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Celebrating service
In 1981, a 21-year-old Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper named Ernie Raub, fresh out of training, stopped for lunch at the deli in Snoddy’s general store in Boonville and noticed some old pictures of state troopers on the wall. The store had once been a “contact point,” a place where troopers would check for messages from headquarters, in the days before radios allowed direct communication with patrol cars.
Floyd to seek curators’ OK for tuition rise
Student leaders at MU say a proposed 5 percent increase in tuition is in line with what they expected.
NAACP questions council hopefuls
Questions about commercial and residential development are nothing new to candidates running for Columbia’s City Council. On Tuesday, at the NAACP’s candidate forum, however, the questions became a little more specific.
Blog gives veteran’s take on Iraq
It is 3 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2004. Brian Van Reet sits in the gunner’s seat on top of a Humvee two miles east of Sadr City, a poor section of Baghdad, Iraq. His view across the open field is dotted with rudimentary mud-brick shanty huts. Van Reet likes to call this part of Baghdad “a Shiite slum.”
How the troops saw, felt Iraq
The heat, which is like living under a french fry lamp.
Coalition protests education tax credits
A state bus tour stopped in Columbia on Tuesday to rally against three proposed bills in the Missouri legislature that would create tax credit scholarship funds to allow students in struggling districts the option of attending private schools or a preferred public school.
Moberly principal suspended without pay
Nearly a year after the principal of Gratz Brown Elementary School was placed on paid administrative leave, the Moberly School Board voted 6-1 Sunday night to suspend Richards Boyce without pay for the remainder of his 2005-06 contract.
Female leaders help business, says economist
Martha Farnsworth Riche says it makes good business sense to hire and promote women.
MU to discuss adding biodefense research centers
MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine will hold a public discussion this week on the construction of two research centers that would be used in efforts to combat bioterrorism and curb the outbreak of infectious diseases.
School board forum discusses multiculturalism, diversity
Multiculturalism and diversity were the main focus of discussion at a school board forum Tuesday night sponsored by the Columbia branch of the NAACP.
Gardner opts for NBA
It was already going to be a tough rebuilding job, but Missouri’s next basketball coach’s task became a bit more daunting Tuesday.
Fatherly advice
Josh Barbo’s father is still coaching him. But now, Josh doesn’t have to listen.
Hunter ready for Team USA tour
After her senior season as setter on the Missouri Tigers’ volleyball team, Lindsey Hunter had originally planned to finish out her final semester at the University before moving to Colorado Springs to live and train with the national team at the Olympic Training Center.
Central Methodist signs Kewpies
One Kewpie and one former Kewpie signed letters of intent to play football next year at Central Methodist University.
