COLUMBIA BOARD OF EDUCATION: Andrea Lisenby
Andrea Lisenby is one of three first-time candidates for the Columbia Board of Education on the ballot April 5.
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Andrea Lisenby is one of three first-time candidates for the Columbia Board of Education on the ballot April 5.
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Blake Willoughby is seeking his second three-year term on the board of education.
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Suzette Waters is one of three people running for a seat on the Columbia Board of Education for the first time this April.
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Adam Burks is critical of administrators at Columbia Public Schools.
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The chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe has his eyes on his own public office.
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Erika Leonard is a registered lobbyist and a mother of two Jefferson City School District students.
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Marc Ellinger is a founding partner of the Jefferson City law firm Ellinger and Associates.
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Kelly, CNN Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, has died. She was 84 years old. The cause was cancer, Albright’s family said in a statement Wednesday. Albright was a central figure in President Bill Clinton’s administration,
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Kelly, CNN Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, has died. She was 84 years old. The cause was cancer, Albright’s family said in a statement Wednesday. Albright was a central figure in President Bill Clinton’s administration,
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Schnucks opened its third store in Columbia and fourth store in Mid-Missouri at the Battle Crossing location at 5410 Clark Lane in Columbia on Wednesday.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Stan, the world’s most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, sold for $31.8 million in 2020 — the highest price ever paid at auction for a fossil. The sale was controversial and the buyer never disclosed. Paleontologists feared the 67 million-year-old fossil was lost to science. Earlier this year, some thought Dwayne “The Rock”
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Today: A light drizzle continues throughout Central Missouri thanks to a slow-moving low-pressure system parked overhead. The afternoon high climbs to the mid-’40s remaining well below average. Tonight: Off and on light showers continue as temperatures fall to the mid-’30s with winds remaining out of the northwest. Wind gusts top out near 25 mph. Extended:
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — The first warm, sunny days of spring in the southern Mykolaiv region are ushering in a grim new reality: the smell of the dead. As the frost melts and ground thaws, the bodies of Russian soldiers strewn across the landscape are becoming a problem. In his nightly
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you’ve found yourself struggling to find Pillsbury dough or Totino’s pizza rolls lately, it’s not you. It’s General Mills. The company has been struggling to meet demand for its refrigerated pizza and dough in the United States. Typically, General Mills likes to be able to meet customer demand 98%
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business As Russia’s war in Ukraine and its diplomatic conflict with the United States both continue to escalate, the warnings that Russian hackers could go after US businesses have gained new urgency. US President Joe Biden on Monday urged business leaders to strengthen their online defenses, warning that his Russian counterpart
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By Rob Picheta and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN Several European nations are facing a new spike in Covid-19 cases because they scrapped pandemic restrictions too soon, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned. The coronavirus is back on the rise in 18 European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany, Hans
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business US drivers got a slight — very slight — break on prices this weekend as the AAA average for a gallon of unleaded gas fell below the $5 mark. The average price Sunday was $4.98 a gallon, down from $4.99 in Saturday’s reading. The average gas price had been $5
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Soaring prices are weighing on consumer sentiment, but Americans have not cut back on their spending — at least not yet. Now, some economists worry that along with the tight labor market and rising wages, high inflation could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. America’s job market is on fire, and most
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Columbia mayoral and city council candidates are set to appear multiple times in the city Wednesday ahead of the April 5 election that will see the city elect a new mayor and possibly multiple new city council members.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was criticized by two Republican senators on Tuesday at a confirmation hearing over language they claimed she had used in the past while challenging the indefinite detention of clients who were being held without charges at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham
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