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The Elephant in the Room

The first extra session of the Missouri General Assembly skirts around the topic of lethal violence.

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Empowerment for Survivors

True North of Columbia works to support victims of domestic and sexual violence.

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Building Trusted Relationships

Midwest Special Needs Trust has financially assisted individuals with special needs and their families for 30 years.

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Heads Counted, Lines Drawn

The state auditor is soliciting applicants for the person who will oversee the redrawing congressional and Missouri legislative boundary lines.

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Team Building through the Enneagram

Leaders can promote team health by aligning their members’ strengths and work styles with their responsibilities, schedules, and even work spaces.

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CYSK: Tracy & Beth Arey

Realtors Tracy & Beth Arey talk about their family and pushing each other to win in business.

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You Affect Columbia’s Tourism

Learn how important you are to the success of the tourism industry and the things you can do to make Columbia the best destination possible.

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Discovering Your Strengths Through the Enneagram

The best way to discover your strengths, the Enneagram suggests, is by discovering your underlying motivations and then noticing what comes naturally.

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CYSK: Munir Mohammad & Zee Avci

Munir Mohammad and Zee Avci, owners of Shortwave Coffee, Boone Olive Oil Co., and Fit X Femme, dish about what makes their relationship work.

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What Do We Do?

Exploring how the Convention and Visitors Bureau promotes tourism in Columbia and Boone County.

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Saving and Serving Columbia

An in-depth look into Columbia’s local Salvation Army and its extensive programs.

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The Summer of Suffrage

Last November, women accounted for 135 of the candidates for state and federal administrative, legislative, and judicial offices, a Missouri record.