There’s a theme that has become increasingly prevalent in the Missouri legislature during the past several years. On several occasions the legislature has ignored the opinion of Missouri voters and voted to repeal laws enacted by the people through the initiative process. The attitude seems to be: “We know better than the voters. We know […]
Columbia has two of the largest high school athletic programs in the state, but efforts to subsidize the teams by selling advertising and securing sponsorships have been anything but big league. That’s the view of Colin See, the general manager-vice president of Kelly Press, a former coach and the father of a baseball player at
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That headline sums up the recently concluded five-year performance of Bill Watkins in the hot-bird seat as Columbia’s city manager. It wasn’t too many months ago that most of us in the business community as well as the community at large were stunned by his decision to retire and the relatively short time frame provided
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Model provides alternative for nursing homes, assisted living America’s 75 million aging adults soon will face decisions about where and how to live as they age. Current options for long-term care, including nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, are costly and require seniors to move from place to place. University of Missouri researchers have found that
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An ambitious plan to enlist farmers to grow grass for fuel on thousands of acres of their land depends in the short term on federal funding that’s uncertain and in the long term on national energy and environmental policy that’s changeable. To plant up to 50,000 acres of Miscanthus Giganteus in each of three project
Small businesses often rely heavily on loans to stay afloat. The recent economic recession has created a reduction in available credit for many small businesses, which makes it difficult for many businesses to operate. Tansel Yilmazer of MU’s College of Human Environmental Sciences said that lack of available credit has forced many small-business owners to
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1020 E. Walnut | (573) 424-3757 | www.comoacademyofmusic.com Musicians of all ages have a new place to learn, practice and play — the Columbia Academy of Music. The music school opened on March 1, and The Bridge, a venue in the same downtown building, has its first show booked for March 19. The Bridge will
