May 2016

2016’s 20 Under 20: Sterling Cage, Battle High School

Sterling Humburg-Cage, 18, Battle High School   College plans: Attend Moberly Area Community College for around two years with the A+ Program to get an associate’s degree, then transfer to MU, hoping to become a psychologist. Favorite class in high school: EEE (Extended Educational Experience). Favorite club or extracurricular in high school: Battle Academy of Rock […]

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Covered outdoor living space with table chairs couch and TV

Entertaining Outdoors

Creating the perfect space for summer living Creating the perfect space to entertain outdoors might be easier than you think. Your outdoor patio might not look exactly like the Grathwohl’s patio, but there are only a few key ingredients to a perfect entertaining space: food, friends, a place to sit and more food. To make

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April and Daniel

  April Joy and Daniel Church met in January 2011 while working at University Hospital. April had just moved to Columbia for graduate school, and Daniel was training April at her job, which called for a lot of time spent together.  April was definitely interested in Daniel to begin with, noticing how great he was

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An All-Natural Alternative: 5 Reasons To Try Goat’s Milk Products

  The benefits of natural beauty products are an increasingly popular topic. The market for healthier, more cost-effective options is ever-expanding and for good reason. All-natural beauty products are made without chemicals or artificial colors and fragrances, which have been known to cause cancer. Cosmetic companies are not fully regulated by the FDA and are

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Kids on Track

  Boone Hospital Center challenges families to get moving this summer.  The best new health trend of the past few years could be training for marathons. With the increase in the number of charitable and competitive runs, now more than ever it is becoming easier and more fun to get healthy and prove your progress.

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Brenna and Blake

  Blake Toppmeyer and Brenna McDermott met while studying journalism at Truman State University. They worked together at their college newspaper, The Index, and soon became good friends. That friendship has been the foundation of a six-year relationship full of Rummy 500, beach vacations and rum and Cokes. Brenna is originally from St. Louis, and

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Mount Laundry More

  It’s a mountain most people don’t want to climb. I have never liked laundry. You may judge me (and I’m not too proud to admit this), but in an effort to avoid doing laundry, I wear items two or three times before washing them. That is as long as they don’t smell or I

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Protect Your Summertime Hair

  Here are some quick tips to prevent chlorine from wreaking havoc on your hair: Wet your hair prior to entering the pool to reduce pool water absorption. When you’re done swimming, rinse hair quickly so that pool water doesn’t dry in your hair. You can also apply a leave-in conditioner spray before entering the pool.

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Aundrea and Caleb

  Some people wake up in the morning with an alarm clock. The process usually goes: hit snooze approximately five times before finally being lured out of bed by the sweet aroma of coffee. Some people… but for Aundrea Bezler that typical morning routine was abruptly different. Instead of coffee, there was a proposal. “I

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