Columbia Daily Tribune back issues from June 2006:
Is local housing affordable? Panel to find out
Jun 01, 2006; ... Looking over the most recent list of homes for sale in Columbiathis morning, Carol Van Gorp sees a common thread: They're allexpensive. Until recently, she said, there was only one house listed for lessthan $100,000 within city limits. Now that's gone, and the cheapestliving ...
County's move to 10-hour day bothers union Public works staff faces monthlong trial.
Jun 01, 2006; ... A cost-cutting move to a four-day workweek has perturbed some ofthe unionized maintenance workers in the Boone County Public WorksDepartment. Starting Monday, for about a month, most county public worksemployees will switch from eight- to 10-hour days. The change meansworkers ...
Police arrest Columbian in bank heist
Jun 01, 2006; ... Police last night arrested a Columbia man in connection with thearmed robbery yesterday of Citizens Bank and Trust in Moberly. At about 11 a.m. yesterday, Moberly police said, a man brandisheda handgun and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash from the bank.Officers responding to ...
ARRESTS AND SUMMONSES
Jun 01, 2006 ... Authorities made the following arrests and issued summonses from 7a.m. May 31 to 7 a.m. June 1 COLUMBIA POLICE - Todd Davidson Browning, 31, of 1804 E. Broadway, duty tomaintain financial responsibility, driving while license is suspendedor revoked. - Jonathyn Andrew ...
Cup roster shows how bar's risen MLS, improved talent give U.S. a legitimate shot to reach final.
Jun 01, 2006; ... All that went sideways in the United States' grim World Cup 1998flop can be summed up in one name: Roy Wegerle. No one should feel badly if this guy isn't familiar. He was noRonaldinho. Heck, he wasn't even starting for his Major League Soccer club.And yet, there was Wegerle, ...
KIDSTUFF
Jun 01, 2006 ... Columbia Public Library, 100 W. Broadway, offers activities forchildren and their parents. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday throughThursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Call443-3161 to register. - TRYPS Theater: Live at Eleven will be from 11 a.m. to ...
SMILE AWHILE Kids pushing minicarts are a shopping hazard
Jun 01, 2006; ... Ever since the supermarket made its debut in the early 1940s,owners and managers have had to find ways to entice shoppers intotheir businesses. Staples such as free delivery and soup bones fromthe corner store went out the door along with sawdust on the floor. To replace these ...
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW Smoking ordinance
Jun 01, 2006; ... The Boone County/Columbia Board of Health has sent a draftordinance to the Columbia City Council outlawing smoking in most"public" places, including bars, restaurants and bowling alleys. Thecouncil will decide whether to pass the ordinance or put it up for acitywide vote or ignore ...
LET'S TALK ANTIQUES Vintage picnic baskets are a fun way to enjoy summer
Jun 01, 2006; ... Even though we are told that the first day of summer is the summersolstice, June 21, most of us tend to think of Memorial Day as ourofficial start. If the weather is fine, and it usually is at the endof May in Missouri, we plan some sort of outdoor activity for thelong weekend, ...
Baca explores powerful `passages'
Jun 01, 2006 ... On "Travesias," Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca coos like aschool girl, flushed and woozy after a first kiss. Baca, with her innocent yet sensuous voice, masterfully conveysthe variety of emotions contained in these collections of songs. Butthe album is also augmented by an ...
New on video
Jun 01, 2006 ... - Marked ...
Flag amendment undercuts Bill of Rights
Jun 01, 2006; ... As of this writing, Congress is on the edge - between Flag Day,June 14, and the end of the month - of passing the firstconstitutional amendment to our glorious Bill of Rights (ratified in1791), which is unmatched anywhere in the world in its guarantees offundamental personal liberties ...
Summer is a time to fill child's knowledge gaps
Jun 01, 2006; ... Please tell me how to help my son, who is a sophomore in highschool. He is getting C's in English and D's in everything else. Hehas missed a lot of school because of asthma. We live in Maryland. Alearning company here said they would guarantee to get him on levelin nine months for ...
