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Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO)

Newspaper covers local and national news, business, features, sports, entertainment, obituaries, multimedia, and more.

Articles from March 7, 2009

Centralia Girls Fall to Bowling Green
CENTRALIA -- Jordyn Tolliver had a clear path to the basket on a breakaway. Bowling Green's Desirae Dixon tracked her down and knocked the ball out of bounds. On the ensuing inbounds play, Centralia turned the ball over."It was one of those nights,"...
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Cool under Pressure ; Late Free Throws Seal District Title for New Franklin
STURGEON -- When Kelsea McClellan caught the ball in the left baseline corner with the clock ticking down in the Class 2 District 13 championship game, she didn't know what to think.She didn't have much time for anything to run through her head as she...
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Cougars Nervous about NAIA Bid after Upset Loss
In a brief ceremony after Friday night's American Midwest Conference Tournament semifinal, Columbia College recognized junior forward Rachel Oswald for surpassing 1,000 career points earlier in the night.But those weren't tears of joy trickling down...
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Early Voting ; Good, but Worth the Cost?
Lawmakers in Jefferson City are debating the merits of early voting in Missouri.Secretary of State Robin Carnahan promotes the idea of opening polling places for a two-week period during the three weeks before a regularly scheduled election, but some...
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Gibson's Lucky 13 ; Ace Strikes out Baker's Dozen
It's quite unlikely that anyone in college baseball doesn't already know who Kyle Gibson is. Missouri's big right-hander has been on major league scouts' radars long before he donned a Tigers uniform.And after a stint in the Cape Cod League -- that was...
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GRAND OPENING: New Business in Columbia ; Majestic Homes and Remodeling
Owners: Charles Clark and Jacob RoseAddress: 1108 Falcon DrivePhone: 489-0992E-mail: charles@majestichomesandremodeling.comWeb site: www.majestichomesandremodeling.comNature of services offered: Majestic Homes and Remodeling offers full-service home...
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Hoppe Pushes for More Cyclist Protection ; Existing Law Not Seen as Sufficient
On Feb. 19, Gina Overshiner and her 10-year-old son, Max, were bicycling home from school just as they have done each day this school year. As they rode in the middle of a westbound traffic lane on Broadway approaching Garth Avenue, the driver in a car...
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If All Could Be Tolsons ; Senior's Leadership, All-Around Play Key to Quarterfinal Run
Skylar Tolson is clearly not the biggest player on the Rock Bridge boys basketball team and, despite his many talents, probably not the best.Photo by Parker EshelmanSkylar Tolson has led Rock Bridge to the Class 5 quarterfinals with his all-around play...
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Made for Wandering ; Ann's Teachers Store Tempts Educators and Parents Alike with Instructional Materials and Toys
Photo by Don ShrubshellStella Johnson, director of Mrs. J's African-American Centered Institute, selects language arts materials at Ann's Teachers Store.Photo by Don ShrubshellVal Schoeneberg, owner of Ann's Teachers Store and More, holds her 4-month-old...
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Missouri Theatre Faces Litigation in Billing Dispute ; $1.6 Million Said to Be at Issue
A lingering dispute between the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts and general contractor Huebert Builders threatens to erupt in a flood of mechanic's liens on the theater's restored building."We have a disagreement with the general contractor over...
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MU Softball Blanks UMKC
The 12th-ranked Missouri softball team blanked UMKC, its first opponent of the All-Missouri Breast Cancer Awareness, 9-0 in six innings in Springfield to improve to 15-3.Senior Stacy Delaney was credited with the win, her second of the year, after throwing...
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MU to Close Health Connection ; Tight Budget Brings Ax to Fitness Program
The Health Connection, a fitness institution operated for 19 years by the University of Missouri, will shut its doors at the end of June because of budget constraints.The program began through research by Marian Minor, a School of Health Professions...
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Property Inventoried, Not Seized, Now Missing
More than $2,000 in cash and some electronics disappeared from a Columbia man's sport-utility vehicle last weekend after he was arrested by Boone County sheriff's deputies and before friends retrieved his vehicle from a towing company's lot.Anthony Hayes:...
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PTL*: Praise the Lord ; Local Church Invites Prayer Requests Via Text Message
There's a cell phone sitting on the desk next to Ransom Routledge in the Calvary Baptist Church office, one of those TracFones that senior pastor Brian Evans picked up from Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago.More High-Tech prayer options? The Presidential...
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Public Record
Becker, Mary C. and Mary R.; $25,000First National Bank & Trust Co.S13, T47, R13Hathaway, Lisa and Steven; $120,000First National Bank & Trust Co.Lot 16 Plat 1 Country Club MeadowsRoeder, Neal T. and Laura M.; $135,000First National Bank & Trust Co.Lot...
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'Real World' Creator Learned Diversity at MU
Jon Murray, the producer of long-running reality cable show "The Real World," has been exploring what happens when seven strangers from different parts of the country are put together in a house and "stop being polite and start getting real."Jon Murray:...
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Spiritual Life Calendar
SaturdayCommunity United Methodist Church, 3301 W. Broadway, will hold contemporary worship at 5 p.m. The Rev. Kevin Shelton will continue the series "Unbinding Your Heart."SundayCalvary Episcopal Church, 123 S. Ninth St., will celebrate Holy Eucharist...
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Spiritual Life in Brief
Forum church to open north campusForum Christian Church, previously Forum Boulevard Christian Church, will host the grand opening March 15 of its second site, Forum Christian Church North Campus, 3300 Vandiver Drive.Church leaders include Senior Minister...
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TAKE TWO: An Alternative Look at the Day in Sports
Count the Missouri baseball team as fans of the unusually warm winter.The weather allowed the Tigers to practice outside for all except one day in the preseason, and now Taylor Stadium -- once the place where only a few hundred die-hard fans dared tread...
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Texas A&M Beats Missouri 96-86
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The piercing cheers that had rocked sold-out Reed Arena relented only for a few smattered "Over-rated" chants as Missouri's players walked off the floor.For halftime.Photo by Stuart Villanueva / Associated PressMissouri's Leo...
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Tigers, Aggies Have Plenty on the Line
It's tough to say which team will have more on the line today at Reed Arena.Mark Turgeon: Aggies have won five straight gamesIs it the 15th-ranked Missouri basketball team, which has everything to gain, from the chance at a share of the Big 12 regular-...
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Top Drawer
BrossMillerSchlenderSchrieferONWARD & UPWARDTisha Quinn has been named store manager for maurices at the Columbia Mall. Quinn is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the store, including sales performance, visual presentation, and personnel recruitment...
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Week in Review
Hallsville clinic seen as rural health care 'model'Local health care returned to Hallsville this week, and organizers hope its community-based model will transform rural health care in the state.The new Hallsville Area Family Clinic at 501 N. Route B...
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