and Technology
10:43 am
Mon June 25, 2012

Centro Latino promotes healthy food choice for children this summer

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Centro Latino hosts the Festival of the Sun celebration at their new location. Director Eduardo Crespi hopes to make gatherings like this a regular event
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The federal government's guide for healthy food choices
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By Nicole Krasavage

The Columbia group Centro Latino is working this summer to promote healthy choices for children.

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Under the Microscope
6:23 pm
Thu June 21, 2012

On mid-sized farms

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Eric Neill hopes at least one of his two sons – perhaps Carter, pictured with him here – will settle down on his mid-sized farm.
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This week, we’ll hear the final installment of Harvest Public Media’s Farmer of the Future series.

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Science, Health and Technology
6:15 pm
Thu June 21, 2012

A plot in the middle

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Eric Neill hopes at least one of his two sons – perhaps Carter, pictured with him here – will settle down on the farm.
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Eric Neill hopes at least one of his two sons – perhaps Carter, pictured with him here – will settle down on the farm.
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The Neill family – Callaway, Carter, Julie and Eric – all pitch in to keep the Neill and Sons Dairy humming.
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A few years ago, things were going smoothly for Eric Neill and his family. Neill was making good money as a construction superintendent for a commercial contractor in Kansas City, traveling the country, running challenging job sites. But he wasn’t satisfied.

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