Columbia Daily Tribune back issues from January 2009:
Economy drives Harley to launch trade-in promotion
Jan 02, 2009 ... MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Trying to rev up motorcycle sales in adepressed economy, Harley-Davidson Inc. is launching a program thatguarantees the trade-in value of some Sportsters when traded for amore expensive bike. Harley riders who either buy a new Sportster or trade in theirrecently ...
KIDSTUFF
Jan 02, 2009 ... Columbia Public Library, 100 W. Broadway, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 443-3161 or visit www.dbrl.org.- TYRPS Theater: Live at Eleven, 11 a.m. to noon tomorrow; ages12 and younger....
Generosity tempers hard lessons of '08
Jan 02, 2009; ... Tough year, 2009. Many Americans were badly hurt by the economicchaos, which hit them like a back-alley mugger. What a disgrace.Wall Street hustlers gamed the system by trafficking in bad loanswhile Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission looked theother way ....
UNDER THE HOOD ; Horn, air bag indicator have cable in common
Jan 02, 2009; ... Q: I have a '99 Corvette. My horn would not work with thesteering wheel in the straight-forward position. If I turned it allthe way to the right or left, the horn would work. I turned thewheel all the way to the left and pushed on the horn, as it wasblowing, I turned it all the way to ...
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW ; New way to park
Jan 02, 2009; ... At a time when other matters preoccupy the citizenry, the latestidea from the PedNet Coalition is bound to barge onto center stage,at last for a time. The idea is to change parking on the south side of Ash Streetbetween Fourth and Tenth streets from parallel to back-in ...
Auto industry bailout is capitulation at any speed
Jan 02, 2009; ... In case you've been in a coma or lost in the desert or have beensomewhere with no TV, radio or newspapers, the Big Three, as they'recalled, of the automobile industry - GM, Ford, Chrysler - arehankering for a bailout and are asking Congress to pony up somewherein the neighborhood of $35 ...
OPEN COLUMN ; Nothing can bring back son murdered by Rios
Jan 02, 2009 ... Editor, the Tribune: I speak for one who can no longer speak forhimself: Jesse James Wade Valencia. Jesse was murdered by Steven Rios on June 5, 2004. A new trialwas given to Rios on Dec. 1, and he was found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action for the knife he ...
OPEN COLUMN ; Bush slander shows Democrats' failings
Jan 02, 2009 ... Editor, the Tribune: On Nov. 26, Paul Hayden criticized a letterby Terry Godfrey praising George W. Bush's eight years in office. Toexpose Bush and his "atrocities," Hayden directed him to a column ina monthly magazine with a circulation of 205,000 that was written byan anti-war lawyer ....
OPEN COLUMN ; We're not paying the real cost of traditional energy
Jan 02, 2009 ... Editor, the Tribune: I was disappointed in Hank Waters' editorial"Alternative energy" in the Dec. 21 Tribune. It is certainly noteworthy that the United States has had some"success" (thanks to an economic recession!) in conserving oil, andthe cost of gasoline has gone down ...
OPEN COLUMN ; Obama must lead nation by example
Jan 02, 2009 ... Editor, the Tribune: President-elect Barack Obama masterfullyconnected with the American people, leading to his successful bidfor the White House. I hope he proves to be the best president wehave ever had. During this time, when Americans are sufferingfinancially and harbor great ...
A different kind of miracle
Jan 02, 2009; ... A year to the day after she buried her son, Joanie Halgrim rodein a minivan down a rocky dirt road not far from the airport inNairobi, Kenya. Her stomach turned from the stench of rottinggarbage and raw sewage mingling with exhaust fumes and the acridsmoke from sizzling meat peddled by ...
Midwest mom helps soften the recession
Jan 02, 2009; ... My friend Lisa has been angry for the past few months. She's mad on behalf of hardworking Americans like my friend Ron,the father of five and the sole wage earner in his family, whoseboss called him one day and told him not to come into work anymore.Ron is 51, with two kids in ...
