Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) articles from April 2001

Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) archives from April 2001

Small Airline to Discontinue Dallas-Columbia, Mo. Route.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Apr. 2--Ozark Air Lines will stop all flights to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after Thursday's scheduled departures, and company officials eventually plan to replace the Dallas service with flights to...

Takeover Bodes Ill for Columbia, Mo.-Based Airline's Home Port, Experts Say.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Apr. 2--As Ozark Air Lines' prized jets begin flying routes nowhere near the defunct company's home, hopes that the carrier will continue to serve the city lie in shambles. "If you're talking about your...

Columbia, Mo., History Buffs Clamor for Restoration of Airport Radio Beacon.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Apr. 2--More than 70 years ago, light from the beacon at the newly built Columbia Municipal Airport mystified folks in Central Missouri towns, according to the Jan. 18, 1927, edition of The Slater News. Now, some...

Missouri House Debates Merits of New Columbia, Mo., College Basketball Arena.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 2--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--A new basketball arena at the University of Missouri-Columbia would bring national recognition, promote equality among sports and benefit MU's academic mission, officials told a...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
April 4, 2001... Apr. 3--ONWARD & UPWARD: Annette Ranger is the newest member of the sales team of Image Technologies. She previously worked as a custom order specialist with an international publishing company and as a business manager for prescriptives....

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Apr. 3--Wayne Manly thinks he has a winning combination for a new business -- antiques and animals. Manly plans to open a new antiques and collectibles store this spring just off Interstate 70 at the Rocheport...

93-Year-Old Shakes Up Politics, Runs for Mayor in Sturgeon, Mo.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Apr. 2--STURGEON, Mo.--Martin Luther King Jr. was five months away from his "I Have a Dream" speech when Estill Barrett first became mayor of this small northern Boone County town. John F. Kennedy was president, the...

Husband, Wife Build Coffee Shop Business in Columbia, Mo.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Lauren E. Sable Apr. 3--Skip DuCharme didn't develop a taste for coffee until his early 30s. Today, at 53, DuCharme not only drinks five to six cups of coffee each day, he's also a coffee connoisseur. DuCharme and his wife,...

Smoke-Free Dorms Work, Studies Show.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Tim Higgins Apr. 3--It's ammunition for those pushing for smoke-free dorms: Students in smoke-free dorms are less likely to take up such tobacco habits. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health released a report...

Missouri Health System Likely to Get Boost from Tobacco Deal, Experts Say.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 3--The health of the financially troubled University of Missouri Health Care system might get a boost from tobacco. A Missouri House subcommittee charged with examining Gov. Bob Holden's proposal to...

Tiny McBaine, Mo., Readies Ballot Initiative to Sell Liquor by the Drink.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Apr. 2--McBaine residents predict no problem passing a ballot issue Tuesday that would allow sales of liquor by the drink in town. "The people on the council are the people who vote" in this town of 14 people,...

Mortgage Financiers Bank on Big 2001 As Interest Rates Continue to Fall.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Apr. 2--Despite bad news from just about everywhere in the economy -- or possibly because of it -- local and national mortgage financiers are expecting high levels of activity for 2001 as 30-year home-loan rates...

Columbia, Mo.-Area Newspaper Gets New Owners.
April 4, 2001... Byline: JASON P. BOISVERT Apr. 3--New owners have taken control of the Boone County Journal, ending the 15-year reign of Jane and Dick Flink at the helm of the Ashland newspaper. Bruce Wallace, a private citizen with publishing...

Columbia, Mo., Road Project Creates Dissension in State Highway Department.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 2--A planned $6 million northeast Columbia road project has some state highway planners offering differing opinions about the need for a Highway 63 interchange north of Interstate 70. Kevin Keith, planning...

Columbia, Mo., Community Center Exemplifies Need for Water Runoff Control.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Apr. 3--There probably was no better place to have a storm-water training session than Lenoir Community Center in Columbia. Not only did the center's spacious hall accommodate at least 120 people who turned out for...

Opponents of University of Missouri Arena Do Little to Dampen Support.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 6--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Local opponents of a plan to use state-issued bonds to help pay for a new arena at the University of Missouri-Columbia met a tough crowd in Jefferson City yesterday. Members of...

Columbia, Mo., Council Approves Mixed-Use Development Plan.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 6--A large mixed-use development in western Columbia cleared a major hurdle last night despite objections from neighbors and a recommendation from the city Planning and Zoning Commission that the plan be denied....

Ashland, Mo., Man Denies Links to U.S. Senator.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Apr. 6--The man whom Ashland mayor Charlie Campbell wants appointed to the city council says he has no leverage with U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, in contrast to a letter that Campbell sent to fellow city officials urging...

