Jer Nixon: MU student, candidate’s son, rapper

This story is something you probably haven’t heard before. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon’s son, Jer, raps and his lyrics aren’t exactly as tame as the campaign would like. In an Missourian story, Emily Van Zandt reports that Jer (a childhood nickname) has been rapping since his high school days when he was in a [...]

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Roots ‘n Blues and BBQ

Here’s the lowdown on the Roots and Blues festival for this weekend as reported by Stefanie Kienstra on the U Town blog.
Here’s her post.

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Rosh Hashanah services begin tonight

Check out this post on FaithinFocus about Rosh Hashanah services going on Sept. 29 in Columbia.
Click here.

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Update of sorts on construction near you

Just an update on some news from last month.
Construction is underway on the Hy-Vee store planned to go in the former-Wal-Mart building in the Rock Bridge Center. The move will be accompanied by road projects funded by your sales-tax dollars, if you choose to shop in the Rock Bridge Center. The extra half-cent sales tax [...]

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St. Louis Rams fire Linehan

The AP’s story on the firing of the embattled Rams coach — now former. Last week, Linehan benched starting quarterback Marc Bulger for veteran Trent Green. The move prompted Bulger to say he would not play for Linehan. The Rams are winless so far in 2008.
AP Story

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Ride the bus, register to vote

Those eligible to vote in Missouri will have an easy opportunity to register to vote in November.
Members of Grass Roots Organizing will be riding Columbia Public Transit buses registering residents to vote from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 2.
Oct. 8 is the deadline to register to vote in the November election.

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No one injured in fire at Hickman

This is something that I’m sure has traveled faster through the grapevine than the news sources on the Web, but just to dispell some rumors that usually circulate when anything remotely harmful happens at a school.
1. There was a small fire at Hickman High School in the gym.
2. No one was injured.
3. The fire was [...]

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Afternoon headlines for Sept. 29

Local news took a backseat to the economic meltdown prompted by the rejection of the Wall Street bailout plan by the House of Representatives.
Here’s the latest as of about 5 p.m.
The Times
Wall Street Journal
AP
And if that’s not enough, I’m sure you’ll be bombarded with more throughout the night.
Here’s your Columbia news:
‘Energy Guy’ makes Columbia more [...]

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Afternoon headlines for Sept. 28

So, light Sunday for news but some good reads to peruse, one in particular stood out to me. The Missourian asked some experts to weigh-in on how important the little things in presidential debates factor into voters’ decisions in November. Click here for more.
Here’s some other stories of interest, particularly to those who live near [...]

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Hickman stoppers crosstown debate…for one more year

Hickman rolls to win 41-7 over Rock Bridge on Friday night at Faurot Field.
Hickman quarterback Matt Herman ran in two TDs and threw another pair in the dominating performance. While the game may not have been as spellbinding, there was an interesting pregame problem.
The Rock Bridge Bruins featured a decidedly different look at Faurot Field [...]

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