Columbia Daily Tribune back issues from February 2007:
February events celebrate
Feb 01, 2007 ... Black History Month 2007 The University of Missouri-Columbia will host a series of eventsfor Black History Month 2007, "From Slavery to Freedom: The Story ofAfricans in the Americas." Events will include lectures, artexhibits, musical performances, films and panel discussions. Here ...
Gloria Mitchell, 1949-2007
Feb 01, 2007 ... Gloria Jean Mitchell, 57 of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, Jan.31, 2007, at University Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at St.Joseph Memorial Park in St. Joseph. Visitation will be held from 6 to8 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home ....
Crank up the crunk
Feb 01, 2007 ... The Ying Yang Twins share no bloodline but do share an uncannytalent to create crunk-tastic beats that get clubs jumpin'. The Atlanta-based duo has brought its distinctly "crunk" styleagain with its latest record, "Chemically Imbalanced," released inNovember. The Twins are on tour ...
Junkyard look now a nuisance Ashland plans to impose new standards.
Feb 01, 2007; ... ASHLAND - Residents along Greco Drive say their street has gonedownhill over the years, and nothing seems to have crashed harderthan the little trailer home halfway down the road. The trailer isn't hard to spot. It's essentially a junkyard insidefour walls. Trash and discarded ...
Donovan trumpets sports' impact on women
Feb 01, 2007; ... Until she found a home on the basketball court, the only placeAnne Donovan ever felt comfortable was inside her real home with herfamily. That's what happens when you're 5-foot-10 going into the fifth-grade, and well on your way to reaching 6-8. It helped that Donovanhad the ...
OPEN COLUMN Proposed CAFO would mar Arrow Rock's quality of life
Feb 01, 2007 ... Editor, the Tribune: Less than two years ago, I visited andsubsequently moved from Bend, Ore., to Arrow Rock. It is a quiet,lovely place to retire for an old Midwest girl. I was raised in Des Moines, Iowa, and come from a long line offarmers and farm advocates. My father was editor ...
SMILE AWHILE Minimum exertion might hold answer to longer life
Feb 01, 2007; ... A couple of gifts I got for my birthday a few weeks ago - apedometer from Paul Pepper and a Victoria's Secret gift card for acustom-fitted sports bra from Rover, my former husband - sent anunmistakable message: I need exercise. Not simply more exercise, rather any exercise that ...
Officials offer mixed views on MOHELA
Feb 01, 2007; ... JEFFERSON CITY - The head of the state's student loan agencyreassured lawmakers yesterday that borrower benefits for Missouristudents would not be lost if the agency serves up $350 million forthe construction of public college buildings. Raymond Bayer Jr., executive director of the ...
OPEN COLUMN Gas prices head down - but not in Columbia
Feb 01, 2007 ... Editor, the Tribune: Within the last week, oil dropped below $50per barrel, and some gas stations immediately reflected that decreasewith a drop in gas prices. Not Columbia. At 11 a.m., the following gas prices were reflected inmissourigasprices.com: Columbia: $1.99 per ...
Commuting hours troubled by snow
Feb 01, 2007 ... A Columbia man was injured yesterday when a car struck the bicyclehe was riding on snow-covered Route VV, south of Rocky Fork Creek.The collision was one of numerous weather-related accidents yesterdayand this morning. Demetrius Ware, 22, was pedaling north in the southbound lane ...
Cheney continues to play President Bush's bad cop
Feb 01, 2007; ... There was a time when vice presidents were like little boys attheir parents' dinner party - seen but not heard. Our current versionhas, so to speak, put that old notion to bed long ago. Dick Cheney's latest preposterous observations on the "enormoussuccesses" of the American war in ...
NEWTON'S BOOK NOTES Newbery book winners are winners in my book
Feb 01, 2007; ... I've taken on the daunting task of reading four fiction booksgeared for ages 9 and up.I usually read one book for older kids perweek, but with the announcement of the Newbery winners last week, aswell as so many other great books I want to review in the future,that I decided to review ...
Loan sale unifies stem cell adversaries Graham confronts Floyd on curators' stance.
