Jodie Jackson Jr.

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Room at the Inn Finds a Home

In the seven years Room at the Inn has provided overnight shelter from winter’s cold…

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Community Benefits of Inflation

With inflation still squeezing money from our wallets, everything is more expensive. That affects how…

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Housing Relief

An average of nearly $1 million a week is flowing from the State Assistance for…

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Keeping Your Kids Safe Online

Not my child. When it comes to most hazards and actions that can imperil a…

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Plan 529: Not Just for College

Misconceptions — and even an aura of intrigue — often color conversations about the MOST…

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Lights, Camera, Action!

Matt Schacht’s filmmaking career was sparked in ninth grade history class, before the digital age,…

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Climate Change Challenges

Columbia makes progress through the city’s Climate Action and Adaptability Plan.

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A Dose of COVID News

If the ubiquitous face covering is the forever symbol of 2020, will the vaccine syringe…

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Going Once, Going Twice – Sold!

Call it divine providence. The only connection Tim Elliott had with auctions was as co-chairman…

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The Royal Treatment

2020. For a year that will forever be linked with bad omens, disastrous luck, and misfortune,…

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The Covid and College-town Clash

Gary Ward has a keen understanding of COVID-19 fatigue. He also has a treatment —…

Post-Bubble Burst

Commercial construction rebounds, but needs skilled workers.