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Joseph Trumbo, a first-grader at Parkade, tries on his new backpack at The Wardrobe yesterday as his mother, Maria Trumbo, carries a bag of back-to-school clothes. They were first in line to buy shoe vouchers at a discount as part of an annual program at the secondhand clothing store.
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Local News Stories
Another MU clinic in trouble
By LIZ HEITZMAN
of the Tribune’s staff
Another rural University of Missouri Health Care clinic is hemorrhaging thousands of dollars annually, and MU Health officials are searching for a tourniquet.
Clothing store gives students a leg up
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Joseph Trumbo will head to his first-grade class at Parkade Elementary School next week in a pair of brand-new shoes, something that might not have happened without the annual back-to-school program at The Wardrobe.
Critics convinced of conflict on housing task force
By GREG MILLER
of the Tribune’s staff
A public housing task force studying options for renovating the aging residential complex on Park Avenue has about 20 members. Only one is a resident of the complex.
Local students keep pace on college exams
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia students didn’t do as well on the ACT exam this year, but they did better than students around the state and nation.
School kids get chance to talk shop with judges
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
High school students from across the state will have a chance to chat with two Missouri Supreme Court judges next month in recognition of Constitution Day.
Boonville inmate commits suicide
A man up for parole next month killed himself over the weekend at the Boonville Correctional Center.
Police search for missing woman
Police are asking for the public’s help finding a 24-year-old Columbia woman who has been missing for more than a week.
In Business
Monsanto to purchase cottonseed company
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Monsanto Co. will pay $1.5 billion in cash to purchase Delta and Pine Land Co. in a merger of two of the world’s largest seed companies, a move that would end a long-standing legal dispute stemming from a failed merger eight years ago.
From The Wires
Steelman says she won’t run against Gov. Blunt in 2008
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - State Treasurer Sarah Steelman, growing weary of
speculation, says she has no plans to run against fellow Republican Gov. Matt
Blunt in 2008.