Feb 01, 2007; ... JEFFERSON CITY- The Mizzou Flagship Council and Missouri Right toLife seem to have little in common. But yesterday both groups found themselves on the same side fordifferent reasons - opposing a plan to sell student loans for collegebuilding projects. The Mizzou Flagship ...
Employer in Florida sentenced to 30 years for abusing farmworkers
Feb 01, 2007 ... MIAMI - The farm boss lured recruits from homeless shelters withpromises of good work, yet when the destitute arrived at the EastPalatka, Fla., camp of Ronald Evans Sr., they faced a differentreality: A hovel-turned-open market bazaar filled with crack, boozeand cigarettes sold from the ...
Rulings leave property owners alienated
Feb 01, 2007; ... "Imprimis" is Hillsdale College's monthly publication that hasover 1.25 million readers. It's Hillsdale's way of sharing the ideasof the many distinguished speakers invited to their campus. And, Imight add, Hillsdale College is one of the few colleges wherestudents get a true liberal ...
Remaining vigilant will keep kids safe
Feb 01, 2007; ... Q: When the two boys were found in Kirkwood, that was quicklycalled the "Missouri Miracle." What can citizens learn from this? A: If Mitchell Hults had not been an observant citizen, two boyscould still be held captive. Mitchell observed, remembered anddescribed the white Nissan ...
Bike race gets nod from city Event could bring up to 60,000 spectators, promoters estimate.
Feb 01, 2007; ... Local event promoters say it's OK for organizers of a bicycle raceacross Missouri to make Columbia a stop on the tour, provided thatthe city ponies up thousands of dollars to make it happen. Medalist Sports, a Georgia-based sports marketing firm, wantsColumbia to host a leg of the ...
Albert Phillips 1912-2007
Feb 01, 2007 ... Albert Phillips, 94, of Huntsville died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007. Services are at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Cater Funeral Home Chapel,Moberly, with interment in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation is from 11:30a.m. Saturday until time of service at Cater's. Survivors ...
Marijuana seized during stop on I-70
Feb 01, 2007 ... A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper yesterday seized 4.6pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 70 at milemarker 176 in Montgomery County. Patrol Sgt. Paul Reinsch said in a news release that Thomas B.Snider, 33, of Columbia was pulled over and the officer ...
MU master's program listed among 282 best
Feb 01, 2007 ... The Crosby master's in business administration program at theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia College of Business has made it intothe 2007 edition of The Princeton Review guidebook to the bestbusiness schools. The publication profiled the "Best 282 Business Schools" based ontheir ...
ARRESTS AND SUMMONSES
Feb 01, 2007 ... Authorities made the following arrests and issued summonses from 7a.m. Jan. 31 to 7 a.m. Feb. 1 COLUMBIA POLICE - Jeffrey Allen Anderson, 44, of 1009 Garth Ave. N., failure toappear in court, $1,000 bond. - Travis William Bradley, 25, of 3020 Ketterer Road, failure ...
COOL DRY PLACE Music 2006: `A shining example'
Feb 01, 2007; ... The requisite month to catch up on the late-year musical outputhas passed, and while early 2007 favorites are now likely dominatingyour MP3 device, I'll take one last look back on '06. Of Montreal, The Shins, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Broken West,etc., might be all the rage at ...
KIDSTUFF
Feb 01, 2007 ... 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 and 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday. Call 443-3161 or visit www.dbrl.org. - Rhymes and Rhythms for Walkers will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m.tomorrow in the Program ...
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW Here they come
Feb 01, 2007; ... The 2008 presidential primary is starting too early, it will costtoo much money, it will give preference to candidates who appeal mostto their party's fringes and will overemphasize a deadly combinationof television star power and slick advertising. None of thesecharacteristics argues ...
Mark Sander 1960-2007
Feb 01, 2007 ... Mark Anthony Sander, 46, of Cairo died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. Services are at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Cairo school withinterment in Grand Prairie Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Fridayat Cater Funeral Home, Moberly. Survivors include wife Dana; ...
Smoke, no fire
Feb 01, 2007 ... So obviously derivative of Guy Ritchie's bloody, hyperkineticstyle of ensemble crime flick, "Smokin' Aces" could have been called"Lock, Stock and Two Smokin' Aces." Writer-director Joe Carnahan - whose previous films include thevastly superior, intelligent "Narc" - also channels ...
