Deployment impacts three HPD officers, 1 dog

The issue: Relocating National Tom Sawyer Days away from the immediate downtown area.
Our stance: We encourage people taking in the NTSD events and carnival to also visit the downtown Hannibal.

This country will never return to the growth and prosperity that the American people have experienced. Why? Because we have opened our borders to cheap labor products.

Among those who have been spending a lot of time watching The Weather Channel this week is Bryan Hammock, who is chairman of this year’s fireworks show for the Hannibal Jaycees. As Saturday night’s show has drawn closer, Hammock admits he’s turned his TV off.

The recent wave of military call-ups is claiming more than three officers with the Hannibal Police Department. Also being lost is the service provided by the HPD’s canine, Jury.

The Louisiana State University baseball team faced a decision about Shane Riedie’s summer plans. The Tigers could take the freshman hurler with them for its post-season run, or Riedie could be sent packing to Hannibal to join his summer-league squad, the Cavemen.

Saturday’s Hannibal Cannibal event could set a new record for participation, and it will likely not be a photo finish.