Outside the System: Medical Practices Look for Alternatives
The long-ago medical television drama “Marcus Welby, M.D.” undoubtedly prompted countless baby boomers to pursue medical careers. But nearly 20 years after Robert Young’s titular character, a kindly old doctor who still made house calls, had finished a successful run, another prime time doctor — from a much more distant time — was inspiring […]
Health Journeys: The Personal Trainers Behind COMO Business
What kind of relationship can we expect from someone we’re paying to tell us what to do? We’re likely to choose a stranger, so we can cut ties if things don’t go well. Our tendency is to put careful boundaries in place to preserve the professional relationship. But sometimes a friendship develops — and that […]
Bridging the Gap: CenterPointe and Mental Health Care in Columbia
A few years ago, the leadership at CenterPointe Behavioral Health System noticed a trend taking place within its two inpatient mental health facilities in Missouri. CenterPointe Hospital, a 150-bed facility in Weldon Spring, was receiving a sizable number of patients from Mid-Missouri, who were driving two to three hours for services that weren’t available in […]
Made from Scratch
DeMarko Coleman and Teresa Wright connect over a bagel sandwich. Photos by Keith Borgmeyer The unlikely friendship between DeMarko Coleman and Teresa Wright started with a bagel sandwich. Sitting side-by-side at a table in the middle of a sunlit B&B Bagel, the pair can’t help but laugh when describing how it transpired. Three years ago, […]
Laying Down Roots
Clyde and Sheila Ruffin have called Columbia home for 36 years. Photos by Keith Borgmeyer Modern families often find themselves scattered across great distances; it’s uncommon to find generations of families putting down roots in one town, especially a college town like Columbia. Yet the families that do, like the Ruffins, who span three generations […]
COMO Loving: Karen Stone
Photo by Keith Borgmeyer Karen Stone, regional program director of The Caring People, is passionate about helping single moms. After teaching school for a number of years, Karen needed a career change and began life coaching. Besides teaching children, her other passion was helping women navigate through difficult times and live fulfilled lives. She worked […]
COMO Loving: Sarah Sandkuhl
Photo by Keith Borgmeyer Yoga instructor Sarah Sandkuhl makes Columbia a better place just by being herself. “Sarah just has this incredible energy. It can be hard to explain on paper,” says Barbie Banks, director of the Citizen Jane Film Festival, “but she exudes calm and light. And I really believe her positive energy is making her […]
COMO Loving: Verna Laboy
Verna Laboy lives out her love for the community. Photos by Keith Borgmeyer Community activist Verna Laboy shows up every day to contribute — to make Columbia a place for people to thrive, not just survive. Verna moved to town in the late 1980s to take a position with the Division of Family Services. She […]
20 Under 40 Alumni: Where Are They Now?
CBT’s 20 Under 40 is meant to be a celebration of people who are going places — for our 2018 issue, we caught up with three of our alumni to see where they’ve gone since joining the 20 Under 40 club. Turns out they’ve gone pretty far (literally and figuratively). Paul Jackson, Class of 2001 […]
Retire-what?
Most people look forward to a time when they’ll no longer be working. But for three Columbia area residents who are past retirement age, their professions are part of who they are. Although their views all vary about what retirement is, Lenard Politte, Halcyone Perlman, and John Whiteside all see their work as something bigger […]
2018’s 20 Under 40
It’s time to congratulate CBT’s 20 Under 40 class of 2018. The men and women of this class are talented, hard-working individuals. They’re leaders, they’re innovators, and they’re not sitting still. Each 20 Under 40 class seems to have its own personality. In this group, let’s just say there’s an entrepreneurial spirit that cannot be […]
Not Quite Flying Cars: Electric Vehicles in Missouri
Nothing jolts us back to reality quite like the low-fuel light on the dashboard, when heart rate inversely reflects the gas gauge plummeting towards empty. Easy now. You can travel another 35 or 40 miles, and there are at least two exits between here and stranded-on-the-side-of-the-road. Deep breath. Now imagine replacing your gas problems with […]