LET'S TALK ANTIQUES Maxfield Parrish's work `too pretty to throw away'
Feb 01, 2007; ... My grandmother had some things that she said were "too pretty tothrow away."One was an old paper box for fancy chocolates. On the lid was apicture of a scantily clad girl about to dive into a pool. Herreflection mirrored everything in the top half of the ...
SNAPSHOTS
Feb 01, 2007; ... While Columbians huddled under inches of ice and shivered insingle-digit temperatures, world traveler Sharon Kinden was baskingin a mild 40 degrees in Antarctica. Sharon and 78 others were on aQuark Expeditions ice breaker for a three-week sightseeing triparound the South Pole. Because ...
Violent incidents decline across city in '06 Police see increase in rapes, car thefts, burglaries.
Feb 01, 2007; ... Violent crime in Columbia fell 4 percent during 2006, in partbecause of a decline in homicides to two from eight the previousyear, according to crime statistics released yesterday by theColumbia Police Department. Nationally, violent crime rose 3.7 percent in the first half ...
Al Franken says he'll run for Senate in 2008
Feb 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON - Comedian and radio talk-show host Al Franken hasbegun calling Democratic members of Congress and prominent MinnesotaDemocrats to tell them he will definitely challenge Republican Sen.Norm Coleman in 2008. On Monday, Franken announced that he was quitting his radio ...
DEA fears might send hemp plans up in smoke
Feb 01, 2007 ... OSNABROCK, N.D. - David Monson arrived at church the picture ofrural conservative respectability, dressed in a suit and accompaniedby his 79-year-old mother. Tall, neatly trimmed, attentive toneighbors as he escorted his mother to a pew, he is all you mightexpect and more: farmer, rural ...
New on DVD
Feb 01, 2007 ... - Gymkata - Looker - The Gathering - Open Season - Catch a Fire P[ A ...
Love hurts Dressler, Bruins beat up on overmatched Moberly.
Feb 01, 2007; ... Rock Bridge senior basketball player Ashley Dressler swears she'sgood friends with future college teammate Ashley Agee. "I love her," Dressler said of the Moberly standout and fellowMcKendree signee. She sure has a funny way of showing it. Dressler and her teammates ...
Robert Johnson, 1909-2007
Feb 01, 2007 ... Robert Dean Johnson, 97, passed away Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, atBoone Hospital Center with his beloved wife, Marguerite, by his side. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, atParker Funeral Service, with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday. He was born ...
Spoof draws crowds
Feb 01, 2007 ... Attempting to compensate for its own lack of originality andhumor, "Epic Movie" spoofs several dozen films, a few MTV shows and,of course, Paris Hilton. With the flimsiest of story lines, the filmis mimicry. It was directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer,who ...
Sooners lose second straight Tiffany Jackson scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds
Feb 01, 2007 ... , and Texas beat No. 9 Oklahoma 67-62 last night in Austin, Texas,handing the Sooners their second loss in a row after 26 straight Big12 wins. Earnesia Williams added 13 points for Texas (15-7, 4-4),which had lost three of its last four. Courtney Paris had 25 pointsand 18 rebounds for ...
GAME OVER Love affair began with chitchat about weather
Feb 01, 2007; ... The concept of getting news from a video game console seems odd,but my Nintendo Wii - purchased to beat up turtles and shoot blueshells - has started giving me the lowdown on the world. The News Channel went live Friday. Behind on the technological times? Wii is the latest ...
Ora Hayes, 1918-2007
Feb 01, 2007 ... Ora Mildred Hayes, 88, of Columbia died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, atBoone Hospital. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Sugar Grove BaptistChurch with the Rev. Harry Williams officiating. Burial will be atSturgeon City Cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdayat ...
Sorority bash aids AIDS fight
Feb 01, 2007 ... Join the fight against AIDS by enjoying Delta Sigma ThetaSorority's annual talent showcase at 7 p.m. Saturday at the MissouriTheatre Center for the Arts, 203 S. Ninth St. Titled "Delta AfterDark," the show includes talented soloists and groups who bring tothe stage dancing, singing, ...