More Tobacco Money Found for University of Missouri Health Care.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 6--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Prospects for state help to ease the financial woes of University of Missouri Health Care are looking up. A House subcommittee charged with divvying up Missouri's tobacco...

Columbia, Mo., Officials Break Ground on Recreation Center.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 6--City officials broke ground this morning on a recreation center they hope will break even in its first year of operation. Officials including mayor Darwin Hindman and city manager Ray Beck hailed the...

Columbia, Mo., Mayor Vows Balanced Deposit Task Force.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 6--A task force on the controversial container deposit ordinance might include special-interest groups, disinterested experts or a mix, but it won't be stacked against deposit foes, mayor Darwin Hindman said. ...

Missouri House Approves Plan for Road Tax.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 6--JEFFERSON CITY, MO.--The Missouri House moved quickly last night to give first-round approval to a bill asking voters for a $747 million transportation tax increase. After a debate in which Gov. Bob Holden...

ABC Station in Columbia, Mo., Fills Slot on Evening News.
April 6, 2001... Apr. 6--KMIZ-TV has hired Mike McDonald, a 22-year television veteran, as the co-anchor for its ABC17 evening newscasts. McDonald will anchor the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. news with Teresa Snow beginning April 16. He also will report for the...

Representative Dissents in Vote on University of Missouri Arena.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 6--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Facing full-court pressure from competing interests, Rep. Vicky Riback Wilson yesterday voted against state money for an MU basketball arena but was overridden as a House committee approved...

Washington Legislator Airs Guns Proposal.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 6--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Nearly two years after voters rejected Proposition B, supporters of concealed weapons yesterday continued their push to pass a conceal-and-carry measure in the legislature. The House...

Coalition Renews Call for Farm Purchase in Columbia, Mo., Area.
April 7, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Apr. 7--With Earth Day two weeks away, Boone County Smart Growth Coalition is gearing up to push for preservation and public acquisition of the Philips Farm. "This is a major green space," coalition member Alyce...

Columbia, Mo., Artist Is Finalist to Design State Commemorative Quarter.
April 10, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 10--A famed local watercolor artist has a shot at being the designer of national currency. Columbia artist and gallery owner Paul Jackson, who has garnered praise for works such as his portrait of former...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
April 10, 2001... Apr. 10--ONWARD & UPWARD: Henry R. Setser has joined Lathrop & Gage LC's Jefferson City office. Setzer's practice will include health care, corporate and gaming law. Before joining Lathrop & Gage, Setzer was a partner at Craft, Fridkin & Rhyne...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
April 10, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Apr. 10--Schnucks is going international. The grocery store at the Forum Shopping Center recently added a 35-foot aisle featuring imported Hispanic, Middle Eastern, German, Polish and Oriental foods. Coming soon...

Supporters Unveil Architect's Design for Columbia, Mo., Farmers Market.
April 10, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 10--A permanent structure for the Columbia Farmers Market could take years to build and cost between $3.5 million and $4.2 million, supporters say. Advocates of the project, who say a covered market at...

University of Missouri Hospital System Searches for Doctors.
April 10, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 10--As University of Missouri Health Care administrators attempt to save the hospital system's flailing finances, specialty physicians are trying to meet patient needs while dealing with a significant...

Columbia, Mo., Real Estate Agent's Other Passion is Soccer.
April 10, 2001... Byline: Kevin Coleman Apr. 9--Soccer has been good to Columbia real estate agent Paul Land. He played on a state championship team in high school, and he met his wife through a soccer friend. And it's probably no accident that his passion...

Columbia, Mo., Councilman Won't Vote on Road Proposal.
April 10, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Apr. 10--With debate over whether to use public money to help fund construction of a highway overpass to accommodate the CenterState project heating up, one of the chief critics of the proposal has silenced his...

Billboard Opponent Gets Post on Columbia, Mo., Regulatory Board.
April 10, 2001... Apr. 10--A longtime environmental activist and former Columbia city councilman whose stances have often drawn fire from business interests has been appointed to one of the city's most powerful regulatory boards. Karl Kruse, the executive...

Columbia, Mo., Cites Trailer Park Residents for Code Violations.
April 10, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 9--The city of Columbia issued a stack of building code violations to residents in the Cedar Oak trailer park after some spoke out about sewer problems that they believe park owner Bob Mongler should...

Billboard Foes Win Victory in Missouri Senate.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 12--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Anti-billboard forces, led by Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, won a victory in the Missouri Senate yesterday when they gained first-round approval of a bill requiring billboard companies to give...

Missouri Regulators Scold Columbia-Area Builder for Silt Runoff.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Apr. 12--Brookfield Estate developers are submitting a new sewer treatment plan to the Boone County Planning and Building Department, but they have failed to meet erosion-control regulations from the Missouri Department...

