Columbia Daily Tribune back issues from December 2006:
Columbia falls, rebounds in NAIA event Top-seeded team clobbers Columbia in Pool A finale.
Dec 01, 2006; ... It seemed like wave after wave of attacks on the Columbia Collegevolleyball team. National American just kept coming and coming. But the Mavericks' offense was a byproduct of their serving andblocking. Top-seeded National American dominated an awestruckColumbia team in a 30-20, ...
Other Askren is no slouch National champion's brother off to hot start.
Dec 01, 2006; ... At first glance, two of Max Askren's first five wins on a collegewrestling mat look like upsets. An inexperienced freshman ranked just outside the top 10 beats ajunior ranked No. 2 in his own arena. That same freshman beats thefourth-ranked wrestler for the second time in two ...
Darlene Tate, 1956-2006
Dec 01, 2006 ... Darlene Sue Tate, 50, of Columbia died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006. Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Maupin Funeral Home inFulton. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be at ...
Tigers go Hog wild Razorbacks can't keep pace with Missouri's attack.
Dec 01, 2006; ... It's learned in an empty arena, where one of the only sounds, savethe squeaking of shoes and the smacking of leather against thehardwood, is the coach shouting "Let's go" again and again. After a made 3-pointer. Let's go. A defensive rebound. Let's ...
Full speed ahead for Anderson
Dec 01, 2006; ... Well, that was quick. Making the Missouri basketball team competitive again, that is. I've seen Chia Pets that took longer to transform. For all of us who thought the Tigers were a fixer-upper, a programdrained of talent by NCAA sanctions, at least a year from being ...
Lawrence Kempker, 1927-2006
Dec 01, 2006 ... Lawrence A. Kempker, 79, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, atUniversity Hospital. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at HolySpirit Catholic Church in Centralia. Visitation is 4 to 7:30 p.m.Friday at Fenton Funeral ...
Fresno Pacific neutralizes Mercado, Missouri Baptist
Dec 01, 2006; ... If there were any teams at the NAIA Championships still wonderingjust how good second-seeded Fresno Pacific University is, all theyhad to do was watch the Sunbirds dismantle ninth-seeded MissouriBaptist last night at Southwell Complex to finish at the top of PoolB. The surprising ...
William T. Collins, 1948-2006
Dec 01, 2006 ... Timothy Collins, 58, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, in Columbia. Memorial services will be announced at a later date.Mr. Collins was born April 22, 1948, to the late Herald and WavaGault Collins. He is survived by ...
OPEN COLUMN Schools have no excuse to not honor teachers
Dec 01, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: I retired from Columbia Public Schools threeyears ago. I could not agree more with Michelle Gadbois' point ofview expressed in a Nov. 25 article. The remarks of Mary Laffey are insensitive and hurtful. It's toomuch trouble to recognize the service of teachers? ...
For a dedicated few, the snow must go on
Dec 01, 2006; ... Determined to make it into work at The Home Depot this morning,cashier Bev Eichelberger of Pilot Grove booked a room last night at anearby Motel 6. Despite one of the biggest snowstorms in Columbia history, she dugout from the hotel at 4 a.m. and was at the store by 5. It opened ...
OPEN COLUMN Review panel could help police department image
Dec 01, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: I am concerned about the article on Nov. 18in regard to a Civilian Review Committee of the Columbia PoliceDepartment. I believe the statistics stated by the departmentregarding the number of disciplinary actions taken against them isnot accurately represented ....
City set to tighten seat belt requirement for children
Dec 01, 2006; ... Alan Hulett remembers the child who was thrown from the back seatof a car and into the windshield during a crash years ago on ScottBoulevard. The Columbia police officer doesn't remember the date of the crashor even if the child was a boy or a girl, but he does rememberworking ...
Families feud over headstone for 9/11 pilot
Dec 01, 2006 ... SAN JOSE, Calif. - After Sandra Dahl's husband died Sept. 11,2001, she had their names inscribed together on his gravestone. Capt.Jason Dahl was the pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashedinto a Pennsylvania field during an aborted hijacking. His widowplanned that when her day ...
TRIB TALK
Dec 01, 2006 ... Call 815-1776 to contribute. Jim Robertson, managing editor "I just read the letter to the editor in Open Column about the MUpurse searches at the football games and some of them taking theM&Ms. I would like for you to find out from the university whythey're taking candy from ...
