Not driving distance but still great! We just returned from Yellowstone and Grand Teton and spent the night under the Montana stars in a teepee with my best friend since third grade! — Tonya Hickam Schleeter Holland, Michigan for the beach and dune buggy rides or Gatlinburg, Tennessee for the Smoky Mountains, scenic drives, hikes, […]
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” It’s the sentence Jack Torrance obsessively types over and over in The Shining, a chilling marker of his irreversible descent into madness. Yet on its own, the phrase feels entirely reasonable. Even in his state of insanity, Mr. Torrance unintentionally stumbles onto a truth about
By now, the scene at the Scouting Adventure Center just west of Columbia is familiar. One teen has raved for months about the center’s climbing wall, building the anticipation for her eager friends, who are about to discover the source of that unbridled enthusiasm. Some seem ready to sprint their way to the top; others
In 1991, Columbia native Jerome Rackers returned to his hometown with a newly minted marketing degree from then-Central Missouri State University. He walked into Lifestyles Furniture at the corner of E. Walnut and N. Seventh streets and got himself a job working in delivery and service. After roughly six months, he was promoted to assistant
As mayor, one of the things I value most is the opportunity to create space for thoughtful conversation. In local government, much of our work happens in public meetings that are structured around agendas, motions, timelines, and decisions. Those meetings are important. Transparency matters. Public input matters. Action matters. But good governance also requires something
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