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By Brian Pellot  ¦   Get to know Karen Baxter, a candidate for the City Council in the First Ward. Click here to see the full municipal election guide.

By Meghan Sundermeier and Mark Lewis  ¦   Get to know Paul Sturtz, a candidate for the City Council in the First Ward. Click here to see the full municipal election guide.

By Jacqueline Lampert and Mark Lewis  ¦   Get to know John Clark, a candidate for the City Council in the First Ward. Click here to see the full municipal election guide.

By Shared by Clyde Bentley  ¦  

By COURTESY PHOTO  ¦   From left, Susan Harris, Michele Owens, Elizabeth Licata and Amy Stewart have only met in person once, but they’re constantly in touch. They are the driving force behind Garden Rant, a garden blog with news, gossip and rants that provides a different perspective than your garden variety magazine article.

By Catalin Abagiu  ¦   Debbie Dougherty prepares for the sheep routine maintenance on March 1 at her family’s farm in Williamsburg, Mo. Debbie and her husband, Tom Clark, own 50 Soay and Dorper sheep.

By Catalin Abagiu  ¦   Debbie Dougherty prepares for the sheep routine maintenance on March 1 at her family’s farm in Williamsburg, Mo. Debbie and her husband, Tom Clark, own 50 Soay and Dorper sheep.

By Catalin Abagiu  ¦   Working hard, Tom Clark grabs a sheep during a Saturday afternoon feeding at his family’s farm in Williamsburg, Mo.

By Catalin Abagiu  ¦   Tom Clark prepares to feed his sheep on Saturday afternoon, March 1, at his family's farm in Wiliamsburg, Mo.

By MICHAEL STONACEK  ¦   Austin Renwick punts a soccer ball in his front yard while playing outside with his family. The family moved from a 16 acre farm in Hillsboro, which is about 45 miles south of St. Louis.

By MICHAEL STONACEK  ¦   Tim Renwick, right, sits with his son, Austin, 12, in their living room in Columbia while watching tv after dinner.

By TOP: Catalin Abagiu; BOTTOM: Michael Stonacek  ¦  

By KEVIN PEIPER/THE BAXTER BULLETIN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  ¦   A commercial boat dock floats lodged against the Ark. State Highway 5 bridge in Calico Rock, Ark., Wednesday, March 19, 2008 on the White River. Heavy rains since Monday caused widespread flooding in northern Arkansas. The National Weather Service has warned that regions including the Midwest and New England are at risk for further flooding as rain and snow totals rise. (AP Photo, The Baxter Bulletin, Kevin Peiper)

By SARAH CONARD/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  ¦   Volunteers sandbag the perimeter of the Old Towne Fenton Veterinary Clinic in Fenton, Mo., on Thursday, March 20, 2008. The rivers are expected to crest tomorrow night following a period of heavy rainfall earlier in the week. High rain and snow levels in several parts of the country are expected to put them at risk for flooding, the National Weather Service said.

By HEATHER MCGUIRE  ¦   Skender Canhasi, 74, sips on some Turkish coffee prepared by his grandson Arian on Thursday. Drinking coffee and tea is a time the family can get together and socialize.

By JOSHUA A. BICKEL  ¦   Missouri pitcher Stacy Delaney delivers during the Tigers' game against the Braves on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers lost to the Braves, 5-4, ending a 19-game winning streak.

By ALEX LEWIS  ¦   MU pitcher Ian Berger delivers a pitch during the second inning of MU's game against Toledo on March 15.

By HEATHER MCGUIRE  ¦   Shpend Ibraimi, 21, prepares an afternoon tea for him and his brother, Arian, 19, Thursday. Their family drinks Russian tea several times because "you can sit around drink it and socialize," said Shpend.

By HEATHER MCGUIRE  ¦   Skender Canhasi, 74, sips on some Turkish coffee prepared by his grandson Arian on Thursday. Drinking coffee and tea is a time when the family can get together to socialize.