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I am (mostly) thankful for the lessons

I feel like every year when the kids go back to school is like a reset for all of us. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer. Mostly...

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Helping Dreams Take Root

Founder Ray Hall and his “dream team,” made up of Karmella Wright and Eddie Pilot, nurture inspiration through Dream Tree Academy — an after-school program designed to inspire...

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Back-to-School Memories: My lifelong transformation

As the back-to-school season rolls around, my mind always drifts back to my own educational journey. Those early school days feel like a chapter from an old book,...

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Curiosity Never Retires

Housed at Mizzou and developed by MU Extension, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is part of a nationwide program with a presence on more than 120 college campuses...

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Douglass Principal Says ‘Dig Deeper’

If you judge based on traditional measures of school success — test scores, attendance records, days of suspensions — you’ll miss the magic that’s happening inside the walls...

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New Marker Recognizes ‘Despicable’ Side of Boone County History

Ceremony memorializes lynching of Black teen George Bush from the Boone County jail 134 years ago. From 1865 to 1950, thousands of lynchings occurred throughout the country. At...

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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 Backlash  Thiss is the complete text of the speech presented by Keslie Spottsville...

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46 Things to do in COMO

The Weekender: Did someone say ‘FREE’ concerts and music — and kid’s events? Coming Up In COMO is a brief peek at concerts, plays, art exhibits, events for...

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International Screenwriting Conference coming to COMO

September 20-23 event will highlight female influence on film, television industries  Some of the biggest behind-the-scenes stars of television and motion pictures — the screenwriters — will converge...

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Ceremony Memorializes 1889 Lynching

Local and national speakers set to address Boone County’s dark past. A ceremony to place a historical marker commemorating an 1889 Boone County lynching is set for 4-5:30...