July 2021

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July: Movers & Shakers

Mark Bauer The Columbia Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of Mark Bauer as its first vice president of workforce development. Mark has made a career of assisting the administration of Missouri’s public workforce system, contributing to the successes of both the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Department of Higher Education and Workforce […]

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six headshots side by side of individuals in the local community

July: Movers & Shakers

Mark Bauer The Columbia Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of Mark Bauer as its first vice president of workforce development. Mark has made a career of assisting the administration of Missouri’s public workforce system, contributing to the successes of both the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Department of Higher Education and Workforce

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six headshots side by side of individuals in the local community

July: Movers & Shakers

Mark Bauer The Columbia Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of Mark Bauer as its first vice president of workforce development. Mark has made a career of assisting the administration of Missouri’s public workforce system, contributing to the successes of both the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Department of Higher Education and Workforce

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July: Tara Talks

I love this question. I love most questions, but this is a good one. It’s contextual, also, meaning that there are multiple things this could mean. We’ve got the obvious question about a person who lies, which I’ll definitely write about. We’ve also got another aspect to the question, which is about the question asker’s next

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The Art of the Chase

When Ed Hanson lost his dog, naturally he was filled with worry and concern. However, what began as five days of anxiety turned into a book that has changed both Ed and the Columbia community.  Sixteen years ago, despite two initial refusals to take him, Ed brought his dog home, where he wiggled his way

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Kids and Kittens

OMG! I just finished reading over this issue for our last looks and finished with an actual LOL in my office. Seeing Harlan, Columbia’s most famous dog, as our This or That subject was the perfect way to end this issue. When Harlan and his human dropped by for a visit, we got absolutely nothing

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Paws-itively Delicious

How it Began When Kyle Schlosser found himself unemployed during the 2009 recession, he and his wife, Jessica, decided to make their “back-burner dream” a reality and opened the original Lizzi & Rocco’s on Nifong Boulevard. “I said to Kyle, ‘Let’s do the darn thing,’ and here we are 12 years later,” says Jessica.  For

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