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Featured Mayor Barbara Buffaloe Hugging Chamber Ambassador
Let’s Commit to Being ‘Here’ in Each Moment  

As the new year begins, I find myself reflecting on the privilege of serving as…

Featured Woman Writing In A Journal While Drinking Coffee
Reviewing Your Year  

Ready or not, as you read this column, the calendar has turned. 2024 lays behind…

French Onion Soup, Made by Jim "Hoss" Koetting
Hoss’s ‘Oignon Francais’

The lights are gone, the decorations are put away, and there is an emptiness of…

Super Nova Crepe And Matcha From Eat Crepe Love
A Taste of Community

Our associate editor — a self-proclaimed foodie — dishes on the December issue Hi, readers!  …

A Woman In A White Blouse Sitting And Resting
The Unshakeable Kingdom

Where can we find peace when our world is unraveling? It was July of 1993.…

A Man And Woman Discuss A Budget
How The United Way Community Impact Model Works 

At Heart of Missouri United Way, our mission is simple yet powerful — to improve…

City Of Columbia Missouri Mayor Barbara Buffaloe In A Conversationg
Do Good By Leading With Authenticity

The season of gratitude and reflection will soon be upon us. It’s a time when…

Small Girl With Grandparents Sitting Indoors Celebrating Christmas Together, Bible Reading.
Inhabit Christmas

How can we live the story of God this season?   As I sit in front…

Erica Pefferman
The Curvy Road to Financial Freedom

This is always a challenging issue for me to write every year. We do a…

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1889 Lynching Memorial Speech

Remembering George Bush and Building Social Memory in the Face of Anti-Woke Legislation and Anti-CRT…

The Case For Innovation
‘Budtenders’ and bringing back the general store

In the March 2023 issue of COMO Magazine, you’ll learn about all kinds of whiz…

Here’s how interest rate increases affect our daily lives

With many subjects in the news vying for our attention — from the stock market…