MU researcher joins math advisory panel
Jun 01, 2006 ... A University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has been appointed toa national math advisory group. David Geary, a professor of psychological sciences in the Collegeof Arts and Science, is among 23 members of the National MathematicsAdvisory Panel formed by President George W. Bush ...
Spicy-food trend shows no sign of cooling off
Jun 01, 2006; ... CHICAGO - Traditionally, Americans have liked their food andbeverages flavored the way they liked their political candidates:moderate, not too bold. So it's no wonder that McDonald's Corp. made news this year whenit began offering a spicy chicken sandwich that was truly spicy ....
NEWTON'S BOOK NOTES Summer mystery book rolls in with the `Tide'
Jun 01, 2006; ... School's out, and summer is on the way! This is the best time for kids to relax, enjoy and READ! I'vefound just the book to sit with under the shade of a tree or by thepool. "Serpent Tide," by K.L. Fogg, is an adventure and mystery justwaiting to be solved. This page turner will ...
Dixie Chicks are a profile in courage
Jun 01, 2006; ... They could have just shut up. That's what's interesting. The thing had been said, thecontroversy had flared and faded, bygones were becoming bygones. Theycould have moved on, left well enough alone. Instead, they declarethemselves, "not ready to make nice ... not ready to back down ...
IRS relief a disaster for some Taxpayers penalized for using grace period after hailstorms.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Taking advantage of disaster relief provisions from the InternalRevenue Service has itself become a disaster for some Boone Countytaxpayers. The IRS is penalizing some taxpayers for filing late federalincome tax returns even though they qualified for a one-monthextension after ...
Stoutland, Sacred Heart advance Gritty performance, pitching gem lead teams into title game.
Jun 01, 2006; ... A few minutes after yesterday's Class 1 semifinal of the MSHSAABaseball Championships, Stoutland Coach Scott White grabbed pitcherCory Kyle in the Taylor Stadium dugout, put his hands on Kyle'sshoulders and looked like a parent ready to scold a wayward child. "Son, that was your ...
Weekend Calendar
Jun 01, 2006 ... thursday Smoking Popes, Lovedrug, The Reputation 8:30 p.m. at Mojo's, 1013Park Ave.; $10. Pippa Letsky, mandolin, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cherry StreetArtisan, 111 S. Ninth St. The Jazz Rep Lab 6 to 8 p.m. at Ninth and Cherry streets, part ofthe Twilight ...
AREA SCENE
Jun 01, 2006 ... Anderson to attend local fan rally Missouri men's basketball Coach Mike Anderson will host a localfan rally Tuesday at the Clinton Club in Mizzou Arena. A reception is scheduled for 6 p.m., and the program will begin at7 p.m. The reception will feature a cash bar and provide ...
New on DVD
Jun 01, 2006 ... - Date Movie - ...
Stanley channels Carter classics
Jun 01, 2006 ... Bluegrass music icon Ralph Stanley has been performing songs byThe Carter Family for 60 years, going back to when he and his latebrother Carter Stanley introduced themselves on a rural Virginiaradio station in 1946. No one knows these mountain music tunes better than he does, ...
Movie flies as visual treat but crashes in the end
Jun 01, 2006; ... Visually arresting but ultimately just silly, "X-Men: The LastStand" represents the weakest installment of this overblown comicbook franchise. Brett Ratner ("Rush Hour") takes the helm from previous directorBryan Singer ("The Usual Suspects"), who left the series to pursuemore ...
`Narnia' comes to Flat Branch tonight
Jun 01, 2006 ... Flat Branch Outdoor Cinema Series will present "The Chronicles ofNarnia" at 8:45 p.m. tonight at Flat Branch Park, Fourth and Cherrystreets. Pre-show entertainment will begin ...
48th Art in the Park celebrates artists' visions
Jun 01, 2006 ... It's a weekend for Columbia to celebrate the arts at the Art inthe Park, an annual event that includes a new venue this year. TheArt in the Park festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday andSunday at Stephens Lake Park, Old Highway 63 and Broadway. The eventwill include work by ...
ticket alert
Jun 01, 2006 ... - Ted Nugent, Aug. 2, The Blue Note, $35; 874-1944 - MXPX and Reel Big Fish, ...
