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Spinning wheels
Derby Ridge Elementary School art teacher Kim Freese and fifth-grader Braden Huckaby, 11, place 200
student-made pinwheels today outside the school as part of an observance of International Day of Peace.
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Local News Stories
Nurses planning to picket
By TERRY GANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
Informational pickets will be posted Saturday outside Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital to protest the management’s treatment of nurses, an official of a government employees’ union said today.
Prosecutor drops case in murder
By JACOB LUECKE
of the Tribune’s staff
Boone County prosecutors have dropped murder and robbery charges against a Columbia man, and his defense attorney says there is no evidence linking him to the crime.
Parents, panelists target school drugs
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Jeff Moore raises his children in a religious home with strict guidelines and high standards.
Parents gain
drug testing as new tool
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Hallsville schools will offer vouchers to parents for free home drug-testing kits this year, joining an ongoing effort by a Missouri company to wage war on drugs.
Blowing in the wind
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Boone County children put their emotions on display today with colorful markers celebrating International Day of Peace.
Katrina aid not a total disaster, student says
By GREG MILLER
of the Tribune’s staff
Don’t let the backpack and bottled water fool you. Anna Steel isn’t the average college student. She’s a member of the U.S. Coast Guard.
‘Tortilla Curtain’ call
By ANNIE NELSON
of the Tribune’s staff
Despite numerous attempts last night by his audience, "The Tortilla Curtain" author T.C. Boyle would not be drawn into an immigration debate.
Art, grapes, history used as themes
By ANNIE NELSON
of the Tribune’s staff
Mid-Missouri is in the height of its festival season. This weekend, take a walk back in time, crush some grapes or fill your day with art.
Business fire damage exceeds $1 million
An intense fire caused more than $1 million in damage to a business complex in east Columbia yesterday.
Housing Authority receives high marks
The Columbia Housing Authority has been recognized as one of the best in the nation.
In Politics Blog
Allegations of covert shenanigans abound in Behnen-Shoemyer race
Rep. Wes Shoemyer, D-Clarence, called on the campaign of Rep. Bob Behnen, R-Kirksville, to rebuke an outside agency that is apparently using “push polling” phone surveys to alarm voters in the 18th State Senate District.
In Go!
GAME OVER
Zombie game lulls living into laughing off undead
By GREG MILLER
of the Tribune’s staff
It’s time we face the truth: A zombie attack is inevitable.
