Columbia Daily Tribune back issues from January 2008:
Missouri is for real ... and built to last
Jan 02, 2008; ... DALLAS - Lorenzo Williams thought something might be differentwith this Missouri football team last January. Guys were showing upat offseason conditioning workouts and actually working. He couldnever remember spring practices being so physical. And in thesummer, he noticed how much ...
GAME NOTES
Jan 02, 2008 ... Will he stay or will he go? The play of Missouri junior strong safety William Moore inyesterday's Cotton Bowl was typically terrific. He intercepted hiseighth pass of the season - breaking Roger Wehrli's school record -and returned it for a touchdown. He also forced a fumble and ...
AREA SCENE
Jan 02, 2008 ... Capitals squirts win hockey game The Jefferson City Capitals squirt hockey team beat the AftonAmericans 11-0 Saturday. Zane Brewer led the scoring with four goals. Nick ...
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Jan 02, 2008 ... Grand finale for McFadden? Not quite. Arkansas' junior tailback and two-time Heisman Trophyrunner-up notched his 10th 100-yard rushing game of the season with105 yards on 21 carries, but in most cases Missouri kept him frominflicting significant damage. His longest run went for 19 ...
Alta Wilkerson, 1915-2007
Jan 02, 2008 ... Alta Wilkerson, 92, of Centralia died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007. Services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at FentonFuneral Chapel in Centralia. Burial was at Grandview Baptist ChurchCemetery in Centralia She was born Aug. 29, 1915, in Murry ...
New year could bring rise in steel costs, some warn
Jan 02, 2008 ... MILWAUKEE - The new year might usher in higher steel prices asglobal supplies tighten and overseas demand remains strong, whichcould pinch consumers. Steel is the main ingredient for a plethora of manufacturers,from automakers to washing-machine companies. Increased steel ...
Holy Temple ; Senior carries Tigers to bowl win, gets lift from offensive teammates.
Jan 02, 2008; ... DALLAS - Arkansas tailback Darren McFadden cruised into Texaslast week, arriving in style behind the wheel of a CadillacEscalade. His Missouri counterpart left yesterday on a makeshift chariot,riding on the arms of his teammates. If yesterday's Cotton Bowl was indeed Tony ...
ARRESTS AND SUMMONSES
Jan 02, 2008 ... Authorities made the following arrests and issued summonses from7 a.m. Dec. 31 to 7 a.m. Jan. 1 COLUMBIA POLICE - Enrique Andrade, 28, of Kansas City, Kan., driving whileintoxicated, $500 bond. - Keith Edwin Brodie, 29, of 4206 Baurichter Drive, use orpossession of ...
Dancing the night away
Jan 02, 2008 ... Caption ...
Hog tied ; Missouri defense keeps Arkansas bottled up.
Jan 02, 2008; ... DALLAS - Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs wasn't worried. At any minute during yesterday's Cotton Bowl against Missouri,Luigs expected teammates Darren McFadden or Felix Jones to break offone of their spectacular, game-changing touchdown runs to give theHogs' struggling offense ...
WOLFGANG'S KITCHEN ; Lamb salad suits any season
Jan 02, 2008 ... Many years ago, when I was still a relative newcomer toCalifornia but had already made a name for myself as a chef in LosAngeles, I was invited to present a weekend of classes at the NapaValley cooking school established by winemaker Robert Mondavi andhis wife, Margrit. It was ...
Pat Jenkins, 1916-2007
Jan 02, 2008 ... Crescentia "Pat" Jenkins, 91, of Eldon died Saturday, Dec. 29,2007, at Lenoir Healthcare Center in Columbia. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, atSacred Heart Catholic Church in Eldon with the Rev. Fred Elskampofficiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 ...
Pakistan postpones election ; Scotland Yard to assist in Bhutto inquiry.
Jan 02, 2008 ... KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan's election authority announced todaythat nationwide parliamentary elections due next week will bepostponed until Feb. 18. It blamed the delay on the destruction ofelectoral materials during unrest triggered by the assassination onThursday of former Prime ...
