March 11, 2025

(Re)Discover COMO: Unbound Book Festival, Museum of Art and Archaeology, and Capen Park

(Re)Discover COMO, Art & Culture, Community, In This Issue, Living, March 2025

Unbound Book Festival Did someone say, “Book festival?” Even better? “FREE” book festival. The 10th Unbound Book Festival runs April 17-20 in downtown Columbia, bringing nationally and internationally acclaimed authors of world-class renown to talk about their books, their work, and their lives. And it’s FREE. But the festival relies heavily on volunteers, and anyone […]

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The Challenge of Non-News News: Cutting Through the Confusion

Community, In This Issue, March 2025, Voices

In today’s fast-paced digital world, information spreads faster than ever. But with this constant flow of updates, headlines, and social media posts, a growing problem has emerged — how do we know what is real, relevant, or even applicable to our daily lives? Columbians, like people everywhere, rely on social media for local updates. While

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Featured Woman Writing A Novel In A Cabin

The Given Life

Community, In This Issue, March 2025, Voices

When I was a young girl, I dreamed of traveling the world and writing about it. I wanted to meet new people, see new places, savor new cultures, and share those experiences with others. When I wasn’t traveling, I hoped to be authoring novels from a quaint cabin in Vermont. As I grew up, those

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COVID Reflections

Features, In This Issue, March 2025

People didn’t believe that COVID was real and that so many people lost their lives because of it. It really downplayed the lifesaving work we were doing. – T.J. Headley, RN In the first days of the COVID pandemic, when all the COVID patients were moved to one area of the intensive care unit at

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beneficiaries of career and technical education

Preparing for the Future

Extra!, In This Issue, March 2025

While trade and technical education programs have been around for many years, leaders at the helm of area career and technical education programs say that students of all ages are taking a fresh look at the benefits of practical, hands-on learning opportunities that prepare them to enter the job market. Though technical and trade education

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enjoying the pet-friendly neighborhood. A brindle and a brown dog sniff the ground

What the Dog Wants

COMO Creature, In This Issue, Living, March 2025

It started when our neighbors found our dog, Ernie, in their house. Ernie had dug under the fence and into their yard to play with their dogs. When Annie and Brinley went in through their doggie door, Ernie followed. Annie is a big brown mutt with a barrel chest, generous waistline, and big, soulful eyes.

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