Meet your fears head-on
Dec 01, 2006; ... Dear Jewel: I've lived in the country all my life, and, even nowthat I'm at college, I live on campus in an almost rural setting. I'm seeing a guy, and it's getting pretty serious. We're eventalking marriage in a couple of years. What scares me is that he is acity guy, born and ...
Near-record snow kills two motorists.
Dec 01, 2006; ... One of the biggest winter storms on record in Boone Countyparalyzed the area under more than a foot of snow and contributed totwo fatal highway wrecks, including one in Boone County that involveda snowplow truck. Carlos Ramirez-Barerra, 28, of Mexico was driving on Highway ...
Deal to sell stake in GMAC is key to GM's turnaround
Dec 01, 2006 ... DETROIT - As General Motors Corp. attempts to return toprofitability, the automaker is expected to soon close a $14 billiondeal that could provide another key piece in its turnaround plan. In April, GM announced plans to sell a 51 percent stake in GMAC,GM's financing unit, to a ...
TRIBUNE COLUMN Grant School's stately sentinel taught many its silent secrets
Dec 01, 2006; ... A tree is many things to Earth's creatures. Its berries and fruit are food for you and me and life-sustainingfor wildlife; its leaves are the mulch for those who live in thesoil; it is a resting place and a nesting place for the birds, a denfor the furry folks. Its wood ...
Sadly, defeat is the only option now
Dec 01, 2006; ... America is the world's hyperpower. No other nation or group ofnations can challenge us militarily or economically. Unlike sicklyEurope, we are growing, not contracting. But we are about to bedefeated in Iraq by a few thousand cutthroats. How did this happen? It's simple: The only ...
`Thundersnow' rare, experts say.
Dec 01, 2006; ... While Mid-Missourians were basking in the sun last week, JackFrost was brewing up a storm he delivered with a vengeance. "This time of year is a transition time of year, when winter istrying to take over," said Scott Truett, a senior forecaster for theNational Weather Service in ...
Carmakers line up with hybrid pledges
Dec 01, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES - Automakers said this week that in the next few yearsthey will put more vehicles on American roads that burn lessgasoline, or don't use it at all. At the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show, General Motors pledged it wouldmake plug-in hybrids, ultra-efficient gas-electric cars ...
Snowplow wreck kills driver
Dec 01, 2006 ... A Mexican man died and two others were injured last night in avehicle accident on Highway 63 that involved a Boone County snowplowtruck.Authorities said Carlos Ramirez-Barerra, 28, was traveling on thehighwaynear Old Millers Road at about 7:30 p.m. when he turned intothe ...
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW Global warming
Dec 01, 2006; ... As we experience our first big winter storm, the issue of globalwarming steadily heats up. No less an authority than panel No. 21 at a recent communityvisioning meeting listed as a top Columbia priority paying attentionto global warming, and for the first time in history the U.S ....
If it's Thanksgiving, it's time for Christmas cacti
Dec 01, 2006; ... Floating somewhere in the pools of horticultural trivia in my headwas that little piece of information that all plants of the genusSchlumbergera get lumped together and called Christmas cacti. Andalthough some of them, specifically the S. x buckleyi hybrids, trulybloom during Yuletide, ...
Massive snowfall shuts down city
Dec 01, 2006 ... Old Man Winter dumped between a foot and 151/2 inches of snow onColumbia in a 24-hour period, making this year the second mostsignificant snowfall since 1900. The National Weather Service tracks a 24-hour snowfall by gaugingaccumulation at the Columbia Regional Airport ....
UNDER THE HOOD New seals can wait till leaks start
Dec 01, 2006 ... Q: I recently took my wife's '97 Nissan Maxima, which has about81,000 miles on it, to a local dealership for a sponsored courtesycheckup. The report indicated that the car needed a rear-engine seal,transmission pan gasket, two CV axle boots and a shock replacement. The shocks were ...
Take a bow Dedicated homeowners with their divine design act are the stars of the Women's Symphony League 23rd annual Holiday House Tour.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Before the first blast of winter struck this week, the weather wasfrightfully warm as December approached. It can be difficult to feelimmersed inthe holiday spirit when it's still T-shirt weatheroutside. But the fickleness of Mother Nature hasn't stopped thehomeowners participating in ...