Court to rule on race and jury selection process
Jan 02, 2008 ... KANSAS CITY - Across the nation, death chambers sit idle whilethe U.S. Supreme Court mulls the viability of lethal injection. But it's another less-publicized death penalty issue that in thelong run might prove to have a much larger effect on who dies andwho decides whether they ...
Comparing school spending
Jan 02, 2008 ... Columbia Public Schools generally compares itself to 12 otherMissouri school districts in terms of teacher pay and other factors.Below is a look at how much each of those districts spends annuallyper pupil, plus where they rank in other categories, includingsalaries and achievement ...
Take carrots on any three-hour tour
Jan 02, 2008; ... I've always been a Mary Ann, never a Ginger. The "Gilligan's Island" fresh-faced beauty was a farm girl,spunky in her pigtails and gingham. She was perky to Ginger'ssultry, down-to-earth to Mrs. Howell's vacuous. My favorite "Gilligan's Island" episode is No. 71, "Pass ...
5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT: ; SOYBEANS
Jan 02, 2008 ...1 The soybean has many culinary uses andforms, including oil and flour. It is often used as a substitute formany food items such as dairy, meat and wheat products because itcontains no gluten. But it also has industrial uses, such as inresins, fibers and plastics, ...
Lawyer claims zoo negligent ; Lawsuit possible in holiday tiger attack.
Jan 02, 2008 ... SAN JOSE, Calif. - Pointing the blame at the San Francisco Zoo, ahigh-profile lawyer retained by the San Jose brothers who survivedthe Christmas Day tiger rampage said yesterday that the zoo "showedan utter disregard for safety." "The zoo was grossly negligent," said Los Angeles ...
New Year's baby ; Bella Grace arrives early on Jan. 1.
Jan 02, 2008; ... Bella Grace Tuttle made a dramatic entrance into the new year. To be the first baby born in Boone County in 2008, she had to getall tangled up inside her mom's womb and fight her way out. Bella wasn't supposed to arrive until Jan. 6. Instead, she camevia emergency Caesarean ...
HOMEMADE IN MINUTES ; Garden giving well into winter
Jan 02, 2008 ... Much to my delight, when the ice and snow that had covered mysmall garden spot since the first week of December melted away justbefore Christmas, I was able to again pick dark-green Swiss chardand fresh spinach. Although the chard had not had any protection except beingencased in ...
Interracial crime is a lit tinderbox
Jan 02, 2008; ... If you're like I am, you've heard scores of media reports aboutthe 2006 Duke University rape case, in which three white lacrosseplayers were falsely accused of raping a black stripper at a wildparty at the home of one of the team members. These guys, convictedby the news media and Duke ...
New year begins with a shiver in Mid-Missouri
Jan 02, 2008; ... Commuters this morning braved the coldest temperatures of thewinter with lows in Columbia sinking to 7 degrees and wind-chillgusts biting at minus-7 degrees. The effects of the cold snap were made worse by the lack of snowon the ground, meaning soil was frozen to a depth of almost ...
Researchers find a clue to addiction ; Lack of dopamine tied to impulsivity.
Jan 02, 2008 ... SAN MATEO, Calif. - Bay Area researchers probing the brain forgenetic factors behind alcoholism found one more piece in thecomplex puzzle of the condition, according to a study published thisweek in a leading neurology journal. Scientists with a research center run by the ...
INSPECTING THE EATERIES
Jan 02, 2008 ... The following establishments that serve or prepare food wereinspected by the Columbia Health Department from Nov. 9 to Nov. 28.The first score comprises critical violations, which must becorrected at the time of violation or within 10 days. Theseviolations are more likely to contribute ...
Investigators say school fire was set
Jan 02, 2008 ... A fire that destroyed the interior of a mobile classroom at GrantElementary School over the weekend was intentionally set,investigators say. The fire started at about 5:40 a.m. Sunday, forcing the school tofind a new home for John Nies' fifth-grade class this ...
Forward food thinking
Jan 02, 2008; ...Americans are getting increasingly intimate with their food, and2008 likely will see the relationship deepen. That's because two forces - the proliferation of foodie cultureand its obsessive desire for provenance and growing ...
