Minh Connors

Journalist in training

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#COVID__19
@nicolergalloway: "When Gov. Parson was asked if he took responsibility for his government's response to this virus, he said no and compared it to car crashes."
@GovParsonMO: “I never said that, that I wasn’t responsible.” He did.
Read here: @PolitiFact @CoMissourian

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@BooneCountyMO @uscensusbureau @DSS_Missouri Charles Stephenson is the executive director of Powerhouse Community Corporation. His organization helped set up a child support court that runs programs to help fathers pay their child support. He wants to help men avoid becoming a #deadbeatdad.

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In the U.S., 60% of fathers ordered to pay child support have past due payments. Of that percentage, about 14% have been jailed over the debt.

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@BooneCountyMO @uscensusbureau @DSS_Missouri Jessica Caldera, an assistant prosecuting attorney of Boone County, works child support cases in the county. She said that sometimes parents without custody lack the resources they need to pay child support, and this can result in a #cycleofpoverty.

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Jessica Caldera, an assistant prosecuting attorney of Boone County, works all the child support cases in the county. She feels the new #childsupport court is viable and will help the community. Learn about it at https://t.co/hng4VEH0gc. (5/5)

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Justin Burks owes around $100,000 in #childsupport and has served time for not paying it. He wants programs to help him earn a stable income, similar to what @BooneCountyMO offers. He says “that would mean everything” for him to have another chance @DSS_Missouri (1/5)

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Charles Stephenson is the executive director of Powerhouse Community Corporation. With the support of @kimshawforjudge, his organization helped @boonecountymo set up a child support court that implements programs and aid for #fathers in debt with #childsupport. (4/5)

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Gage Allison performs chest compressions as part of his performance exam during the MizzouRec's American Red Cross lifeguard course on Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. He will be a certified lifeguard by both the American Red Cross and YMCA.

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CPR manikins are at the ready for MizzouRec's American Red Cross lifeguard course on Sunday, March 17, 2019 in Columbia, Mo. Emma Wandell (background) of Pembroke, Mass. has been a lifeguard for seven years, with three of those years being an instructor.

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Lifeguard instructor Emma Wandell assess Campbell Deneke’s chest compressions during MizzouRec's American Red Cross lifeguard course on Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. “You don’t think you it would, but fatigue sets in early when performing CPR,” Wandell said.