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Indoor swimming pool with multiple lanes, under a high ceiling with skylights. Spectators sit on bleachers, and a digital scoreboard displays information. Swimmers and officials are by the pool, with banners hanging above.

Making the Team

I’m scrolling through a spreadsheet emailed to me by Zach Franklin, sports development supervisor for…

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Sports Ball for All

The sports issue is always a fun one to work on. It brings back many…

a women stands by her son in his football uniform by the side of the football field

Game of Life

My relationship with sports has been the center of many jokes and stories when gathered…

sculpture pieces hanging in a room

Making Art for All

Back in 1977, the Columbia City Council passed legislation to create the Percent for Art…

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three people aiming at shooting target at an outdoor shooting range

Right On Target

For many COMO residents, gun ownership isn’t about politics. It revolves around precision, discipline, safety,…

chalkboard illustration with the text "Como goes way back to school"

COMO Goes Way Back to School

A medical educator assists a medical student in putting on a surgical gown in a medical lab setting

Being Part of the Change

About a year ago, due to the growing demand in operating rooms, University Hospital established…

Headshot of a women named Helen Porter against a white painted brick wall

Dr. Helen Porter

Job description I am responsible for all middle and high schools in CPS. I am…

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close up of two mules in harnesses standing outside by columns ant Jesse Hall at Mizzou in the background

MUles!

A Missouri mule is an instantly recognizable symbol of the state’s culture and history. Big-boned,…

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Rita Renee and Rodney March embrace one another outside by a black car

Rocking People’s Lives 

For COMO families in need of stability, Rock the Community is a nonprofit that lives…

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Movers & Shakers: August 2022

Michelle Holz The Columbia Board of Education recommended Michelle Holz as the assistant superintendent of…

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Little Libraries, Big Benefits

Today, it is not uncommon to spot small, wooden libraries of all shapes and sizes…