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MU football team has no illusions about Kansas State

Tackling 6-foot-6, 250-pound sophomore KSU quarterback Josh Freeman might prove difficult for the Tigers on Saturday.

Flamenco

Liliana Morales and a team of dancers brought Flamenco to the streets of Columbia Mo., as part of Artregous Fridays.

Leaders must support troops with action, not just words

Rose Nolen

Writers Guild strike isn’t scaring anyone

J. Karl Miller

A lot must go right<br>for Daniel to earn Heisman

Missouri junior Chase Daniel has led the Tigers to four straight victories since a loss at No. 3 Oklahoma.

Hard-hitting cousins stay close

Nick Bigogno, right, a junior midfielder for the Columbia College men’s soccer team, plays physically. So does his second cousin, Bart Coslet, a freshman defensive lineman on the MU football team.

Off the Map: Four Columbians take adventure vacations

Judy Knudson relaxes with a hard-earned glass of wine during a recent trip to France. Knudson has been to France numerous times; during one of her trips, she and her husband spent nine days cycling through France's Loire River Valley in 1994.

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LaVonne Patterson sweeps rainwater out of an unfinished house in Manakau, New Zealand in 2006. Patterson traveled to Manakau with Habitat For Humanity to build a home for a family in need.

The Blind Boys of Alabama make a joyful noise

Blind Boys of Alabama singer Clarence Fountain sings at the Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ Festival on Sept. 7, 2007.

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Dre Merello sits on a hill overlooking Tuscany, Italy. Merello attended a yoga retreat in an 800-year old Tuscan villa in 2006.

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Dane Pavlovich carts a wheelbarrow of dirt near Aguascalientes, Mexico. In 2006, Pavlovich led a group of college students on a Christian mission trip to build a retreat center for a local church.

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Drummer Ricky McKinney lost his eyesight to glaucoma when he was in his early 20s.

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Lead guitar player and backup singer Joey Williams entertains the crowd in Peace Park.

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Bart Coslet

Bomb squads called to downtown mosque

Officer Townsley of the Columbia Police Department helps secure the area surrounding the Islamic Center of Central Missouri on Thursday evening. Foot traffic was kept back after the Mosque received a suspicious package, which law enforcement detonated on site.

Bring on the chill

From left, Kelly MacNevin, Matt Tipton and Lola Tipton walk through the intersection at Locust and Sixth streets. With the temperatures in the 40s, Columbia residents had to bundle up.

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Matthew Cleek gets ready to finish his day of work. Cleek is painting a house that is being remodelled. “I felt like this was the coldest day yet,” he said.

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Salvation Army Rotary bell-ringer Pam Franta rings for donations in front of the post office on Walnut Street. “I thought it would be colder today,” said Franta, who has been volunteering as a bell ringer for several years.

Columbia retailers seek to tap holiday spirit

Kaitlyn Sadowski, left, an employee at The Candy Factory, helps Kristy Long make a purchase after Long’s sister-in-law Tabby Rider, red shirt, and niece Leah Rider, right, also made a purchase on Saturday.

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The Deutschheim Association sold handmade items from Germany at the King’s Daughters Holiday Festival on Nov. 10.
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