Dan Atwill, Presiding Commissioner of Boone County
What’s the biggest challenge of your job? Our biggest challenge is to use limited resources to satisfy virtually unlimited needs. Whether it be roads and bridges, law enforcement, mental health, or any of the countless other needs our county has, we must balance the various issues that confront us daily. You started your career in […]
How to Save a Life: Cancer Research Center
Last year, Missouri had over 34,000 new cancer cases. That’s roughly the population of Moberly and Sedalia combined. Cancer Research Center was founded in 1962 to create a better future for cancer patients. Since then, CRC has dedicated its time to identifying ways to detect cancer early, create innovative therapies, and analyze tumor reduction factors. […]
Couple You Should Know: Larry and Paula Chapman
A 17-year age difference couldn’t keep Larry and Paula Chapman apart. Dr. Larry Chapman, who has been in practice with Boone Hospital for 51 years, and his wife, Paula, talk about their first date, traveling, and what they appreciate about each other. What brought you to Columbia? Larry: I came to Columbia in 1954 on […]
Day in the Life: Nene Peter
Refugee pastor Nene Peter is committed to his calling. When a phone call during the early morning hours interrupts the silence of a shift at work or a night’s sleep at home, Nene Peter tries to answer. It’s not so much an inconvenience as an opportunity. Behind each call is a person. Someone a long […]
Strong Woman: Scottie Rawlings
Dietitian and Mary Kay consultant empowers women to be true to themselves. Scottie Rawlings, dietitian, Mary Kay consultant, and 10-year breast cancer survivor, shares what motivates her and what strength looks like in her life. WHAT GETS YOU OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING? Quiet time and reading “Jesus Calling,” a great cup of coffee, […]
A Way to Widen Broadway?
If only we could supersize the streets and alleys that make up Columbia’s central business district. Once again, we’re discussing delivery vehicles and how to integrate them into the fabric of the revitalized downtown area. Downtown Columbia’s inalterable, somewhat sub-standard block sizes and street widths are overwhelmed by the latest generation of supersized delivery vehicles […]
Kathryn Chval, Dean, MU College of Education
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Primrose Hill: Road to Recovery
The primrose is a Missouri native wildflower. It’s also the first rose of summer. Winter, obviously, isn’t kind to the primrose, but it gets through the bleak season to bloom in the spring. Like the primrose in the winter, people who experience drug and alcohol addiction go through times that seem bleak and hopeless. However, […]
Missouri River Relief: Good, Trashy Fun
The Missouri River, a.k.a. The Big Muddy. It’s the longest river in America, flowing 2,300 miles before joining the Mississippi in St. Louis. Considered the center of life for the Great Plains, the Missouri has served as the main artery for exploration, food, trade, and transportation for millions of people over thousands of years. Missouri […]
Close It Down!
Given the dismal outlook for the future of Columbia’s 52-year old municipal transit operation, the time has come for the city to gracefully exit the bus business. Uber? Lyft? Taxi vouchers? We’re open to any reasonable, less costly way to move people around (more on that later). But the municipal transit bleeding has to stop. […]
Caleb Rowden, State Senator
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Weddings: Teresa White and Anthony Bowne
Moberly Couple Ties the Knot on September 9. Photos by Alissa Brianne Teresa White and Anthony Bowne’s love story first began in 2014. A day after their first date, Anthony sent flowers to Teresa’s office, a habit that continued for months, earning Anthony a fond nickname from Teresa’s co-workers: The Flower Guy. The couple had their […]