Flair for the dramatic Blair Oaks rallies in seventh frame to beat Hollister in Class 2 semi.
Jun 01, 2006; ... After six intense innings and more than 100 arm-aching pitches onSimmons Field, the only thing standing between Hollister pitcherJason Lea and a trip to the Class 2 championship game was the heartof the Blair Oaks lineup. When right fielder Eddie Carroll made a diving catch of a ...
Jim McKinney, 1927-2006
Jun 01, 2006 ... Jim McKinney, 79, died Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at the Missouri Veterans' Home in Mexico, Mo.He died of complications ofcorticobasal ganglionic degeneration, a rare neurological disorder. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 2, at FirstPresbyterian Church, ...
Boy on video recalls dad's role in abuse Second trial begins in shower case.
Jun 01, 2006; ... FULTON - A 7-year-old boy testified on a videotape played todayfor jurors that he remembered his mother and stepfather putting himin a hot shower and his stepfather pointing the spray at him as hetried to avoid the hot water. "I was in the hot shower for a long time," the boy said ...
HOLLYWOOD HEADLINERS
Jun 01, 2006; ... Wintour in lion's den Fashionistas must have thought there was peyote in their popcornTuesday night when Vogue editrix Anna Wintour showed up at a VIPscreening of "The Devil Wears Prada." Could the imperious style queen have deigned to see the moviebased on the book that ...
Willmon can't quit cowboy roots Texas-born singer's talents will be on display this summer at Cole County Fair in Jefferson City.
Jun 01, 2006; ... "I keep reminding myself how blessed I am," rising country starTrent Willmon said. "This ain't work. This ain't diggin' post holeson a rock bed in the middle of July or pulling cable through awarehouse, covered in pink insulation and sweat." Willmon will be the first to admit he's ...
Sons of former Cards carry Westminster Christian
Jun 01, 2006; ... There are a few famous surnames on the Westminster ChristianAcademy baseball roster, but Coach Rich Van Gilst insists there areno celebrities on the team. In the state playoffs for the first time in school history, theWildcats are headlined by sons of former St. Louis ...
Sharon Parman. 1935-2006
Jun 01, 2006 ... Sharon Parman, 70, of Columbia died Monday, May 22, 2006, at TheBluffs. A private service was held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Sharon was born Oct. 7, 1935, to Garland Parman and ...
Condo craziness
Jun 01, 2006 ... The problems with "The Break-Up" have less to do with the break-up than with the initial hook-up. Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston - who've hooked up in real life,for those of you who haven't gone through a grocery-store checkoutline lately - each have more than enough presence ...
Heavy lifting Mullins hurls Sacred Heart to its first state title.
Jun 02, 2006; ... Forgive Austin Mullins if he passed on hoisting Sacred Heart'sstate championship trophy last night. His right arm must have been alittle tender. The Gremlins junior tossed a record number of pitches in the Class1 championship game of the MSHSAA Baseball Championships last ...
Oak Park chasing record seventh baseball championship in Class 4
Jun 02, 2006; ... A quartet of former state champions will square off in the Class 4bracket at the MSHSAA Baseball Championships, beginning withtonight's semifinals at 5 and 8 p.m. at Taylor Stadium. The foursomeincludes six-time champion Oak Park, which can take the outright leadfor MSHSAA baseball ...
Tigers set to storm the beach in NCAA regional
Jun 02, 2006; ... MALIBU, Calif. - Senior outfielder Zane Taylor has seen enough ofthese things to know how he wants to approach them. The Missouri baseball team opens NCAA regional play today whenPepperdine hosts the Tigers in the second game of the MalibuRegional. The Waves are the top seed, ...
PARENTING
Jun 02, 2006 ... A few questions recently asked me by several people, including ajournalist, and my answers. These have been edited and modified forclarity: Q: In your writings and your talks, you claim that parenting iscommon-sensical. Can you explain what you mean by that? A: I think all ...
