Old taxes never die.

Unfortunately, neither do they just fade away. "Urgent need for extention" always develops.


News at a glance: State park board to meet Friday

The Missouri State Park Advisory Board will meet at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Radisson Hotel at 120 S.W. Wildwood Drive in Branson.
The board, which was appointed by the governor to advise the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on issues relating to state parks, will receive updates on the division's budget and legislative issues.

Updates will be given on union-organizing activities, efforts to renew the parks-and-soils sales tax, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition bicentennial.

Reports will be given on the Missouri State Park Foundation, the Missouri Parks Association and the Lake of the Ozarks Operations Task Force. The conceptual development plan for Crowder State Park near Trenton will be presented.