Term Limits in Missouri
Voted on in 1992 and fully enacted in 2003, Missouri term limits were meant to eliminate career politicians and protect the freedom of constituents.
October 2013
PYSK: Scott Rowson
Name: Scott Rowson Title and company/organization: Director, communications and business operations for Show Me Quality Consulting; blogger/food writer Age: 36 Job description: I bounce between health care media relations, Web development, food writing and, improbably, H.R. Years lived in Columbia/mid-Missouri: 13 Original hometown: Dad was in the Navy, so we moved every two years or
“Likes,” shares and votes
Think “election,” and chances are big issues and important posts come to mind. Election Day 2012 would seem to have been no exception. President, U.S. senator, governor: these and a host of other statewide and local posts were up for grabs on last year’s ballot. But it was the 2012 election trend toward the very
Congregation Beth Shalom’s Joel Shenker and Rabbi Yossi Feintuch
We sat down with Rabbi Yossi Feintuch and Joel Shenker, president of the board, from the Congregation Beth Shalom: 1. How did Congregation Beth Shalom decide upon Reform Judaism? Shenker: Our congregation caters to an unusually wide range of Jews. Being in a university town means that people have come here from all over the
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Phoenix Program Inc. helps the addicted
Drug abuse costs our nation upward of $600 billion annually. This drug dependency can result in high health care costs, decreased work productivity and increased crime, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Although the financial figures and economic implications are daunting, rehabilitation resources such as Phoenix Programs Inc. in Columbia work to transform
Keith McLaughlin retires from Bank of Missouri
After more than a quarter of a century in the business of small businesses, Keith McLaughlin foresees retirement as being rather low-key. Then again, when he created and started managing the Small Business Association program at Union Planters Bank in 1997, he thought he’d only be there for a few years. Now, he is nationally