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Sales tax election can be challenged, appeals court rules
Nearly four years after it was filed, a challenge to a sales tax election in the city of Columbia is about to begin. The Court of Appeals Western District ruled Nov. 26 that a Boone County circuit judge has authority to review a December 2015 special election that imposed a half-cent sales tax within the […]
‘The Negro Artist’ tells his identity story through poetry
Caleb Rainey was 11 years old when he drew his first conclusion about poetry. “I think poetry is the most boring thing to write, but poetry is not all that bad to read,” Rainey scrawled in his notebook. “I also think when I’m older, most likely, I will write poetry.” Rainey, now 24, reads the […]
‘The Negro Artist’ tells his identity story through poetry
Caleb Rainey was 11 years old when he drew his first conclusion about poetry. “I think poetry is the most boring thing to write, but poetry is not all that bad to read,” Rainey scrawled in his notebook. “I also think when I’m older, most likely, I will write poetry.” Rainey, now 24, reads the […]
Missouri man calls for improved farm safety for children
Donnie Bishop began working on his neighbor’s farm in Brookfield when he was 14. One February day in 1982, when he was 16, Bishop had a day off from school and decided to work. He was getting on a tractor in the middle of a cornfield when the power take-off, a shaft that can be […]
Missouri man calls for improved farm safety for children
Donnie Bishop began working on his neighbor’s farm in Brookfield when he was 14. One February day in 1982, when he was 16, Bishop had a day off from school and decided to work. He was getting on a tractor in the middle of a cornfield when the power take-off, a shaft that can be […]
Missouri drug-reform lobbyist indicted in marijuana scheme
A Columbia man who is a lobbyist for drug reform policies and has donated more than $25,000 to Missouri political campaigns is among nine people indicted in an alleged marijuana distribution scheme. Eapen Thampy, 35, was indicted by a grand jury last week on felony charges of marijuana distribution and marijuana possession. He appeared in […]
Missouri drug-reform lobbyist indicted in marijuana scheme
A Columbia man who is a lobbyist for drug reform policies and has donated more than $25,000 to Missouri political campaigns is among nine people indicted in an alleged marijuana distribution scheme. Eapen Thampy, 35, was indicted by a grand jury last week on felony charges of marijuana distribution and marijuana possession. He appeared in […]
Columbia parents, teachers find support in special ed group
When Colton Rivera eats a Long John, he eats the chocolate frosting half and leaves the rest. “More than anything else, Colton is a 6-year-old boy who loves to play with trains,” said Sara Rivera, Colton’s mom. “Autism is just a part of who he is. It’s not everything.” Parents and teachers involved with […]
Columbia parents, teachers find support in special ed group
When Colton Rivera eats a Long John, he eats the chocolate frosting half and leaves the rest. “More than anything else, Colton is a 6-year-old boy who loves to play with trains,” said Sara Rivera, Colton’s mom. “Autism is just a part of who he is. It’s not everything.” Parents and teachers involved with […]
Judge rules Columbia clinic cannot resume abortions
A federal judge has ruled that Planned Parenthood cannot resume abortions at its Columbia clinic. State law requires clinics that provide abortions to have physicians with admitting privileges at nearby hospital. The Columbia clinic has been unable to secure a physician with those privileges. The clinic had filed an injunction in December asking that it […]
Judge rules Columbia clinic cannot resume abortions
A federal judge has ruled that Planned Parenthood cannot resume abortions at its Columbia clinic. State law requires clinics that provide abortions to have physicians with admitting privileges at nearby hospital. The Columbia clinic has been unable to secure a physician with those privileges. The clinic had filed an injunction in December asking that it […]
From torts to tangos
Attorney Scott Wilson, self-tanned and decked out in a spangled pink shirt, panted before a cheering crowd of hundreds, a ponytailed Russian hanging from his neck. He grinned ear to ear.
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