Veterans' challenges shift from combat to career
Jan 02, 2008 ... TACOMA, Wash. - The job search for people moving from themilitary to the civilian work force can be a difficult one. Mostimportant, career advisers say, is identifying skills and how theyrelate to a job you want. Leaving the military is like leaving the womb. That's how ...
FOOD SLEUTH ; Grow your own to beat high prices in 2008
Jan 02, 2008 ... Like bejeweled fortune tellers or Fortune 500 futurists, let'stake a peek into the crystal ball for a glimpse at the top food,nutrition and health trends that promise to shape 2008. - Rising food prices. Blame it on peak oil, the price of gas andfossil-fuel alternatives derived ...
Barack Obama is fired up and ready to go
Jan 02, 2008; ... MANCHESTER, N.H. - Barack Obama has become a one-trick pony. Butwhat a trick it is! The stump speech he developed in the closing stages of the pre-Christmas campaign was a thing of beauty, a 40-minute orationdelivered without notes that is powering his gains in the Iowacaucuses ...
RECIPE OF THE WEEK ; Old-Fashioned Pot Roast
Jan 02, 2008 ... There's a lot of hoity-toity food around these days, and we likea lot of it. On the other hand, there is much to be said forvoluntary simplicity. Consider the good old-fashioned Yankee potroast. The pot roast includes a little cider vinegar to tenderizethe beef and add a teensy ...
TRIBUNE COLUMN ; Forum representative of city's strong opinions
Jan 02, 2008; ... This is the week for New Year's resolutions and year-endsummaries, and the week Iowans make their picks for the nextpresident of the United States. Rather than make the usual resolutions, Ol' Clark will share withyou the thoughts of those who attended the weekly issues and ...
Stoplight cameras a new era ; Per-ticket fee preferred to Springfield's flat rate.
Jan 02, 2008; ... As Columbia works to install cameras to begin catching red-lightrunners, it appears the city got a better bargain than Springfield. Instead of paying a flat monthly fee of $4,176 for each of the 16stoplight cameras, Columbia negotiated to pay the company thatinstalls and runs the ...
Kit planes build a dream ; Poplar Bluff man realizing fantasy one craft at a time.
Jan 02, 2008; ... POPLAR BLUFF - Richard Bowie isn't exactly one of the Wrightbrothers, but he builds his own airplanes. He might not go down in history quite like Amelia Earhart, buthe's gotten lost in the sky before. Bowie is a local legend because he has a 2,000-foot landing stripin his ...
EAT IT ; Think quality, not quantity, for 2008 goals
Jan 02, 2008 ... This month's issue of Esquire includes a collection of themagazine's regular feature "What I've Learned," a compilation ofquotes and pearls of wisdom from various celebrities andpersonalities, including one from Julia Child. The woman who brought fancy French cuisine into American ...
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW ; 2008
Jan 02, 2008; ... Last weekend six good friends were sitting around the dinnertable. We had just learned the would-be house breaker had died froma gunshot wound administered by the threatened resident protectinghis premises. Two of our six diners were unabashedly happy. High time, theythought. If ...
Columbia's costs high for schools ; But more programs offered for students.
Jan 02, 2008; ... Columbia Public Schools has some of the biggest per-pupilexpenses, among the lowest average teacher salaries and some of theworst graduation and dropout rates among comparable districts aroundthe state. But it also has a large special education population andalternative school ...
YOUR OFFICE COACH ; Don't try to fix problems at work alone
Jan 02, 2008; ... Q: As a young, knowledgeable, ambitious employee, I find myselfin a perplexing position. I work for a large government agency wheremany people spend their time doing anything but work. They play computer games, surf the Web, read the paper, takefrequent smoke breaks, discuss TV ...
Lobster adds luxury to Cobb salad
Jan 02, 2008; ... It's difficult for me to imagine Cobb salad as built onleftovers. But legend has it that this flavorful combination wasfirst tossed together in the 1930s with leftover ingredients fromHollywood's Brown Derby restaurant. What was first created as a late-night snack for diner ...
Our Town
Jan 02, 2008 ... Jim Robertson, managing editor Call 815-1776 to contribute. "I want to comment on the stories that ran in this week's paperregarding the city citing seniors for not removing snow and ice fromtheir sidewalk areas and driveways. Combined with the recent storiesof the city coming down ...