<hr><P>TicPick - BATTLES AT THE BLUE NOTE
Feb 01, 2007 ... Competitions abound at the downtown, venue first with airhead-to-airhead combat tonight at the Ultimate Air Guitar Contest. But ifmiming ...
Not tough enough Tigers can't match KSU's physicality, swept by Wildcats.
Feb 01, 2007; ... MANHATTAN, Kan. - One play said so much about what was surely theMissouri basketball team's downfall last night against Kansas Statein Bramlage Coliseum. Wildcats guard Blake Young drove to his right, running square intoa pair of MU defenders along the baseline. He threw up a shot ...
Turner Thornton, 1918-2007
Feb 01, 2007 ... Turner Thornton, 88, of New Franklin passed away Sunday, Jan. 28,2007, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, atMount Nebo Cemetery with Branch President Jeff Harris presiding. Mr. Thornton was born on July 13, 1918, in Sedalia, the son ...
Columbia College exhibit to open
Feb 01, 2007 ... The "Paper In Particular" exhibition, now in its 28th year, willrun from Sunday through Feb. 28 at Larson Gallery in Brown Hall onColumbia College campus. Gallery talk and reception will ...
Charming and intimate `Volver' lands Cruz a golden opportunity
Feb 01, 2007; ... Ensemble acting takes center stage in "Volver," a flawed butdeeply personal film about life, love, death and forgiveness. In Spanish with English subtitles, the film was written anddirected by Pedro Almodovar ("Women on the Verge of a NervousBreakdown," "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!"), ...
`Mama's boy' is all grown up Hannah shakes off fans' taunts.
Feb 01, 2007; ... MANHATTAN, Kan. - When he first stepped onto the Bramlage Coliseumfloor before last night' 80-73 loss to Kansas State, Missouri pointguard Stefhon Hannah was greeted by the sight of several K-Statestudents wearing bibs. One held up a sign that said "Where's Mom." When his named was ...
Pretha Allee, 1916-2007
Feb 01, 2007 ... Pretha Delores Findlay Allee, 90, of Bonne Terre passed awaySunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at St. Joseph Manor in Bonne Terre. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at MemorialFuneral Home with visitation from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Pretha was born on April 7, ...
New releases
Feb 01, 2007 ... Norah Jones "Not Too Late" (Blue Note) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ...
Like a tartan quilt, band melds nostalgic feelings, rich colors
Feb 01, 2007; ... Sometimes there's a tendency in music to make a band out to besomething that it isn't, whether it's heightening the band's musicconcept because it's from that far-off land known as Europe orbecause its repertoire embraces more than guitar, bass and drums.Sometimes music writers give ...
OPEN COLUMN With all our needs at home, Arabs can help themselves
Feb 01, 2007 ... Editor, the Tribune: I have been thinking of Iraq and have beenglued to the TV for some sign of progress. Then I thought: What do Icare whether the Arabs have democracy? We have democracy, and wedon't seem to know what to do with it. So I concluded I don't care ifthe Arabs have ...
School event favors charity in Asia Hickman benefit to aid Cambodia.
Feb 01, 2007; ... Some sold baked goods and hosted carnival games, but senior MikeHogan put himself on the auction block yesterday in a Hickman HighSchool fundraising effort to help build an English-language libraryin Cambodia. For just a buck, Kewpies could buy a raffle ticket for a chance ...
AREA SCENE
Feb 01, 2007 ... Kewpies cruise in tourney openerThe Hickman girls basketball team, ranked No. 2 in Class 5, hadlittle trouble in its opening game of the Ameritime Tournament atMaryville University in St. Louis, dispatching Cor Jesu 60-30. The Kewpies (18-1) jumped to a 23-6 first-quarter ...
Sophie Jensen, 1930-2007
Feb 01, 2007 ... Sophie Elizabeth Jensen, 76 of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Jan.30, 2007, at her home. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at MemorialFuneral Home. Burial will follow immediately in Memorial ParkCemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral ...
Weekend Calendar
Feb 01, 2007 ... thursdayThe Ultimate Air Guitar Contest 7 p.m. at The Blue Note, 17 N.Ninth St.; $2. Will West, solo, jazz pop, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Jazz, A LouisianaKitchen, 1605 Chapel Hill Road. "CATS" 7 p.m. at Jesse Auditorium, 409 Jesse Hall, on theUniversity of ...