PARENTING
Jan 02, 2009; ... Q: Our 16-month-old son refuses to feed himself. He will not eventouch his food other than to throw it to the floor. If I try to puta bit of finger-food in his hand, he acts like I'm burning him. As aresult, I have to feed him every bite, and he is becoming more andmore picky about what ...
TRIBUNE COLUMN ; Town of Speed named for conductor from St. Louis
Jan 02, 2009; ... Where, oh where, did Speed, one of the slowest-moving communitiesin Central Missouri, get its name? History all but stopped in Speed, located on slow-moving SpeedCreek eight miles southwest of Boonville, in Cooper County. Mostfolks, except for the few who still live there, have ...
ARRESTS AND SUMMONSES
Jan 02, 2009 ... Authorities made the following arrests and issued summonses from7 a.m. Dec. 31 to 7 a.m. Jan. 1. COLUMBIA POLICE - Shannon Rochelle Anum, 36, of Tampa, Fla., out-of-countywarrant, $500 bond. - Kenneth Lee Baker, 35, of 211 Sanford Ave., driving whilelicense is ...
COOL DRY PLACE ; Trib Talk '08: Rico Suave, Ninja flips and deformed potato chips
Jan 02, 2009; ... Continuing a tradition that began last year when I drew ManagingEditor Jim Robertson's name in the Tribune's gift exchange, I bringyou the Best of Trib Talk 2009. Like the inaugural edition, I came up with one standout - or anappropriate tandem, in some cases - for each month, ...
New on DVD
Jan 02, 2009 ... - Towelhead - Cowboys Don't Cry - Battle For Haditha -In Haditha, Iraq, insurgents bomb a convoyof Marines in 2005, ...
Love in dog years
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Extraordinary how potent cheap music is," Noel Coward observed,and the same goes for "Marley & Me." Director David Frankel ("TheDevil Wears Prada") adapts John Grogan's sentimental best-sellerwith no artistic pretensions beyond making you feel like your heartis caving in and then ...
Maplewood Barn sends out call for new directors
Jan 02, 2009 ... The Maplewood Barn Community Theatre is seeking a few good menand women as it prepare for its 36th season at Nifong Park startingin May with the play "Harvey." The company is holding interviews starting at 1 p.m ....
PS: Gallery kicks off 2009 with exciting new exhibit
Jan 02, 2009 ... Gray skies - or at least dark moods - are banished with theopening Tuesday of PS: Gallery's brilliant winter exhibit featuringthe works of Chris Wiley, Mark Grundy, Norleene Nosri, Will Corr,Keith Norval, Joel Sager and Eon Ju Jeon. A reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan ....
today
Jan 02, 2009 ... Fingerfest II with Z.A.P., Last Call and The AracadabrasTroyMickByrd and Kristan Hassler 6 to 9 p.m. at Summit Lake Winery in HoltsSummit. Artie's Univibe 7 to 10 p.m. at Jazz. Rocket, acoustic, 6 to 9 p.m. at Bambino's Italian Cafe. Bandana 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at ...
Temporal tale fails to elicit long-lived emotional impact
Jan 02, 2009; ... Like life on rewind, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" takeskismet in a different direction but finds it all plays out the samein the end. The story opens in a New Orleans hospital room in late August2005, not long before Hurricane Katrina makes landfall. On herdeathbed is ...
ticPick - BLUE FUGUE FUN
Jan 02, 2009 ... Leave it up to The Blue Fugue to push the envelope with threegreat bands packed with diversity and different approaches to music. On ...
New Releases
Jan 02, 2009 ... Brooks & Dunn "Playlist" (Playlist) Ken Block "Drift" ...
GAME OVER ; New Year's resolutions for the Big 3 of games
Jan 02, 2009; ... As the new year rolls in, people all over the country areinspired to look at life with a new perspective and take a chance onsomething they wouldn't have before. Gamers should call on theconsole-makers to try things they haven't before. And although mostNew Year's resolutions never last ...
