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What’s New in Downtown?

Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield Music Center  MU recently completed phase one of a new building…

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Show Your True Colors

Pride is about the celebration of all the beautiful identities in the LGBTQ+ community, which…

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Defending the Vulnerable

As a child, Columbia local Dr. Stephanie Logan could not have imagined where her life…

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PYSK: Loreli Wilson

Job descriptionIn my role, I oversee diversity and inclusion and community initiatives for Veterans United…

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The Road to Refuge

According to the United Nations, 79.5 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide by the end…

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Getting Back on Track

Half a million Missourians do not have a high school education. Unexpected pregnancies, sicknesses in…

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Ballot Access: Mailing It In

Way back in January, long before the coronavirus became the yardstick by which everything legislative…

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August: Movers & Shakers

Don Prose Coil Construction announced that team member Don Prose recently earned his project manager…

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The Farmer’s Top Employee

Most Columbians start their work day by grabbing their keys as they head out the…

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August: Briefly in the News

Giving Back U.S. Cellular Donates Tablets to Organization As part of U.S. Cellular’s ongoing commitment…

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CYSK: Jaime and Tony Palmer

How did you meet? Tony: At the greatest university in the country that I like…

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August: A Closer Look

QuarkWorks QuarkWorks began as a dream of three MU grad school students — Bryan Pratte…