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3 jobs, 3 children, $1,200 a month
Stacie Ayers wakes up at 5 a.m. She lies in bed in the dark. The four-bedroom house north of town is quiet. Everyone else is asleep. She doesn’t have to start her day for another hour, but she can never sleep through the night. She worries about unpaid bills, how she will make up the hours missed at work because of the Thanksgiving holiday and whether her oldest daughter will go to school today. She lets the minutes pass while she decides whether to get up and do laundry or stay in bed until it’s time to wake the kids at 6 a.m. Most days she stays in bed. It’s the only quiet time she’ll have all day.
City poverty rates trump county, state
The tantalizing scent of mashed potatoes brimming with gravy, sweet potatoes and turkey with cranberry sauce will waft throughout households today.
Lawsuit:Off-kilter voters lists scrutinized
The U.S. Justice Department, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the state of Missouri, says 29 Missouri counties had more registered voters last November than they did voting-age residents.
Students go to work for others
Most college students will be home this Thanksgiving, taking a break from studies, visiting family and filling up on turkey and stuffing.
Gobbling down the turkey
It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and already the aisles of Gerbes grocery store on Paris Road are unusually busy. There is still enough room for Stephanie Carani, a Vanderveen Drive resident, to meticulously weave her cart around shoppers and browsers in search for cranberry sauce. After sifting through the canned fruits and vegetables, rummaging among the multitudes of fruit cocktails and green beans, she finally spots the sauce at the end of the aisle in its own display rack.
Katrina evacuees settle into Columbia
Despite minor setbacks like not having a pot to cook gumbo or being able to find the spices they need, New Orleans evacuees are assimilating to life in mid-Missouri.
Craftiness lands two women on HGTV
Gina Overshiner introduced herself to the television audience from the top of a firetruck. Melynda Lotven shook her gourds while doing the limbo.
Cigarette fire damages duplex
The Boone County Fire Protection District made quick work of a fire at a duplex Wednesday morning.
Not bugged about losses
While she is on the court, Stephens College freshman Crystal Dominguez is entirely focused on the game. She rarely changes expression, though she will occasionally grimace if she makes a bad play or disagrees with an official’s call.
No excuses for Davis
He is there everyday at 3:30 p.m., doing the best he can, whatever he can, to better himself and his team. Stretching, hustling, lifting, whatever it takes to improve his moves.
Tigers volleyball team nets 15th Big 12 win
The Missouri volleyball team beat Kansas 30-25, 27-30, 30-16, 30-18 on Wednesday in Lawrence, Kan., to earn a school-record 15th Big 12 Conference victory this season.
Tigers to serve Thanksgiving dinner
The Tigers will serve Thanksgiving dinner today at Lou’s Palace at 1020 E. Walnut St. The team will begin serving at noon and will meet with local patrons and their families and talk about the upcoming basketball season.
St. Francis to host biggest Thanksgiving Day dinner
J.J. Blankenship is a regular at the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen in Columbia.
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