History with a bang
Jan 02, 2009 ... An unfussy, adult and stoic Tom Cruise anchors the World War IIthriller "Valkyrie." In a compact performance of nerve and rareglimpses of emotion, Cruise is a leading man who takes us through acomplex story and ennobles events that have faded into history. This Bryan Singer film is ...
Columbia's year in music touts ambition, diversity
Jan 02, 2009; ... To be quite honest, even though I am a local music reporter,there's no way I could give a full account of the local music scenein 2008 - one of the many things I love and hate about music is thatthere seems to be an unending supply of it. So although the following recap is no ...
School board seats lure two more hopefuls ; Math critic, political activist enter contest.
Jan 02, 2009; ... A federal researcher and a credit manager have created a three-way race for two open seats on the Columbia Board of Education. Michelle Pruitt, who works for the U.S. Department ofAgriculture's research unit, filed for the school board onWednesday, and Nathan Garten, a senior ...
Judge delays ruling in Ferguson murder case
Jan 02, 2009 ... A Boone County judge will not rule on a post-conviction appeal byconvicted murderer Ryan Ferguson until a ruling in another appealpending in Cole County, according to court records. Ferguson is seeking a new trial in both appeals in connectionwith the Nov. 1, 2001, slaying of ...
Dogs find pound of pot ; Canines called to track robbery suspects.
Jan 02, 2009; ... A police canine called to a northeast Columbia duplex Wednesdaymorning to track suspects in a home invasion didn't find theassailants, but the dog did sniff out about a pound of marijuanaburied in the backyard of the victim, who said he was assaulted,police said. As of this ...
Apartment search leads to drug arrests
Jan 02, 2009 ... Police arrested three people early today after responding to adisturbance between neighbors and later finding marijuana along withdrug paraphernalia next door. Officers were dispatched at 12:10 a.m. to 1401 Lakewood Drive,Apt. A, for in response to the disturbance and became ...
Hallsville drivers hurt in two-vehicle wreck
Jan 02, 2009 ... Two Hallsville men were injured yesterday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision in north Boone County. The collision occurred just after 2 p.m. at Highway 124 and RouteU west of Hallsville, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Anorthbound 2003 Ford Crown Victoria on Route U ...
Something to smile about ; New year brings baby to jobless couple.
Jan 02, 2009; ... A few minutes after being wrapped in a warm blanket and snugglingin his mother's arms this morning, Jared Valeska Reams began to yawnand stretch in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Columbia RegionalHospital. A few weeks premature at 7:21 a.m. on New Year's Day, the 3-pound, ...
Man robbed after grocery shopping
Jan 02, 2009 ... A man reported being robbed of cash and groceries last nightafter returning home to his northeast Columbia residence. The robbery occurred at about 6 p.m. at Pine Grove Village, 3900Clark Lane, in front of Lot 152. The victim, a 57-year-old man, toldpolice he had returned from ...
Crowds flock downtown for countdown ball ; About 12,000 attend First Night festivities.
Jan 02, 2009; ... Although firm numbers won't be available until next week, FirstNight co-director Karen Ramey estimated 12,000 people headeddowntown for one or more events during the city's New Year's Evefestival. "It was a good turnout for a weeknight," Ramey said. "The SavoyFamily Cajun Band ...
Minimum wage bumps up automatically
Jan 02, 2009; ... Last year was a difficult year for many small business owners.Just ask Leigh Lockhart. The owner of Main Squeeze Natural Foods Cafe considered closingher downtown restaurant in November after sales slowed to a crawl.Lockhart said she was in jeopardy of not being able to make ...
Columbia among airline's best markets
Jan 02, 2009; ... With the help of a new carrier, air service at the ColumbiaRegional Airport took off during the last four months of 2009 andlanded the city on Mesaba Airlines' Top 5 list for the year. Mesaba, a subsidiary of Northwest Airlines, offers three flightseach day to Memphis, Tenn., and ...
University delegates fly in style ; Big 12 to repay MU for charter flight.
Jan 02, 2009; ... The University of Missouri sent 10 system and campusadministrators on a chartered plane to Monday night's Alamo Bowlgame in San Antonio as the "official party delegation" to representthe university. Athletic Director Mike Alden conceded that with the bad economyand recent ...
