With poor market, Columbia recyclables pile up

I just wanted to point this out to those of you — myself included — who fill those blue bags or use those big tan bins. Going green is piling up instead of paying off in Columbia. And, it may mean the city will have to lease out space to accomodate all those water bottles [...]

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Judge continues murder trial of one charged in Bentley slaying

COLUMBIA — The murder trial of one of the five men charged in the June 10 slaying of a Columbia man was continued Monday in Boone County Circuit Court.
Quillan E. Jacobs, 17, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in connection with the slaying of 22-year-old Nathaniel Bentley.
Boone County Circuit Judge [...]

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Final prez debate promises heated discussion and engagement…hopefully

I’m sure watching tonight’s final presidential debate is high on your list of must-see TV. The Missourian will once again be live-blogging the debate at The Watchword. This includes a team of reporters scouring and dissecting the candidates statements and, more importantly, fact-checking their claims and attacks. I was thinking about the usefulness of this [...]

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Following undecided voters as they make their choices

Undecided voters. That small percentage that wield so much power in elections, particularly presidential ones, that nobody seems to be able to crack into what they care about. What makes them hold back and wait to pick a side.
After every debate and every horse-race headline, pundits analyze “what this means for Obama for undecideds” or [...]

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Roots ‘n Blues parking

Finding a place to park in downtown Columbia may be difficult this weekend. Here’s a list to help you get to the festival without an added headache of driving around searching for the closest spot.
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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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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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Morning headlines from Sept. 26

Hello All,
Leading with some national news today that is at the forefront of most of our minds. Looks like talks continue in Washington over bailing out Wall Street.
Here’s the Times story.
I would also check out the LATimes story. They have this cool news update that appears at the top of the story to help know [...]

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City plans tennis, basketball courts at Rock Quarry Park

The City of Columbia plans to add basketball and tennis courts at Rock Quarry Park. The city is still taking input on other additions to the park.
Additional parking to accommodate the expected increase in park patrons drawn by the courts is part of the plan. The project’s budget is $190,000 and construction would begin in [...]

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