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Stories by Beejal Patel include:

• 12/ 9/1997: Radio Story - After four months, the state Social Services Department is starting its program to force parents to pay child support or face stiff penalties including suspending drivers licenses and taking bank accounts.
• 12/ 4/1997: Radio Story - Administration officials warn of deep budget cuts if the State Auditor wins her case before the Missouri Supreme Court.
• 12/ 2/1997: Under new HMO guidelines, HMOs must pay for a medical procedure after they have authorized it.
• 11/25/1997: Radio Story - The state mental health committee met to discuss possibilities in changing private insurance to cover mental health.
• 11/18/1997: Radio Story - The number of uninsured new mothers recieving medicaid has increased more than 10 percent since 1990.
• 11/18/1997: Radio Story - Under the 1996 Welfare Reform Act, 4,000 of Missouri's children are being denied disability benefits.
• 10/16/1997: Radio Story - Senator Bill McKenna is supportive of Congressman Dick Gephart's efforts to rebuild highway 21.
• 10/14/1997: Radio Story - The Missouri Association of Social Welfare argues the tax refund amendment is unfair to the poor.
• 10/ 9/1997: Radio Story - Missouri officials estimate taxpayers could be getting an average of $76 dollars in refunds.
• 10/ 7/1997: Radio Story - The State Democratic Party says if Attorney General Nixon or U-S Representative William Clay ask the party to settle conflict, it will get involved.
• 10/ 2/1997: Radio Story - Under the new tax cut, you can pay a one percent tax on bloody mary mix and mint snuff
• 9/30/1997: Radio Story - Some grocery items are not eligible for the new sales tax cut.
• 9/25/1997: Radio Story - Monarch butterflies are on their way to Mexico...but they're sweeping across St. Louis first.
• 9/23/1997: Radio Story - A new forest management plan helps Missourians know which forests are for recreational activities.
• 9/ 4/1997: Radio Story - Sponsor of partial birth abortion bill wants to override Governor Carnahan's veto.
• 9/ 2/1997: Radio Story - The recent suicides of two Saint Louis men have prompted the chairman of the House Critical Issues Committee to launch an investigation.
• 8/28/1997: Radio Story - Missouri's Health Department says it has not received any reports of e-coli contamination involving infected Hudson meat.