WE ASKED OUR FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS… What advice would you give to your younger self? Some things aren’t worth fighting for if the fighting is one-sided. It’s OK to let go of people and things that no longer bring you happiness. — Ashley Lasiter Be kind to yourself (and go to therapy). — Brittany Reuss […]
For 35 years, Coyote Hill has been helping to change future generations one child at a time. For 35 years, Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries has been helping children in foster care feel more safe and secure. Over 1,000 children have had their lives changed for the better thanks to the services Coyote Hill
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” Maybe you read that, and your eyes immediately rolled out of your head, or you gagged a little into your sleeve. It’s cheesy. It’s cliché. But, annoyingly enough, there’s a reason clichés become clichés. (Hint: it’s because they’re true!) Last month, I went for a walk
David H. Hickman High School (Burton L. McNeil Photographs, P0025. P0025-17. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Photograph Collection.) Part 2: HHS works through its integration struggles and hones the “Hickman style.” Like it or not, by 1960, all of Columbia’s Black high schoolers were now officially Kewpies. Though Hickman’s white students tended not
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We compared COMO to the same cities from 10 years ago. How did we measure up this time? Ten years ago, the COMO Business Times team, led by then-editor Brenna McDermott, put an intriguing focus on Columbia’s growth and development by asking: How do we measure up, what can we improve, and what are
Access Arts touts benefit of interns from city’s summer jobs program. Amid the “little bit of chaos” that is an art studio full of kids, Mae Cyr quietly goes about her work — gathering and handing out supplies, then supervising two young campers as they roll out clay and shape it into dragon eyes.
It is budget season for the city of Columbia, and a common question I hear around this time is, “Why does the city spend money the way it does?” It’s a fair question. The city’s budget is one of the most important documents we produce. It reflects our community’s values, our priorities, and our vision
