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U.S. Army Sgt. Mike Gilmore has learned strategies from the past can help win battles in the present. A class near Centralia taught him there’s a strong connection between the Civil War and the war in Iraq today.

The Simmons family went shopping, went out to dinner and ran errands Saturday, all without the use of their Chevy Cavalier or Pontiac Montana minivan. All it took was four bus transfers.

Columbia Public Schools will be running on a deficit budget for the second year in a row according to budget documents released by the district. The Columbia school board will take its first look at the proposed budget for the 2006-07 school year at tonight’s meeting.

In August, Missourians will experience a new way of voting. In accordance with the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, counties throughout the state have adopted new voting equipment for the coming elections, but Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren says the change may not be all good.

A little-publicized bill that would allow the teaching of intelligent design in Missouri classrooms never made it to the floor of the Missouri General Assembly this year. However, proponents of the Missouri Science Education Act say the issue will likely be back before lawmakers in 2007.

Wonder what’s going on with the muddy construction on the big hill south of Proctor Drive and east of Creasy Springs Road?

The Hickman boys lacrosse team went from feeling elated Saturday afternoon to feeling, well, not so elated Sunday morning.

Heather Robey, Stephanie Stowe and Stephanie Kababie never planned on crossing paths. But in 2003, they came together at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff to play softball.

Freshman Ryan Lollis swept sunflower seeds and dirt into a neat pile outside the Tiger’s dugout.

Nebraska swept the Missouri softball team at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln. Sunday’s 5-3 loss gave the Tiger’s (23-25, 7-11 Big 12) the seventh seed in the Big 12 Conference Championships.

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