LISTENING POST SET FOR APRIL 28

Tom Schulte, an aide to U.S. Sens. Christopher "Kit" Bond and John Ashcroft, will hold Listening Post forums on April 28 in East Prairie, Charleston, Sikeston and Scott City.

Schulte will visits the cities to meet with the senators' constituents.

The schedule: 9 a.m. at Dill Insurance in East Prairie; 11 a.m. at Pizza Hut in Charleston; 1 p.m. at Cole Insurance in Sikeston; and 3 p.m. at the Southeast Missouri Port Authority, 2110 Main Street in Scott City.

The senators' Listening Posts and their office of constituent services in Jefferson City are part of their office-sharing system in Missouri. The constituent services office can be reached by calling 573-634-2488.