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Midwest Wedding Crashers: The Magic behind Little Piney

It used to be a tradition that the women of the church would gather together to put on a wedding. From the flowers to the food, everything came...

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Side by Side

Your favorite local chefs share their go-to holiday side dishes. Recipe pdf documents can be downloaded. Creamy Country Green Bean Casserole | By Chef Benjamin Hamrah (pdf) Peachtree...

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Corby Jones and Kelli Swayden

  Kelli Swayden was so focused on organizing and celebrating boyfriend Corby Jones’ 40th birthday that she couldn’t find her words when he pulled out a ring. Laughing...

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Couple You Should Know — Mike Tompkins and Mary Kroening

  Mike Tompkins, Tompkins Construction, and Mary Kroening, Hidden Treasures Tours   How did you meet? Mary: I bought my first home in Columbia while it was under...

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Jill Orr: Where Are You from?

So much of how we parent comes from looking backward. Our minds continually flash back to the way things were when we were kids. We mine our childhoods...

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Nathan Thompson and Alese Furnald

    Blind dates crafted by mutual friends can be scary. In the case of Alese Furnald and Nathan Thompson, however, it went wonderfully. “We worked in the...

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Holiday Drinks around Town

  My name is Bryan Arri, and I’m the lead bartender at Sycamore restaurant. We make delicious craft cocktails, and we release special drink menus that reflect the...

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Columbia Public Schools Foundation: Opening Up Education

Imagine you are a high school student attending the True/False Film Festival for the first time. The environment of the festival is already alive with an abundance of...

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Ask Anne: Insuring Essential Employees

I have an employee who has been with my company a long time. She is one of the most important assets I have. If something happened to her,...

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A Return to Academic Leadership

Last November, we were frustratingly commiserating in the aftermath of “the time of troubles” that roiled the MU campus here. Now, a year later, we’re congratulating the university’s...