In a university town like Columbia, the G.I. Bill that kicked in at the end of World War II is spoken of reverently for the most part. The law provided a seemingly endless stream of new students and income to campuses across the nation. When a bill becomes a law, more often than not it […]
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Operations Manager, City of Columbia Public Works AGE: 45 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Management of the fleet maintenance, sewer utility, solid waste utility and street divisions in Public Works. YEARS LIVED IN COLUMBIA: 12 1/2 ORIGINAL HOMETOWN: Steelville, Mo. EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in physical geography and master’s degree in environmental resource management from Missouri State University WHY
Dr. Debbie Leach, who opened My Zoo veterinary hospital this year on the north side of Columbia, has been an animal lover since early childhood. She has helped take care of pet dogs and a parakeet, along with livestock on her extended family’s farm. “I’ve wanted to do this my whole life,” said Leach, who
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In his editorial on the proposed tobacco tax increase, Tim Lee’s analysis is flawed regarding some of the proposal’s components. The essence of Mr. Lee’s argument is that the tobacco tax proposal would create new spending programs, mandated by the Constitution, and that these programs could not be funded by the increased tobacco taxes. Mr.
The Petition for Tobacco Tax Increase was touted as a tax increase on smokers, but it really would be an unfunded mandate on all taxpayers. The proposed amendment would create two new programs: one to provide health care services to poor patients and another to supplement the fees paid to doctors by Medicaid. These programs
After the Columbia City Council finally succeeded in wrapping up its business for its Sept. 18 session around 3 a.m., I was convinced that there should be rules for mandatory midnight adjournment, regardless of what’s going on. Since city councils have the proclivity to pass all sorts of rules for us to follow, maybe it’s
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Realtor Bob Walters believes many people agree with his assessment that downtown Columbia lacks adequate housing, and he hopes they share his vision of a skyline dotted with new four-story buildings featuring loft apartments on the upper floors and businesses in the bottom floors. “The only things we lack downtown are a full grocery store
With its golf course complete and real estate sales under way, the Community of Old Hawthorne is blossoming quickly. Lots are now for sale in the east-central area of the community, according to RE/MAX Boone Realty, the exclusive selling agent for the residential portion of the development. A special section in the northwest part of
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Greg Harmon exudes pure enthusiasm when talking about his new real estate investor network. “We already know how to get there and how to do it,” the real estate agent and property developer says. “I provide a whole different inventory.” Known in mid-Missouri as a foreclosure expert, Harmon is open about the opportunities his Web
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Nearly 40 years ago, when my mother decided to take a break from nursing, she was persuaded by a local Realtor to earn her real estate license and join his firm. I didn’t see the symmetry between nursing and real estate then, and I don’t really see it now, but she thought it was a