Drug suspects flee during vehicle chase
Jan 02, 2009 ... Police are looking for two men who ran away from officers onWednesday in central Columbia and allegedly threw away about anounce of cocaine during a car chase. Officers with the Street Crimes and Narcotics units wereperforming a drug enforcement at 3:50 p.m. when they ...
Lucile Ketter, 1914-2009
Jan 02, 2009 ... Martha Lucile Ketter, 94, of Columbia, formerly of Mexico, Mo.,died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2009, at Boone HospitalCenter in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, atPickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Kukuk officiating ....
Catherine Pulis, 1917-2009
Jan 02, 2009 ... Catherine Marie Church Pulis, 91, of Columbia, formerly ofMexico, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at Columbia Manor. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Arnold Funeral Homewith visitation from 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeralhome. Burial will be in East Lawn ...
Allan Goff, 1955-2009
Jan 02, 2009 ... Allan Raymond Goff, 47, of Fenton died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2009. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan.5, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Owensville. Survivors include parents ...
Craig Stevens 1959-2009
Jan 02, 2009 ... Craig Allen Stevens, 49, of Blue Springs passed away Wednesday,Dec. 31, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at ...
Barbara Zatzman, 1930-2009
Jan 02, 2009 ... Barbara Clair Zatzman, 78, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Jan.1, 2009. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at CongregationBeth Shalom with Rabbi Yossi Feintuch. Barbara was born on March 25, 1930, in Bronx, N.Y., to Arthur andMary Seeloff Mishkin. She ...
Dick Moran, 1923-2009
Jan 02, 2009 ... Delos W. "Dick" Moran, 85, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Jan.1, 2009, after a lengthy illness. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Moran was born July 14, 1923, in Morris, Ill., to Michael W.and Clara Marchand Moran. He married Vaneta Austin on ...
TAKE 2: An alternative look at the day in sports
Jan 02, 2009; ... Blasphemy, I know, to open the first Take 2 of 2009 reminiscingabout the glorious exploits of a Jayhawk, but those are exactly whatI kept coming back to yesterday while watching a bit of the WinterClassic hockey game between the Blackhawks and Red Wings at WrigleyField. These ...
Moberly to kick off Shootout
Jan 02, 2009; ... The 16th annual MFA Oil/Break Time Shootout will tip off tomorrowwith seven boys basketball games at Mizzou Arena. Tickets are still available at Break Time Convenience Stores for$7.50 or at the event for $10. Proceeds go toward the Show-Me StateGames. Here's a look at the ...
AREA SCENE
Jan 02, 2009 ... Coffman breaks foot in Alamo BowlMissouri senior tight end Chase Coffman will undergo foot surgeryTuesday after suffering what's commonly called a Jones fracture onthe final offensive play of the season Monday night in the AlamoBowl, his father, Paul Coffman, confirmed. Coffman ...
Gonzalez doesn't want to hear the R word - rebuilding
Jan 02, 2009 ... Tony Gonzalez will soon make his annual postseason trip to Hawaiito play in the Pro Bowl. Upon his return, he should have a betteridea about which direction the Kansas City Chiefs are headed. By then, the Chiefs will likely have a new general manager and adecision on whether Coach ...
WEEK IN REVIEW
Jan 03, 2009 ... Developer says cottages scrapped because of city After the Columbia City Council in October unanimously approvedAmir Ziv's controversial "cottage" housing development in thecentral city, he had high hopes that his affordable housing projectwould break ground before ...
STREET TALK ; Some Street Talk topics click with Web readers
Jan 03, 2009; ... This week I'm going to follow the example of Tribune City EditorAndy Waters by taking a look at the Street Talk columns that wereviewed most on the Tribune's Web site last year. For the past three years, Waters, former business editor andStreet Talk author, has compiled a list of ...