Removing lift bridge will sink Katy Trail
Jun 02, 2006; ... The Katy Trail is in trouble. If the Boonville lift bridge isremoved, the rail corridor no longer exists and the Katy Trailreverts to various entities: farm owners, municipalities and even thestate of Missouri. When the Katy Trail was being proposed as a "rails to trails"system, ...
Don't walk on eggshells to get rid of slugs
Jun 02, 2006; ... While testing homespun garden remedies, Jeff Gillman admits he wasmost disappointed by discovering eggshells don't deter slugs. "I really expected eggshells to be the best thing ever," theassociate professor of horticultural science at the University ofMinnesota said. In his ...
Farmers accused of fraud Defendants allegedly sold sick cattle for $1 million.
Jun 02, 2006; ... Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon accused five farmers today ofbilking buyers in four states out of at least $1 million by promisingto sell high-quality beef cattle but delivering sick and emaciatedanimals. Nixon filed criminal consumer fraud charges in Howard and ...
GOP or Democrat, we all vote values
Jun 02, 2006; ... An aggressively annoying new phrase in America's political lexiconis "values voters." It is used proudly by social conservatives andcarelessly by the media to denote such conservatives. This phrase diminishes our understanding of politics. It also isarrogant on the part of social ...
Your attention, please Roadside flowers are real eye-openers for weary drivers.
Jun 02, 2006; ... NEW MARKET, Va. - Remember the clumps of irises and daffodils yousaw flowering along rural roadsides while on that cross-country triplast year? The brilliant poppies and butterfly weeds blooming ininterstate medians? Real dazzlers, weren't they? And that's exactly what ...
Shower case goes to jurors Dad too busy to notice stepson's wounds, he says.
Jun 02, 2006; ... FULTON - Otis McKinney says he never punished his young stepson byputting him in a hot shower, nor did he assist his wife in doing thesame. "I would never cover for my wife," McKinney testified yesterdayduring his trail on assault and child abuse charges. "Would you cover ...
ARRESTS AND SUMMONSES
Jun 02, 2006 ... Authorities made the following arrests and issued summonses from 7a.m. June 1 to 7 a.m. June 2 COLUMBIA POLICE - Freddie Montez Clark, 23, of 307 Dean St., failure to displayproof of insurance, driving without a license, failure to stop oryield at an intersection. - ...
new releases
Jun 01, 2006 ... - Boards of Canada 'Trans Canada Highway' (Warp) - Pet Shop Boys ...
Richard Chandler, 1935-2006
Jun 01, 2006 ... Richard Chandler, 70, of Fulton died Wednesday, May 31, 2006, atBoone Hospital Center. Visitation will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 3,at Nilson Funeral Home. Graveside services conducted bythe Rev.Dennis Stuart will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Red ...
Lay's donation to UM can fund many worthy projects
Jun 01, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: Earlier, the Tribune reported that someprofessors on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus questionedthe suitability of keeping a donation from Ken Lay after the Enronbankruptcy. At the time, it seemed as if the decision to keep the donationhinged on ...
SNAPSHOTS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Boonville became British last Friday night for the visit of anEnglish researcher, Arthur Casey, who discovered a part of localhistory in England that was unknown to most locals. Under the auspices of the Cooper County Historical Society, anEnglish dinner in the spirit of 1900 was ...
Reception to honor retiring firefighters
Jun 01, 2006 ... Two members of the Columbia Fire Department retire tomorrow aftermore than 20 years of service. Capt. Mark Brunstrom and Lt. Rusty Bradley began their service inthe early 1980s. Six new recruits will begin their careers with thefire department as the veterans exit. Brunstrom ...
Taxpayers take all the risks for unsafe nuclear power
Jun 01, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: We in the Missourians for Safe Energy areworking to discourage our power company from building a secondnuclear reactor in Callaway County for the following reasons: 1. Uranium is limited and will be depleted if many new plants arebuilt. 2. Nuclear energy ...
