Runway Wedding Trends: A Report from Fashion Week
As the emails began flying into my inbox, I couldn’t believe my eyes — one of my biggest dreams manifested into something that would soon become reality. For years, I had dreamed of attending New York Fashion Week, but I’d resigned myself to the realization that I’d most likely watch reruns of “The Devil Wears Prada” […]
Midici: Columbia’s Neo-est Pizza Place
Date nights are a necessity for my Saturdays. Between work, errands, social commitments, and, let’s be honest, attempts to make some room for that vital ‘me-time’, date nights are a chance to unwind with the person closest to me. They’re chances to get all dressed up, and they usually involve the promise of new and […]
A Fresh Approach to Health
Dr. Terry Wahls is a conventionally-trained medical doctor, so when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000, she started conventional treatment. By 2007, she was essentially confined to a zero-gravity chair — unable to run marathons and climb mountains, as she once had, or even play with her children in the backyard. The conventional route […]
Off the Beaten Path
Spring is the perfect time to get outside and explore, and Columbia has no shortage of open spaces to choose from. If you would like to branch out from your usual park or trail, here are a few suggestions based on who will be tagging along with you: With Family: Cosmo Park – Steinberg Playground […]
Moving through Grief
She walked in to the studio, her shoulders noticeably stooped and her voice soft. She had pain in her middle back and had come for relief. As she began to unfold her story, she said her husband had died the year before. Through the support of family and friends, spiritual guidance, and meditation, she believed […]
March: Movers and Shakers
Fresh Ideas Fresh Ideas Food Service Management has recently hired two new account managers, David Shanteau and Taylor Strecker. Shanteau will oversee accounts in Arkansas, and Strecker will oversee accounts in Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Additionally, Maria Scruggs was appointed to controller at the company and will manage financial reports, accounts receivable, accruals, and expenses. […]
PYSK: Margrace Buckler, HR Director, City of Columbia
Job description: I lead and direct all of the City’s human resources and employee benefits programs. So that’s part compliance, part PR, part negotiator, part mediator, part enforcer, part consultant. Years lived in Columbia/Mid-Missouri: Forty-three. I came to Columbia to attend MU and left for only a couple of years before I came back to […]
Steve Lubbering, Vice President of Human Resources, Columbia Insurance Group
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Guy Hulen, JobFinders Employment Services
How has the job applicant pool changed in recent years? The pool is constantly changing; however, what we’ve seen lately is less and less folks going into skilled trades and more people going into academics over the last decade. This has created a shortage of skilled trades like welders, HVAC workers, electricians, etc. The newest […]
March: Closer Look
TGH Litigation Joanna Trachtenberg, Julianne Germinder, and Andy Hirth were working at the Missouri Attorney General’s office when they decided to form a private practice in December 2016. In mid-February, TGH Litigation began offering their legal services to the community, specializing in civil rights, employment litigation, and other plaintiffs’ cases. When the trio worked for […]
Alzheimer's Association: Searching for a Cure
As a graduate student studying horticulture therapy, Jessie Kwatamdia worked at a nursing home. Her experience gardening alongside older adults introduced her to the impact Alzheimer’s disease has on patients and families. Kwatamdia remembers serving as a mediator for a mother and daughter who struggled to find common ground when dealing with the disease. “The […]
Briefly in the News: March
True/False Joins Initiative True/False has partnered with Ragtag Cinema, Columbia Public Schools, and the Columbia Public Schools Foundation in their Media Literacy Initiative. The multi-tiered Initiative will help CPS students think critically about their everyday media decisions. The initiative’s members, including True/False, advocate for students to use their media choices to become more thoughtful and […]