For Columbia, Gov. Matt Blunt’s 17-month-old plan to cash in assets of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) and fund construction at public universities ended not with a bang but with a whimper. House Republican leaders were intent on passing the plan without amendments and sending the Senate-approved version straight to the Republican governor […]
Despite occasional drizzle, Columbia’s first Artrageous Friday gallery crawl proved a boon for downtown businesses. Last Friday night, bustling crowds of art lovers packed more than a dozen venues in The District at near full capacity for events ranging from poetry readings, body painting and artist studio tours to collage demonstrations, a paint-a-thon and fifth-grade
(Tigress Press, 2005). What’s it like inside the head of a serial killer? Slipping, by Columbia author Barri L. Bumgarner, shows you in gripping and disturbing detail. If you enjoyed Silence of the Lambs or eagerly await the latest installment of CSI, you’ll like this book. It documents the story of police detective Danna Scanlon’s
Vice-President, The Insurance Group AGE: 41 JOB DESCRIPTION: As commercial lines department manager, I am responsible for overseeing the sales and servicing of all commercial accounts for our company. In addition to that, I also work closely in taking care of the insurance needs of many companies in central Missouri. YEARS LIVED IN COLUMBIA: 16
DNA testing isn’t just for prime time crime shows and celebrity gossip. The scientific practice has become big business in the past decade, and a Columbia company has been at its forefront. Since 1996, Paternity Testing Corporation (PTC) has been the only accredited DNA analysis firm in the country that guarantees no less than 99.99
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The health hazards of second-hand smoke (SHS) are now recognized by every major health and science-based organization in the United States. The ordinance for Columbia was shaped after thousands of hours of review of this literature by members of the Columbia Board of Health, the City Council and the community. Why is second-hand smoke so
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It is said that Columbia has no need for “experts” to guide its future development. Citizens can perform that function in a so-called “visioning” process. But what is to be done with a collection of thoughts of laymen in the process if that is to be the primary thrust of the city’s planning efforts? Columbia’s
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The tragedy at Virginia Tech is a wake-up call. It reminds all of us how fragile and brief our lives really are. One nut can really mess up a good day. But Mr. Cho’s mental misgivings are not the focus of this discussion. I was more amazed by the feeding frenzy that followed the work
Business community should monitor Planning and Zoning Commission The application window for three vacant seats on the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission closed several weeks ago but not before more than 20 residents had applied to sit on the panel. There’s no pay, and the sessions can be long and tedious. Some say this spate
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Newz Group expanded into its 10th state this spring with the acquisition of the Colorado Press Clipping Service. The company, which moved into bigger office space in northern Columbia last year, now employs 50 people and has a corps of readers monitoring more than 25 percent of the nation’s 9,300 newspapers. Brad Buchanan, who founded
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