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Dianna Borsi O'Brien

with Jesse Hall in the background.|a wreaking ball against a white background|street sign with the words "renovate" pointing in one direction with the words "demolish" pointing in the opposite direction set against a bright blue sky.

Wrecking balls spur new Columbia group’s preservation passion

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CoMo Preservation aims for advocacy and education  A dizzying spate of historic buildings meeting the wrecking ball on the edges of Mizzoui’s campus last spring and summer galvanized a group of residents already alarmed by the loss of historic structures around Columbia.  One result of residents putting their feet to their feelings about losing historic […]

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Dianna Borsi O’Brien describes herself as a “hyper-local girl.”  Originally from Ohio, she’s a Mizzou graduate and a former adjunct journalism professor at MU, and she’s passionate about preserving our town’s history.  “I love Columbia,” she says.  That’s why she’s made it her mission to advocate for historical buildings in our community. Her book, “Historic

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