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Bill would penalize for tuition increases
JEFFERSON CITY — A report and a bill focusing on the monetary and implicit costs of college education could punish universities for raising their tuition too high.
Building a dream
After outgrowing her home-based center, Diane Patrick began looking for a location to build a new center and eventually found two available lots on McBaine Avenue in the First Ward. Zoning regulations and finding an architect to design the facility were challenges.
Bike race has eye on Columbia
The closest most Columbia residents have gotten to the world’s greatest bicyclists is tuning in to the annual broadcast of the Tour de France. But a soon-to-come decision from the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau could bring them right to the finish line.
Brown out to temper tough play
Marshall Brown’s aggressiveness has been a key to his high-point production during the Big 12 Conference men’s basketball season. But that aggressiveness has also led to consistent first-half foul trouble for Missouri’s starting forward.
Miss Missouri gets something to smile about
Miss Missouri Sarah French may not have been crowned Miss America on Monday night. But that didn’t stop her from smiling her way to the top.
Piece of city’s skyline in for sacred make-over
Drivers passing Parkade Baptist Church on Monday morning slowed to catch a glimpse of something that hasn’t happened in 23 years. Dangling in mid-air was a 65-foot, 3,500-pound steeple that has crowned the church at 2102 N. Garth Ave. since the new sanctuary was dedicated in 1984.
Baby sitter, friend held in infant shooting
The Columbia duo arrested in connection with the shooting of an 11-month-old baby in a mobile home on Saturday were being held in the Boone County Jail on Monday on multiple charges.
Bill would boost accessibility for elderly, disabled
JEFFERSON CITY — The elderly and people with disabilities could have a new avenue to improve handicapped accessibility in their homes if a proposed Senate bill passes.
Early hour of brain power at CIS
How do you teach virtue? How do you build character? How do you boost brain power? Columbia Independent School is trying to do all three, all before 8:25 a.m.
Bills on MOHELA sale draw support along party lines
JEFFERSON CITY — More than a month after Gov. Matt Blunt announced that he might call a special session to discuss legislation to sell part of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority’s assets, he has yet to mention it again.
Student bus route deemed success
Columbia Transit employees spent plenty of time talking to college students last year, and their effort seems to have paid off.
Valiant effort
The death of a thoroughbred racehorse is never less than heartbreaking. They’re magnificent athletes, bred to race, with muscular torsos perched on sinewy legs.
Extra points
Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants completed a $15.8 million, one-year contract Monday night after the slugger spent hours at the ballpark being examined by team doctors.
Jayhawks’ relentless defense stuffs Cornhuskers
LINCOLN, Neb. — Brandon Rush scored 20 points, Julian Wright added 17, and sixth-ranked Kansas used a 27-0 run in the first half to fuel a 76-56 blowout of Nebraska on Monday night.