Bar owners work to repeal smoking ban
Feb 01, 2007; ... Some Columbia bar and restaurant owners are taking steps to snuffa new city law that bans smoking in their establishments. Led by Tiger Club owner Betty Hamilton, members of the group sayprofits have dipped sharply since the law took effect earlier thismonth, and they have begun ...
OPEN COLUMN If developer doesn't enjoy complaints, fix the problems
Feb 01, 2007 ... Editor, the Tribune: I read Rob Wolverton's Jan. 21 commentary andwould like to say that what concerns most people about urban sprawlis the fact that current residents have to pay for it. This paymentcomes in the form of higher energy bills - despite the allegedpurpose of "payment in ...
Computer files reveal child porn Molestation scenes drive investigation.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Law enforcement officials are looking for a 28-year-old Columbiaman whose housesitter found images on his computer of children beingmolested. Shawn Richard Seburn of 1491-A Dawn Drive is wanted on suspicionof promoting child pornography in the first degree. He is thought tobe in ...
OPEN COLUMN Group homes must have sprinkler systems installed
Feb 01, 2007 ... Editor, the Tribune: Dear Gov. Blunt, The new year begins with the thought of loss of life at theAnderson Guest House. We know you are working with the GeneralAssembly to prevent this from occurring again. We believe that allresidential homes in Missouri should have a sprinkler ...
Jay wrestlers hand Bruins helpful loss
Feb 02, 2007; ... Brook Harlan likes having Jefferson City at the end of his team'sdual meet schedule. With Jefferson City always being one of thetoughest teams at the Class 4 District 3 Tournament, it allows theBruins to see what improvements need to be made. And though last night's dual at Rock ...
Bob Locke, 1931-2007
Feb 02, 2007 ... Bobby Joe Locke, 75, of Harrisburg, formerly of Columbia, passedaway Jan. 31, 2007, at University Hospital. There will be no services at this time. He was born Nov. 2, 1931, inOklahoma City to Elmer and MaryLocke. On July 17, 1971, he married Nancy Piepmeier in ...
Blair Oaks rides big man to title game Henke hits for 17 points as Falcons defeat Fulton.
Feb 02, 2007; ... ASHLAND - Practice only makes perfect if players are willing tolisten. A coach can encourage, instruct and cajole all he wants, butit's up to his pupils to pay attention. Luckily for Blair Oaks, senior Travis Henke has been soaking upevery word. The 6-foot-7 center scored 17 ...
Rodney Cross 1949-2007
Feb 02, 2007 ... Rodney Gail Cross, 57, of Higbee died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Cater Funeral HomeChapel. Visitation is at 9 a.m. until time of service Monday atCater's, with interment at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery ...
Outlandish King can still sell with the best
Feb 02, 2007 ... KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The man of the hour was 38 minutes late when asilver Rolls-Royce Phantom finally pulled up to Courthouse Square onWednesday. Politicians, camera crews and boxing fans lined up on thesidewalk. The back right-side door opened, and Don King emerged. He ...
Waters' death shows toll of football
Feb 02, 2007; ... BELLE GLADE, Fla. - We are out here, 80 miles from Super Bowl XLI,among sugar cane fields and basking alligators, looking for someone. A dead man. "He was a football player?" the kid asks, taking a break from hisjob, digging a grave at the Foreverglades Cemetery. "Who'd he ...
Identify, fill needs to succeed MU grad says iPod is a perfect product.
Feb 02, 2007; ... If the ideal business model could be defined as a product, DanielHenry thinks it would be the iPod. The device, which overwhelminglydominates the MP3 market, delivers a consumer's own music on demand. According to a survey cited by Henry, most students named the iPodas the most ...
Movie Guide
Feb 01, 2007 ... MPAA ratings and reasons: G: General audiences; PG: Parentalguidance suggested; PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned: some materialunsuitable for children younger than 13; R: Restricted; childrenunder 17 admitted with parent/guardian; NC-17: No children youngerthan 17 admitted L: Language, ...