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An up-close look at the Columbia women who help us feel beautiful. Whether your beauty regimen includes facials, mani–pedis, and hair styling or you simply like to indulge...

Eighteen months ago, Columbia saw the possibility of two large companies building distribution centers or factories in the area: American Outdoor Brands and Aurora Organic Dairy. If the...

The Columbia chapter’s mission statement: The Columbia Public School District’s Partners in Education program provides a vehicle through which our schools and our community can come together and,...

Until recently, it was assumed that high school seniors would attend college after they graduated. Now, more students are opting out of that traditional route. A study from...

A sprawling 250-foot banner drapes over the side of a downtown Dallas high-rise office building. It’s white, narrow, and fairly nondescript, but it drives home the point: “MIZZOU...

Educators are faced with tough choices when it comes to students who are acting out in school.On the one hand, they don’t want to come down too harshly...

After she got back from her deployment in Iraq, Heather Brown couldn’t sleep. When she wasn’t at work or attending class at MU, she shut herself off from...

Semper fidelis: always faithful. The motto of the United States Marine Corps encompasses the ideals of all (Marine or otherwise) who serve. This ideal, so ingrained in our...

We’re proud to recognize the businesses and people keeping Columbia looking good and running smoothly. Because of your continued and growing support of Columbia’s businesses and leaders, we...

The criminal justice program is what first attracted Landon Miller to Columbia College. Miller, the recent recipient of an honorable medical discharge after more than four years of...