TOP DRAWER
Dec 02, 2006 ... ONWARD & UPWARD Michael Kraff of Columbia has been certified as a volunteerMedicare insurance counselor. Kraff joins more than 200 speciallytrained volunteers who provide confidential insurance assistance toMedicare beneficiaries at no cost. Joe Vossler has been appointed ...
Tribune Picks of the Week
Dec 02, 2006 ... Week 14 Dec. 2, 2006 Picks made against the spread GAME __ DAVE MATTER__ JOE WALLJASPER__ PHILIP BATSON__ MATTNESTOR__ RUS BAER__ STEVE WALENTIK__ PETE BLAND Oklahoma (-4) vs. Nebraska__ Oklahoma__ Oklahoma__ Oklahoma__Oklahoma__ Oklahoma__ Oklahoma__ ...
AREA SCENE
Dec 02, 2006 ... Rock Bridge home game canceled The Rock Bridge girls basketball game scheduled for this afternoonagainst Gateway Tech has been canceled. The home game was canceled Wednesday when Gateway Tech officialsdiscovered some of its players were scheduled to take a standardizedtest ...
SPORTSCENE
Dec 02, 2006 ... Franchione apologizes for late hit Texas A&M Coach Dennis Franchione apologized this week to TexasCoach Mack Brown and Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy for a late hitby one of his ...
FOOTBALL PICKS Negotiating the wasteland
Dec 02, 2006; ... Driving to work early yesterday morning, I felt like Mad Maxnegotiating a postapocalyptic landscape. Cars were abandoned here andthere in snowbanks, the occasional lost soul with a crazy get-up wasflailing around with a shovel in his driveway, a guy was cross-country skiing up Stadium ...
Columbia College's season ends in quarterfinals Cougars won't win title on home court.
Dec 02, 2006; ... Despite the city-stopping snowfall Thursday night, ColumbiaCollege got the NAIA volleyball championships going according toschedule. The athletic department had vans ready to pick up players and fanswhen a couple of the teams' buses got stuck. With everybody in theSouthwell ...
Stay sensible with gifts with limits, paying cash
Dec 02, 2006; ... Holiday budgeting tips are as abundant as Christmas cookies - andthe dieting rules we set to avoid them. Be real. Who doesn't eat at least one gingerbread man or bourbon ballbetween now and New Year's? Who doesn't spend just a little more ongifts than planned? The following ...
MU women have to wait for tourney Tiger Classic games pushed back to today.
Dec 02, 2006; ... The winter storm in Columbia will not stop the 29th Annual StateFarm Tiger Classic women's basketball tournament, but it did postponeit. Action was scheduled to start last night at Mizzou Arena, withAlabama A&M playing Eastern Illinois at 5 p.m. and Missouri playingCreighton at ...
Research favors meteor theory on extinction
Dec 02, 2006; ... A geologist from the University of Missouri-Columbia says ananalysis of Atlantic Ocean floor sediment has produced compellingevidence that a single meteor's impact obliterated most of theEarth's animal species 65 million years ago. This theory is widely held. But Ken MacLeod, the ...
WEEK IN REVIEW
Dec 02, 2006 ... Snow storm cripples area residents and businesses One of the biggest winter storms on record in Boone Countyparalyzed the area under more than a foot of snow and contributed totwo fatal highway wrecks, including one in Boone County that involveda snowplow truck. Columbia ...
OPEN COLUMN Elders' malnutrition often caused by refusal to eat
Dec 02, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: Having had the misfortunate experience ofbeing in a very nice nursing home the past year, I'm astounded,however, about the number of patients who end up dying by not gettingenough to eat. It is not primarily the homes' fault, as they put out well-balanced ...
Holiday House Tour reset for Dec. 9-10
Dec 02, 2006 ... Columbia residents who want to experience the Holiday House Tourwill have to wait another week. The furious winter storm yesterday forced postponement of theevent that was scheduled for today and tomorrow. The holiday tour hasbeen rescheduled for next weekend. Several ...