Written exam sinks spelling bee hopeful
Jun 01, 2006 ... Sidhant Misra's spelling bee dream ended yesterday at the ScrippsNational Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Sidhant successfully spelled his second-round word, viticetum, butdidn't score well enough on the written exam to get into the thirdround. Reached by phone yesterday, ...
English as national language must be paired with help
Jun 01, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: I read with interest the Tribune's View ofthe current legislation passing through the U.S. Senate declaringEnglish as a national language. As an English as a Second Languageteacher, I have some strong views on this. Every day, I and my fellow ESL teachers ...
Dive into summer Pools around town are opening for the season this week. Use this guide to find the best place for your family to make a splash.
Jun 02, 2006 ... School's out and the weather's warming up. For a lot of families,that means one thing: It's time for a swim. Starting this weekend,all of Columbia's public swimming facilities will be open for theseason. Private swimming clubs also have been opening their doorsover the past week, giving ...
DNR head: Bridge suit awkward Tension complicates job, Childers says.
Jun 02, 2006; ... The head of the state's Department of Natural Resources says he'sin the awkward position of relying on the man suing his agency to goafter the state's most stubborn environmental offenders. A small portion of state environmental infractions are forwardedto Attorney General Jay ...
Chiefs cut two former draft picks
Jun 02, 2006 ... The Kansas City Chiefs released backup quarterback James Kilianand defensive lineman Eddie Freeman yesterday, the first day NFLteams were allowed to release veterans while pushing the majority oftheir salary-cap hits until next season. The Chiefs took Kilian, a former Tulsa player, ...
AREA SCENE
Jun 02, 2006 ... Uldal named Midwest's top athleteThe U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches honoredMissouri senior decathlete Hans Uldal as the Midwest Region athleteof the year. Uldal scored 8,014 points, the second highest total in the NCAAthis season, in April's Audrey Walton ...
Falcons crest Blair Oaks on top of heap in Class 2.
Jun 02, 2006; ... South Pemiscot pitcher Scotty Boone pitched the game of his lifelast night on Simmons Field. Using a three-pitch assortment, the left-handed senior baffledBlair Oaks in tying a MSHSAA Baseball Championships record with 16strikeouts in the Class 2 title game. "My curveball ...
Anti-war protesters don't deserve coverage they get
Jun 02, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: The anti-war protesters at the air show werevirtually invisible and mostly irrelevant to what was going on insidethe gate. Why, then, do we spend so much time on their coverage?This is a group that cannot garner its own audience, so it ...
Give these gifts that keep on giving
Jun 02, 2006; ... If you have a gardener in your life, take it from me: Garden toolsare welcome gifts; kitchen tools are not. The suggestions here are practical and pretty, attributes agardener is sure to appreciate. And all of them are less than $100. JUST ADD WATER Grow culinary herbs ...
Constructing an education Students learn skills in hands-on program.
Jun 02, 2006; ... When Bob Jewett told his Columbia Career Center constructionstudents this fall that they'd build a house by the end of school,some were skeptical. "I was kind of overwhelmed," junior Tom Rewerts said. "I didn'tthink we were going to get this far." "I thought he was joking," ...
Cane thief needs to let conscience be the guide
Jun 02, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: On Sunday, May 21, about noon, someone tookmy cane from my cart in front of my black El Camino at the StadiumWal-Mart store. I am very handicapped due to service in World War II and theKorean War, being wounded 14 times for you, your families, freedomand ...
TRIBUNE COLUMN `Blind' Boone's grand piano finds its way back home
Jun 02, 2006; ... On March 5, 1961, Ol' Clark, only 28 at the time, and his wife,Dolores, were among the sparse gathering of 1,300 paying customers atBrewer Fieldhouse for a concert by Ragtime Bob Darch that wasprojected to be a sellout. The concert, a grand evening with Charles Emmons and ...
Robb solicits money, votes to hold seat State legislator kicks off his drive for re-election.
Jun 02, 2006; ... The message for Republican supporters at state Rep. Ed Robb's re-election campaign kickoff yesterday was essentially: Get out to vote,and get out your wallet. U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof, R-Columbia, told the audience that Robb,a Columbia Republican, has plenty of money to win the ...