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A Dose of COVID News

If the ubiquitous face covering is the forever symbol of 2020, will the vaccine syringe be the lasting image of 2021? As of January 6, at least 7,000...

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The Green Light

For many decades, marijuana has carried negative connotations built on misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric. Only in recent years has the general public started to recognize and accept the...

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A Columbia Tradition

If the mere mention of its signature dishes — tortellini with peas and prosciutto, pasta con gambretti, eggplant parmigiano, and so on — doesn’t make your mouth begin...

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In the Face of a Challenge

Over the past nine months, with COVID-19 spreading through Columbia and the world, Dr. Peter Stiepleman, superintendent of Columbia Public Schools; Dr. Mun Choi, president of the UM...

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Paths to Success: Where Are They Now?

Over the past three decades, the University of Missouri Athletic Department has witnessed significant growth — due in no small part to former Athletic Director Mike Alden, who...

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The Road to Stardom

Halle Kearns performs with such effortlessness and passion that you’d never guess the self-made country singer-songwriter from Columbia was once a shy little girl who was nervous about...

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Meet Me at the Keyhole

You’ve seen the iconic keyhole sculpture in front of City Hall in Columbia. It’s there in the background on newscasts, photographed for advertisements, lit up to celebrate different...

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LIVE! From the Lockdown

Columbia singer Symonne Sparks remembers her last concert she performed in before the COVID-19 pandemic effectively shut down most live music around the world. As the vocalist for...

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The Covid and College-town Clash

Gary Ward has a keen understanding of COVID-19 fatigue. He also has a treatment — at least temporarily — for the ubiquitous anxiety over social distancing, uncertainty, and...

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Impact COMO 2020

Barbra Horrell, one of Columbia’s hard working volunteers....