STREET TALK Godas and Salas launch new pizza and steak place
Dec 02, 2006; ... All that local restaurateur and real estate developer George Godasonce needed was an opportunity, and that's what he's now giving hisformer cook. Godas, who emigrated from Greece in the 1970s, has partnered withSaul Salas to launch Tina's Pizza & Steak next month in the ...
City trash pickup delayed seven days
Dec 02, 2006 ... The Columbia Public Works Department canceled trash, recycling andyard waste pickup yesterday. This means residents who ordinarily get their trash picked up onFriday will have to wait a full week for ...
GRAND OPENING: NEW BUSINESS IN COLUMBIA FARMER'S DAUGHTER
Dec 02, 2006 ... SPECIALITY: CHEF-PREPARED MEALS IN YOUR OWN HOME - Owner: Laura Estes - Address: 201 West Parkway - Telephone:239-9250 - E-mail: laurajd@socket.net - Web site:www.uspca.net/mo/farmdaughter/ - Nature of service offered: Estes is a personal chef. To ...
Hippie professors keeping America dumb
Dec 02, 2006; ... It is not a surprise that a survey of 14,000 college freshmen andseniors reveals an unacceptable level of ignorance about the nation'shistory, economics and its place in the world. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute authorized the survey, whichwas conducted by the University of ...
After the storm Effects of snowfall mean frolic for some, labor for others.
Dec 02, 2006; ... The powerful winter storm yesterday turned an apartment complex onSouth Providence Road into a winter wonderland. But that didn't stopKeith Hastings from dressing as if he were taking a dip in the pool. Hastings, a marketing student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, spent a ...
BIZ BOOKS: A WEEKLY PEEK AT WHAT'S ON THE SHELVES Author profiles Hoover's treasury chief
Dec 02, 2006; ... Just as Nero, as the legend has it, fiddled as Rome burned, in1930, when most Americans were caught up in the economicconflagration known as the Great Depression, the U.S. treasurysecretary was preoccupied with buying paintings from the SovietUnion. In "Mellon: An American Life," ...
Lift up your voice Conductor, Columbia Chorale bring life to `Messiah.'
Dec 02, 2006; ... Handel's "Messiah" has become a popular chorale piece performedduring the Christmas season. The sacred oratorio is the most famouswork by the 18th-century baroque composer and chronicles theprophecy, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ with itslibretto taken out of the Bible's ...
OPEN COLUMN Illegal immigration foes forget America's history
Dec 02, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: These days, there is quite a bit of talkabout illegal immigrants. As usual, history repeats itself. Whenimmigrants came to Ellis Island, the rich - at least those whoweren't in steerage - strode down the gangplank and were taken rightinto Manhattan. Those who rode ...
Funds put argument in motion Legislators now quarrel over `surplus' meaning.
Dec 02, 2006; ... More money. More contention. That's the political reality that's likely to unfold in JeffersonCity when the General Assembly reconvenes in January. All sides ofthe political spectrum are expecting to see anywhere from $200million to $500 million more to spend during the next ...
GOOD QUESTION Safe holiday giving requires watching for fraudsters
Dec 02, 2006; ... Q. I plan to give to charities during the holiday season, but Iwant to make sure that my money goes to good causes - and not tofraudsters or scammers. How can I protect myself and make sure mydonations go where I want them to go? A. The vast majority of charities out there are ...
Snow likely to linger in city 12-hour shifts needed in clearing up streets.
Dec 02, 2006; ... Mary Ellen Lea might be the operations manager for Columbia PublicWorks, but there was no secret shortcut to help her avoid the snow-clogged streets on her way to work yesterday. "It was not easy," she said with a laugh. Most drivers found challenges as Columbians woke up to ...
ARRESTS AND SUMMONSES
Dec 02, 2006 ... Authorities made the following arrests and issued summonses from 7a.m. Nov. 30 to 7 a.m. Dec. 1. COLUMBIA POLICE - Scott Patrick Gladbach, 25, of 111 N. Stadium Blvd., third-degree domestic assault, $1,000 bond. - George Edward Harris, 24, of 4401 Rice Road, parole ...
President Bush turns ayatollah into peace broker
Dec 02, 2006; ... How in the world did President George W. Bush manage to turnAyatollah Ali Khamenei, the "Supreme Leader" of "Axis of Evil" Iran,into a prophet of peace in the Middle East? That is the disturbing question that must be asked after Iraq'spresident journeyed this week to plead for ...
