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April 28, 2008
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Students at Parkade Elementary School used drawings to depict how they would redesign their playground space.
Columbia woman to serve as civilian diplomat in Iran [Photo]
Lily Tinker Fortel is taking a 12-day trip to Iran as a civilian diplomat with the Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith organization, to promote peace through conversational diplomacy. She hopes to gain "a better understanding of the Iranians, their culture and beliefs."
Health fair teaches students to eat right, exercise, brush their teeth — and have fun [Photo]
On Monday, Eugene Field Elementary School student Michael Linzie Hayes does pull-ups, instructed by Gunnery Sgt. James Knuckles of the U.S. Marine Corps, at one of the stations set up for the nursing fair organized by the MU Sinclair School of Nursing.
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On Monday, Gunnery Sgt. Scott Kates of the Marine Corps and MU Sinclair School of Nursing students Sarah Raish and Alyssa Norton and Midshipman Brittany Dabrowski talk at one of the stations set up for the health fair at Eugene Field Elementary School.
County, city get public input about Gans Road extension [Graphic]
66-year-old Columbian tackles 42-mile bike ride [Photo]
Judy Knudson will be traveling to New York next week to participate in the Five Boro race.
City to build 8-story parking garage [Photo]
The parking garage approved by the City Council last week is similar to one built in Elmhurst, Ill., by the same company Columbia hired for the job.
April 27, 2008
Cantwell, Miller win at Drake Relays [Photo]
Missouri's Kinsey Farren smiles after winning the women's 10,000 meter run on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
A new place for play at Parkade: 'More jungle gyms,' 'new monkey bars,' 'a football field' [Photo]
The Parkade Elementary School playground is getting an upgrade, thanks to a $15,000 grant approved by the City Council.
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Jerry Troy, third grade: "Some tether balls so more kids can play."
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Cole Serrage, third grade: "New acrobat things and a new jungle gym because we only have small spaces and small things. We need more space to have fun."
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Deandre and Demarcus Harris, third grade.
Demarcus: "More basketball courts because everyone always wants to play basketball, but there's not always enough courts."
Demarcus: "More basketball courts because everyone always wants to play basketball, but there's not always enough courts."
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Kennede Coleman, fifth grade: "More swings, more basketball courts and more exciting things for kids to do."
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Jake Riess, fourth grade: "I think (the playground) needs at least one more jungle gym. Our jungle gym is boring. They could at least add something reasonable. That thing is terrible."
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Kayla Wingate, fifth grade: "An individual basketball court so people won’t get run over when they’re trying to get to the other playground equipment.”
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Corrie Smith, fifth grade: "A better playground for the fifth-graders. No one wants to play on this stuff."
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Rayneesha Barksdale, fifth grade: "I would buy a better field. I would try to put in jungle gyms and slides for the kids. More swings and basketball courts to fill the pavement up."
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Robert Knowles, fifth grade: "I would buy tether balls and a new slide."
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Hailey Theberge, fourth grade: "More jungle gyms. It's just a bunch of pipes. We need more accessories on our jungle gym."
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Dylan Valleroy, third grade: "A football field because I like to play football and I know a lot of people that like football."
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