STATISTICS
Jan 02, 2008 ... Missouri 38, Arkansas 7 Missouri7__ 7__ 14__ 10-38 Arkansas__ 0__ 0__ 7__ 0- 7 MU-(1Q, 2:29) Tony Temple 22-yard run (Jeff Wolfert kick. Drive:6 plays, 73 yards. MU-(2Q, 4:35) Temple 4-yard run (Wolfert kick). Drive: 6 plays,82 yards. MU-(3Q, 13:38) ...
Henry Brown 1984-2007
Jan 03, 2008 ... Henry L. Brown, 23, of Columbia died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007. Services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Warren FuneralChapel, 12 E. Ash St., with the Rev. Ray Warren officiating. Henry was born Oct. 31, ...
Kansas' Reesing still is passing under the radar despite success.
Jan 03, 2008 ... MIAMI - Todd Reesing easily could use this as a time to gloat. This is the perfect chance for him to take a shot at all theschools that thought he was too slow or too short to playquarterback in college. But Reesing stands much taller than his listed height of 5-foot-11 when ...
`Lost,' `Idol' return for reality-heavy midseason TV
Jan 03, 2008 ... Here's a rundown of the major midseason offerings, through theend of January: - "Medium" (9 p.m. Monday, NBC) - Anjelica Huston joins the showfor a six-episode guest-starring arc as Allison (Patricia Arquette)sees more dead people. - "American Gladiators" (8 p.m. Monday, NBC) ...
AREA SCENE
Jan 03, 2008 ... Brown among inductees into HallThe Missouri Sports Hall of Fame announced its class of 2008, andit included former University of Missouri basketball player JohnBrown, St. Louis Post-Dispatch sportswriter Rick Hummel and formerMU football player Earl Denny. Brown was an ...
New releases
Jan 03, 2008 ... - Ellis Paul "The Dragonfly Races" (Black Wolf) -The Radio Dept ....
Walter Zlogar, 1918-2007
Jan 03, 2008 ... Walter A. Zlogar, 89, of Ottumwa, Iowa, passed away on Monday,Dec. 24, 2007, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Mr. Zlogar was born in Cicero, Ill., to Angela and Anton Zlogar.He married Mary Catherine Ryan on Aug. 25, 1942. She preceded him indeath in 1978. Walter ...
NBA roundup
Jan 03, 2008 ... - Mavericks 121, Warriors 99: In Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki claimedit was just another regular-season game. His playoff-like intensityagainst the Golden State Warriors told a different story. Nowitzki had 29 points, eight rebounds, six assists and threeblocks to lead the Mavericks, who ...
`Juno' star Ellen Page breaks stereotypes in anti-heroine role
Jan 03, 2008 ... No one really noticed Ellen Page as she dashed through the lobbyof San Francisco's Ritz-Carlton hotel. Although Page is the star of "Juno," one of the season's most-buzzed-about indie films, the tiny 20-year-old actress is stillmostly anonymous to the masses. Critics, ...
ticPick - GORILLA ZOE
Jan 03, 2008 ... The Atlanta native developed musically with influences like SnoopDoggy Dogg and NWA, but the ...
Marjorie Gibson, 1913-2007
Jan 03, 2008 ... Marjorie Cyrene Gibson, 94, of St. Louis died Wednesday, Dec. 12,2007, at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at theFirst Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St., with Richard Ramseyofficiating. Burial will be in Columbia ...
Mental mistakes ; trip MU
Jan 03, 2008; ... The mental mistakes have not gone unnoticed by Missouribasketball Coach Mike Anderson. They were impossible to miss in Sunday's loss to MississippiState in Starkville, Miss. Twice, with the Tigers trying to rally inthe closing minutes, the Bulldogs hoisted 3-pointers headed ...
Fan affair
Jan 03, 2008 ... Big Head Todd and the Monsters is a lot tougher of a band namethan any of the music the band itself produces. After hitting the Top 10 in the early '90s with snappy singlesfrom its 1993 "Sweetly Single" record, the group became known forits easy, laidback rock 'n' roll sound. But ...
