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One of the most intriguing mysteries within any community is figuring out who has the clout to get things done. Every community has a small contingent of Power...

For most small-business owners and marketing professionals, the phrase “online marketing strategy” prompts a cringe. In truth, it doesn’t need to be complicated. A well-planned yet simple online...

Recently, I have given a lot of thought to the plans for the city’s mixed-use parking facility. One thing I have not seen or heard about is property...

Peering into 2009 leaves me uncertain about local economic conditions given the huge financial upheaval that’s been going on the past few months. While this swoon in the...

The top news stories each week are not mistaken-like every other state, Missouri is feeling the national economic downturn. Although our economic diversity makes Missouri more resilient than...

For the past two years, higher education in Missouri earned a grade point average just above a D. If we were graduates searching for a job, employers wouldn’t...

Forty years ago, the city directory listed 227 S. Sixth St. as the address of the Campus Snack. I don’t remember much about that restaurant, but over the...

Worth noting are a couple of interesting segments last week during KFRU’s “Morning Meeting” while Renée Hulshof was guest co-host with Simon Rose. How refreshing to have a...

Sometimes I feel like a canary in a coal mine. That was the caged bird that used to be sent into the pits underground to make sure conditions...

The word libraried may not be in the dictionary, but that’s the term one KFRU caller came up with the other day to sum up his thoughts about...