Three people accused in Dove Drive assault
Dec 02, 2006 ... Columbia police have identified two men and a woman as suspects inthe home invasion last Saturday on Dove Drive. They were seeking last night Larry D. Brashier, 29, Wayne D.Johnson, 38, and April R. Nida, 32, on charges of first-degreeassault, first-degree burglary and tampering ...
SECOND THOUGHTS
Dec 02, 2006 ... Second Thoughts includes corrections, clarifications andelaboration associated with Tribune news articles. When you seesomething that bothers you, call Managing Editor Jim Robertson at 815-1707. An article yesterday about a near-record snowfall in Columbiashould have ...
Behind the scenes Local production company has quietly built national reputation.
Dec 02, 2006 ... His production company was tapped to provide narration for anationally distributed animated feature, and he's done countlesscommercials. But Steve Twitchell doesn't advertise. He doesn't have to. As a junior high school student, Steve Twitchell was an aspiringfilmmaker; now, ...
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Dec 02, 2006 ... The following people have applied for licenses in the Boone Countyrecorder of deeds office: - Timothy John Brodersen, 38, of Columbia and Ebony Jaquay Turner,27, of Columbia - Khaled Zeinelabedin, 30, of Columbia and Elizabeth EstherBeilsmith, 24, of Columbia - ...
Gunshot wound leads to arrest of local man
Dec 02, 2006 ... Columbia police have arrested a man who allegedly shot a woman inthe foot Thursday. Larry Adams, 48, of 1509 McKee St., was in the Boone County Jaillast night, waiting for his bond to be set. Police responded to Adams' residence just before 10 p.m. Thursdayin response to a ...
SPIRITUAL LIFe CALENDAR
Dec 02, 2006 ... Saturday First Baptist Church, 1112 E. Broadway, will host "Bending Towardsthe Light: A Jazz Nativity," a retelling of the Christmas storythrough the medium of jazz, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. Unitarian Universalist Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd., will have afundraising dinner ...
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW Beautiful snow
Dec 02, 2006; ... Sure, it's a trite phrase, but what other little combination ofwords could so aptly describe the scene we all saw as we woke upyesterday. Trees twinkled in the rising sun, and vast oceans of purewhite stretched out before us. Most years in this part of the world we do not have such ...
LIVE AND LEARN
Dec 03, 2006 ... Columbia Public Library, 100 W. Broadway, is open from 9 a.m. to 9p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The library will be closedFriday for staff training. For more information, call 443-3161 orvisit www.dbrl.org. ...
Power corrupts Webb's way with words
Dec 03, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - That was certainly swift. Washington has a way ofquickly acculturating people, especially those who are mostsusceptible to derangement by the derivative dignity of office. But Jim Webb, Democratic senator-elect from Virginia, has become apompous poseur and an abuser ...
Roberts-Robb
Dec 03, 2006 ... A Nov. 10, 2007, wedding in Columbia is planned by Heather Robband Brandon Roberts. Parents of the engaged couple are Terry and Rhonda Robb, Mel andMyrna Roberts and Cindy Roberts, all of Columbia. The future bride, a 2002 graduate of Rock Bridge High ...
MAP belies students' progress Field school sees academic strides.
Dec 03, 2006; ... Patty Wayland transferred her son to Field Elementary School whenhe entered the third grade this school year. She's been a teacher at Field for more than a decade, working withchildren learning English for the first time. But she didn't put herson in Field just because she works ...
Ski resorts get skate-park feel New lifts and terrain target younger clients.
Dec 03, 2006; ... IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. - When Echo Mountain Park opened for thefirst time last spring, an employee donned a monkey suit to greetskiers and snowboarders in the dirt parking lot as tunes fromBlackalicious, Of Montreal and the Red Hot Chili Peppers blared fromnearby ...
Emotional Mavericks clinch championship
Dec 03, 2006; ... When National American junior hitter Leslie DaSilva rotated intothe front row late in Game 4, Coach Todd Lowery gave her a simpleinstruction. "OK, Leslie, take over," he said. Fresno Pacific wasn't going quietly, closing within seven. Butwhen DaSilva got her chance, she ...