Hickman stumbles late vs. Notre Dame de Sion
Jan 03, 2008 ... The Hickman girls basketball team stumbled down the stretch in a48-47 overtime loss at Notre Dame de Sion last night. The Kewpiesled 23-18 at halftime and built that into a 13-point lead in thethird quarter, but Notre Dame de Sion stormed back to forceovertime. In the extra ...
Lillie Young, 1923-2007
Jan 03, 2008 ... Lillie Mae Young, 84, of Columbia peacefully passed away onTuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at Jones Wildwood Care Center in Madisonafter a long fight with Alzheimer's disease. A visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, atMemorial Funeral Home. A family memorial service ...
Modest musicians proud by their own measure
Jan 03, 2008; ... False modesty runs rampant on the music scene, especially amongmusicians who bust their butts playing shows, recording albums,promoting themselves, forgoing the conventional life path in searchof the Holy Grail that is fame, fortune and a break into the biz. But not The ...
Try your feet at contra dancing
Jan 03, 2008 ... You don't need a partner, just a willingness to move your feetand have fun at the contra dance event 7 p.m. tomorrow at FirstChristian Church, 101 N. Tenth St. Sponsored by the Mid-MissouriTraditional Dancers, the event, held on the first, ...
HGTV selects town for `green' giveaway home
Jan 03, 2008; ... HILTON HEAD, S.C. - It's been known since August that HGTV wasbuilding its first "Green Home" near Hilton Head Island, S.C., for anationwide giveaway. Now, the home and garden television network has announced thatthe house is in Tradition Hilton Head, a 5,300-acre, ...
Wonna Brookins 1937-2007
Jan 03, 2008 ... Wonna Dean Brookins, 70, of Fulton died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Calvary BaptistChurch. Burial follows at Southside Cemetery. Visitation is fromnoon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. She was born ...
GAME OVER ; Gunther's, `Rock Band,' `Manhunt' highlight '07
Jan 03, 2008; ... As 2008 begins, the rubble that was 2007 is only just starting toclear away, and the highs and lows are still vivid in gamers' minds.I thought I'd run down the top five things that I will remember mostabout the year that was 2007. 5. The omnipresence of the rhythm games. It all ...
Marion Thurston Jr., 1913-2008
Jan 03, 2008 ... Col. Marion Foster "Thursty" Thurston Jr., 94, of Columbia passedaway Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, Jan. 5, atFirst Christian Church with the Rev. Dr. John Yonker officiating. Thursty was born Jan. 12, 1913, in Columbia ...
Jean Scott 1932-2008
Jan 03, 2008 ... Jean Scott, 75, of Marthasville, formerly of the Shelbina andMoberly areas, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Cater FuneralHome with interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is from11:30 a.m. until ...
Dolphins fire Cameron after 1-15 first season ; Miami continues to make changes under Parcells.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Cam Cameron was fired as coach of the Miami Dolphins yesterday bynew boss Bill Parcells after only one win in his first season. The dismissal means the reeling franchise will have its fifthcoach in five seasons in 2008. Parcells began work Dec. 27 as executive vice president ...
`Dewey Cox' rattles music history
Jan 03, 2008; ... Crude, inane and often pointedly funny, "Walk Hard: The Dewey CoxStory" goes over the top as it skewers pop culture myths, legendsand has-beens. The movie essentially applies the "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun"comedy formulas to the musical biopic genre, lampooning such recenthits as ...
OPEN COLUMN ; U.S. foreign, domestic policies need revision
Jan 03, 2008 ... Editor, the Tribune: Like a lot of other people, I have beenwatching the political debates. Hillary Clinton made a statement that there are 15 millionillegal immigrants in America right now - today. She said it wouldtake 3,700 big buses to carry them to the border. Of course, the ...
Looking forward to the sequel ; Missouri appears loaded for more success in 2008.
Jan 03, 2008; ... Green stains from the Cotton Bowl's painted grass were stillfresh on the Missouri Tigers' uniforms Tuesday afternoon whenattention turned to 2008. Well, the calendar had already turned to'08, and with a blockbuster season officially in the books, why notlook forward to the ...