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August 21, 2007
Columbia schools begin push toward new school year
Music teacher Judy Brown, left, gets some help from media specialist Jaque Schaller to install a new teaching tool called a smart board.
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Students walk alongside Francis Quadrangle Monday afternoon during the first day of class for MU students.
Broadway’s new aesthetic
Shoppers walk past A La Campagne on Broadway in downtown Columbia on Monday. Downtown businesses used to be covered by concrete canopies, but they were removed in 2006 as part of a city plan to enhance the look of businesses located in The District.
State's highest court won't hear Ferguson appeal
Ryan Ferguson's appeal for a new trial in the killing of Kent Heitholt, a Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor, was denied by the Missouri State Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Earl Salmons, a seventh-grader at Columbia Independent School, takes part in an acting warm-up exercise as part of Molly Davin’s, far left, performing arts class on Tuesday.
Columbia Public Schools students go back to class
Hanna Stockwell, 8, center, and her sister Summer Stockwell, 9, left, greet their mother, Roxana Brown, at the bus stop after their first day of school at Fairview Elementary on Tuesday. Columbia police warn drivers to watch for children going to and from school.
Moye’s move helps MU defense's depth
Gilbert Moye, right, was primarily a quarterback in high school but has switched to safety as as a freshman for Missouri
March of Fathers
Louis Gatewood, right, walks his kids Kaitlyn and Louis Jr. to Field Elementary School on Tuesday. Gatewood took part in the Million Father March by accompanying his kids to school. “Kids need both positive influences — from mothers and fathers,” Gatewood said.
August 20, 2007
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Junior offensive lineman Colin Brown watches Saturday's scrimmage at Faurot Field from the sidelines. Brown is competing for the starting right tackle position to protect quarterback Chase Daniel.
Brown brings size to right tackle competition
Junior offensive lineman Colin Brown watches Saturday's scrimmage at Faurot Field from the sidelines. Brown is competing for the starting right tackle position to protect quarterback Chase Daniel.
A week at the fair
Lights danced across the midway as fairgoers took a spin on their favorite rides.
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Skeeter Kingsolver prepares to ride Top Gun, a bull, during the fair’s rodeo Friday.
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A man carries a portrait of rapper Tupac Shakur down the fair’s midway Friday.
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Kabe Plattner, of Marshall, hugs his steer, Wink, on Thursday. The steer placed 8th overall in its class in statewide cattle judging.
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Tate Bruns, of Bellflower, inspects a midway game Friday.
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Bob Dawson, front, and Tim DeOrnellis, both of Springfield, watch the tractor pull competition.
Easy riders
Laurie Spate-Smith, left, fills up her scooter at the Pierpont Gas Station. Spate-Smith estimates she can get 85 miles to the gallon on her scooter, while fellow Scooter Siren Elizabeth Marino, right, gets 100 miles to the gallon on hers.
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Spate-Smith, left, and Marino prepare to take off on their scooters for one of their weekly summer rides.
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Spate-Smith, left, and Marino ride along a gravel street in Pierpont Village. They avoid busy roads whenever possible.
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