Former Missouri State, Saint Louis University coach Charlie Spoonhour awaiting lung transplant
Spoonhour awaiting lung transplant SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Charlie Spoonhour, the popular basketball coach known for his homespun humor and success on the court, is on the waiting list for a lung transplant. It’s no lie: ‘Admonish’ wins approval as Merriam-Webster Word of the Year
No rebuke for ‘admonish,’ 2009 Word of the Year Illinois bus driver suspended for wearing pink necktie for breast cancer awarenessDriver suspended for wearing pink tie for cancer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Springfield Mass Transit District bus driver has received a one-day unpaid suspension for wearing a pink necktie to help raise awareness for breast cancer. The driver, 46-year-old William Jones, had to serve the suspension, but his action led the transit district to agree that employees could wear pink on Fridays October in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. |