“At some point in time, you’ll need me as bad as I’m going to need you,” says Don Briggs, quartermaster of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 280. That’s the conversation Briggs has with potential new members of VFW. “You’re going to need the VFW. The military takes care of you, helps you for your whole […]
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Angela Drake is proud of her positions as law professor and attorney at the MU School of Law Veterans Clinic, but she beams especially bright at the title of “Army brat.” Her father, Maj. Joe Green, was a career Army officer who was among the 58,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen killed in action during the
Motivation comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it’s an internal force driving us; other times it can be the people around us or the situations we’re in. Regardless of the type, motivation is a powerful mentality. Russ Anderson, an Army Reserve veteran, built his success off of his motivation. At the young age of
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There is an old joke in law enforcement that is, sadly, true. It goes, “There are two things cops hate: The way things are and change.” Policing in Missouri came under an international microscope after the shooting of an unarmed man in Ferguson, Mo. The incident itself was investigated and found to be reasonable by
Job description: Entrepreneur. Years lived in Columbia/Mid-Missouri: I was born and raised in Columbia, but I spent the 1990s in Australia. Original hometown: Columbia. Education: A Bachelor of Science in business administration from MU. Favorite volunteer/community activity: I enjoy working out with friends in the Columbia Multisport Club [a local triathlon club] and look forward
1. What’s your background? My wife and I were both hospital corpsmen in the U.S. Navy for six years, which is where we met. Following my time in the service, I completed my bachelor’s degree in clinical laboratory science and worked in a hospital laboratory for the next five years in various departments like the
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If you walked down the halls of any of our high schools and picked a teenager out at random to ask what he or she wanted to do with their life, you could bet a crazy amount of money that you wouldn’t hear “carpet installation and maintenance” as their answer. You certainly wouldn’t have heard
Loretta Schouten The Youth Empowerment Zone Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Loretta Schouten has been selected as the organization’s new executive director. Schouten has more than 15 years of nonprofit experience including fundraising and administration. She has a passion for working with churches, business owners, city leaders, and schools to address the
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