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Some business owners describe it as an intuition or a nagging sense that something is not right. Others say it’s like the two days before the flu sets...

Term limits, regionalism, research fight tearing away Columbia’s political status. House Speaker Pro Tem Carl Bearden’s remarks signified an astonishing change in Missouri’s historic stance on higher education....

“The power of the arts to transcend and transform the human condition comes because the arts create circles of convergence, a place for people to meet and share...

Cosmo Park…neighborhood parks…trails and playgrounds. Making a park requires a convergence of need, resources and opportunity, and it all starts with planning. Just as it tries to accommodate...

When Barry and Mandy Mazuch began searching for a second home to accommodate their growing family, their search criteria included new construction, easy access to Highway 63, a...

The year is 1969. The Vietnam War is being waged in Southeast Asia. The summer of love is celebrated at a place called Woodstock. Hurricane Camille ravages the...

Each of us has a different need for personal space. Some of us are more amenable to closeness and the proximity of others. Others operate more independently and...

If you’ve ever been house-hunting and have attended open houses on weekend afternoons, you have, no doubt, been amazed at the magazine-perfect decoration of some homes, as well...

By Lisa Margonelli, Doubleday, 325 pages, $26 The first gas station in the United States opened exactly 100 years ago. Since then, gas stations have become so commonplace...

The Columbia City Council and the city manager need to get a divorce—or at least a lasting separation. Separation of powers is a defining principle of American democracy....