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Jan 03, 2009 ... I know it's like, `Holy cow, there are all these financialissues, and we're sending people on planes.' But it's not like that.None of the money comes from the university. It comes from theallotment from the bowls that the Big 12" Conference "kicks to theschools. We're required to have a ...
TOP DRAWER
Jan 03, 2009 ... ONWARD & UPWARD Jenny Young has joined Murray Law Firm as an associate attorney.Young, a former Colorado deputy state public defender, earned herlaw degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2003. George Young has joined Visionworks Marketing & Communications ...
MOVIE GUIDE
Jan 02, 2009 ... 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, ...
Reduce, reuse, retrench ; Civic Recycling is making changes to stay afloat in a rough recyclables market.
Jan 03, 2009; ... Tracey Sims sat in front of a computer monitor around 4 p.m.Tuesday wearing a T-shirt with a green recycling logo beneath orangeoveralls. She was hard at work balancing the books for her employer,Civic Recycling, after spending the morning sorting glass andplastic in the yard. Her ...
Home stands in the way of chasing higher pay
Jan 03, 2009; ... Q: I am 53 years old with a high debt-to-income ratio. I havebeen in my home in Charlotte, N.C., for 13 years. It was built in1954, and there have been no renovations. I have been pursuing anadvanced degree for eight of those 13 years and finished in December2007. I have been employed at ...
Foreclosure crisis creates hardships for renters
Jan 03, 2009; ... MIAMI - After working a full day and tending to her threechildren, the last thing Latasha Jones felt like doing was makingthe rounds in her apartment complex to collect contributions for thebuilding's water bill. But she had no choice - the landlord, inforeclosure, had abandoned the ...
SPIRITUAL LIFE CALENDAR
Jan 03, 2009 ... SUNDAY Calvary Episcopal Church, 123 S. Ninth St., will celebrate theservices of the Holy Eucharist at 8 and 10:30 a.m. The AdultEducation Forum will meet at 9:15 a.m. in Room 101 and discuss"Ancient Texts for Modern Times: A guide for reading the Bible inthe 21st century," ...
Escape reality through cheerful movies
Jan 03, 2009; ... With alarm over the effortless and near-total socialization ofthe U.S. economy, and with worry over concessions in the Status ofForces Agreement with Iraq, a reader writes: "It is hard to feeljoyful during the holiday season while our country and Constitutionare in such ...
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW ; E-Verify
Jan 03, 2009; ... Private employers in Missouri are under new pressure to avoidhiring illegal immigrants. A new law that took effect Thursday requires employers withgovernment contracts of $5,000 or more, government loans or taxbreaks or a record of illegal hiring to check the status of allhires ...
Republicans brought us socialism
Jan 03, 2009; ... Let the record show that it was President George W. Bush, therich Texas Republican, who brought socialism to America, so don'tblame it on that black Chicago Democrat community organizer who madeit into the White House. The government takeover of the banking andautomobile industries not ...
Chastity pledges prove easy to break
Jan 03, 2009; ... I hate to bring this up right now when the ink is barely dry onyour New Year's resolution. But if history is any guide, you arelikely to fall off the assorted wagons to which you are now lashed. I don't say this to disparage your willpower. Hang onto thatcelery stick for dear life ....
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Jan 03, 2009 ... The following people have applied for licenses in the BooneCounty recorder of deeds office: - Peter Andrew Norgard, 30, of Columbia and Rita Kay Fleischmann,52, of Columbia. - Matthew James Boyd, 22, of Columbia and Haley Lynn McDaniel,22, of Columbia. - David Andrew ...
SECOND THOUGHTS
Jan 03, 2009 ... Second Thoughts includes corrections, clarifications andelaboration associated with Tribune news articles. When you seesomething that bothers you, call Managing Editor Jim Robertson ...
Police arrest suspect with stolen flat-screen
Jan 03, 2009 ... Columbia police yesterday arrested a 25-year-old man afterseizing from his home a 42-inch, flat-screen television that wasreported stolen in an October 2007 residential burglary.Lionel I. Simms of 2939 Leeway Drive, Apt. D, was arrested onsuspicion of receiving stolen ...