The City Council Bouncy House

It’s on page 63 in my copy of the Columbia City Charter under “Recall Petition.” Gather…

Columbia’s Family Health Center Takes a New Approach

Some of Columbia’s Family Health Center employees will soon have more wiggle room. The patient-centered…

Funding Missouri’s Highways

Is it something in the water? Maybe it’s in the air we breathe. Perhaps it’s…

Youth Empowerment Zone works to help troubled youth

In the spring of 2004, a drive-by shooting near the Columbia Mall sparked outrage in…

The babble of noisy rhetoric

It’s old news by now, but the outcome of two municipal propositions in last month’s…

Meals on Wheels delivers more than food

Columbia Meals on Wheels delivers hot, nutritious food to locals in need.

Strong Woman – Laura Pinkstaff

Board member for Columbia Adoption Project and a foster mom AGE: 37 YEARS LIVED IN…

Meant to Meet

Amanda and Jeff Pope’s paths were nearly intertwined since grade school, but it took more…

Day in the Life: NICU Nurse

Amanda Gibbons usually begins her work day when the sun’s about to set. She works…

Crime Stoppers fights no-snitch culture

Crime Stoppers guarantees anonymity to people who call in information about crimes.

There’s No Profit Here

Mothballing the Central Missouri Events Center, aka Fairgrounds, presents the perfect pause to consider what…

“Sell” Them on the Issues

The calls are beginning to go out. It happens every time a local issue appears…