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Larry Schuster answers a phone call Friday inside his business, Pioneer Window Works, at 1101 Grand Ave. Schuster removed shrubs from outside his business, suspecting they were used as a hiding place for illegal drugs. Still, he said, the North Garth area gets a bad rap.   Read the Article

Local News Stories
Blunt, leaders agree on new MOHELA plan
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Gov. Matt Blunt and legislative leaders have agreed on a new university construction plan that would be financed through the sale of $350 million worth of student loans, The Associated Press has learned.

Shop welcomes policing
By GREG MILLER of the Tribune’s staff
When strangers started poking around the bushes in front of Pioneer Window Works on Grand Avenue, owner Larry Schuster knew it was time for the thick swatch of greenery to go.

Senator ponders formula to fund higher education
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
The head of a special committee examining the high cost of going to college believes Missouri’s public higher education institutions should be financed according to a state formula much like public grade and high schools are funded.

After 15 years, Boone County Jail needs some updates
By JACOB LUECKE of the Tribune’s staff
County leaders say the 15-year-old Boone County Jail needs as much as $700,000 in repairs and improvements over the next several years.

Talent focuses on veterans
By JASON ROSENBAUM of the Tribune’s staff
A missed handshake from Claire McCaskill was all it took to stir up bad memories for Jack Jackson.

•	POLITICS BLOG: Audio from the Veterans for Talent event

Suit holds up new Wal-Mart despite public vote
By GREG MILLER of the Tribune’s staff
BOONVILLE - If Wal-Mart supporters thought winning an election last November was the final step toward getting a Wal-Mart Supercenter in town, they weren’t thinking about Eldon Bugg.

Ball park talks lack city input
By MATTHEW LeBLANC of the Tribune’s staff
Call it a failure to communicate.

Boone Hospital seeks more lease comment
The public has another chance to comment on Boone Hospital Center’s lease agreement with BJC HealthCare.

KFRU computer gets firefighter response
The Columbia Fire Department responded early yesterday to an alarm after a faulty computer began emitting smoke at the KFRU radio station.

In Features
‘We left it in the doctor’s hands.’
By KEVIN COLEMAN of the Tribune’s staff
After the death of their mother, a Sedalia woman and her brother are suing a Columbia physician accused of Medicare fraud.

Past Perfect
By GREG MILLER of the Tribune’s staff
Renaissance fair offers classical diversity of medieval village.

•	SLIDE SHOW: Past Perfect
•	AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: The Renaissance

In Sports
Big 12’s TV contract gives fans short notice
By DAVE MATTER of the Tribune’s staff
Missouri’s football season is less than a week away, so it’s a good time to revisit how the Big 12 Conference’s TV contract works.

In Ovation
Power behind the press
By MARCIA VANDERLIP of the Tribune’s staff
Short in height, tall in stature, Beverly Jarrett has been a driving force behind the success of the University of Missouri Press.