Are You Undecided?

If you are undecided about which presidential candidate to vote for in November, we want to talk to you!  Missourian reporters would like to conduct in-depth interviews with individuals or families about their decision-making process.  If you are interested in being interviewed, please email Scott Swafford at SwaffordS@Missouri.edu or Elizabeth Lucas at tawanduh@yahoo.com.  Or simply [...]

Eco Schoolhouse Exemplifies Vision

The “eco schoolhouse” that this fall will replace the trailer classroom that burned at Grant Elementary School embraces and exemplifies many of the goals and aspirations for sustainable development, green building and community collaboration outlined in the Imagine Columbia’s Future report. Learn a little about the project by clicking on the image below, or click [...]

Charting Columbia’s Vision

The folks at The Communications Center have scrutinized the Imagine Columbia’s Future report and produced some color-coded documents to organize our thoughts. We’ve attached them here. One groups the goals according to the citizen topic groups that created them; the other groups them by the entities that would be charged with helping to implement them. [...]

Blood drive today at MU’s Memorial Union

Together with the American Red Cross, State Rep. Judy Baker will hold a blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. today at MU’s Memorial Union.
After campaigning in Macon, Baker, D-Columbia, learned blood is in short supply this summer because of the flooding earlier in the season. In June, the Red Cross’s blood supply in flooded [...]

Columbia Car Classics restraining order extended

The fate of Columbia Car Classics, which faces two lawsuits this month and a number of consumer complaints through the Attorney General’s office, has been put off for another 11 days. Click here to read the background.
During a preliminary injunction hearing Monday morning for Aaron Payne, owner of Columbia Car Classics, Boone County Circuit [...]

Columbia Car Classics- What’s your experience?

Columbia Car Classics, a used car dealer with lots previously around I-70 and Business Loop 70-West, had been facing legal troubles this week. See the Missourian’s first article on its troubles here. More articles will be written in the next few days about Columbia Car Classics, so keep an eye out for those as well.
We [...]

Excerpts from Nixon’s victory speech

Jay Nixon won the Democratic nomination for Missouri Governor last night. He defeated Daniel Carroll by receiving 84.9% of the votes. Here are are some excerpts from Nixon’s victory remarks at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City last night. The excerpts are from a press release sent out late last night after his victory was [...]

Onder concedes to Luetkemeyer, Baker makes victory speech

It seems that former Missouri tourism director Blaine Luetkemeyer of St. Elizabeth will face against State Rep. Judy Baker, D-Columbia in the general election for the 9th District Race.
Right now, Luetkemeyer is at 39.7 percent, about 10 points ahead of State Rep. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis. Baker is at 44.1 percent to former state [...]

Republican candidates for governor winning their hometown areas

With about 50% of precincts reporters so far, it seems both major Republican candidates are winning their home territory.
Kenny Hulshof leads Sarah Steelman in his hometown of Columbia as well as the area surrounding his southeastern Missouri farm. He also leads in much of the rest of the central and northern part of the state. [...]

Update: 30 minutes after polls close

Twenty of 3515 statewide precincts are reporting, but not enough to make any definitive conclusions. Check out the Missourian Web site for more info as the night goes on, as well as checking the blog out for more info about (hopeful) victory parties. For the Boone county results, see the Boone County Clerk’s Web [...]