University of Missouri-Columbia Included in Yearly Ranking of Grad Schools.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 12--Graduate schools at the University of Missouri-Columbia collected a handful of rankings in U.S. News & World Report's April 9 listing of the best graduate schools for 2002, but there is some...

Missouri River Tops Group's List of Endangered Rivers.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 12--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--A national environmental group yesterday named the Missouri River as the nation's most-endangered river, firing another salvo in a hard-fought battle that often seems to revolve more around...

Missouri Senate Approves Funding for New University Sports Arena.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 12--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--A Senate committee approved state money for a new MU basketball arena last night, but supporters say it's a mixed blessing. The Senate Ways and Means Committee on a 5-4 vote passed a...

Missouri Ranks Third-Lowest in Cost of Living.
April 14, 2001... Apr. 14--Missouri was the third-least expensive state in which to live during the last three months of 2000, according to a survey compiled by the American Chambers of Commerce Research Association. Missouri's cost of living in the fourth...

Work Begins on New Fire Station in Columbia, Mo.
April 14, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 14--A new $1.2 million fire station at Nifong Boulevard and Bearfield Road will allow firefighters and engines to respond to 80 percent of southeast Columbia calls within the 4 1/2 minutes recommended, Lt. Steven...

Columbia, Mo., Area to Lose Furniture Retailer.
April 14, 2001... Apr. 14--Heilig-Meyers Co. plans to close all of its 375 remaining Heilig-Meyers furniture stores and liquidate the inventory. The company, which has retail stores in Columbia, Moberly, Mexico and Jefferson City, filed a voluntary Chapter...

Retailers Blame Wholesalers for Surge in Gasoline Prices in Columbia, Mo.
April 14, 2001... Byline: George Mazurak Apr. 14--Gasoline prices at some service stations in Columbia this week jumped to the highest point since last summer as the price of the lowest grade of unleaded fuel reached $1.60. In some places, the...

Plan for Road Loop Lacks Funding, Says Columbia, Mo., Official.
April 14, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 14--A long-range Columbia area transportation plan might have aroused the ire of some affected residents for nothing. The 2025 Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization plan lacks funding, a state official...

University of Missouri Faculty Will Review Chancellor's Performance.
April 14, 2001... Byline: Cory de Vera Apr. 14--University of Missouri-Columbia chancellor Richard Wallace will get a report card from the MU faculty at the end of this year, his first evaluation from them since becoming chancellor in July 1996. MU...

Three Proposals Address $75 Million University of Missouri Basketball Arena.
April 14, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 14--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Another measure aimed at funding a University of Missouri-Columbia basketball arena has been introduced in the General Assembly. The concurrent resolution introduced yesterday by Sen....

Missouri Official Pressures Ozark Air Lines to Meet Terms of Grant Deal.
April 18, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Apr. 18--The state administrator of the federal Community Development Block Grant program has warned the owner of Ozark Air Lines to uphold his end of a $210,000 deal with the county. The Boone County Commission...

Columbia, Mo., Plans Big Celebration Downtown for Earth Day.
April 18, 2001... Byline: Tim Higgins Apr. 18--Next Sunday the Earth gets its day. And organizers of Columbia's annual downtown Earth Day celebration hope to reach a new audience with their message of environmentalism. "We are trying to add some...

Former Missouri Supreme Court Justice Joins International Law Firm.
April 18, 2001... Apr. 18--Former Missouri Supreme Court justice Ann Covington of Columbia has accepted a position with the international law firm of Bryan Cave LLP as a partner in its St. Louis office. Covington will start her new job on May 1 in the firm's...

Columbia, Mo., Council Won't Ban Bargains on Alcohol at Bars, Restaurants.
April 18, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 18--A proposal to regulate drink specials in local bars and restaurants fell flat last night. The Columbia City Council chose not to act on a report from the city's Substance Abuse Advisory Commission asking...

Columbia, Mo., Man Helps River Otters Gain Acceptance among Public.
April 18, 2001... Byline: B.C. Jones Apr. 18--The average Missourian might first encounter Glenn Chambers through his public presentations about the state's restored population of river otters. A worldwide audience, however, appreciates his movies, writing...

Columbia, Mo., Roller Rink, City Fight for Parking Space.
April 18, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 18--After several months of negotiations, the city has filed a petition in Boone County Circuit Court to forcefully buy a half-acre of land from the owner of Empire Roller Rink. The city wants land at...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Apr. 18--HOTELIER EYES SITE: A Fort Lauderdale-based company plans to build a three-story, 95-room extended stay hotel at Stadium Boulevard and Interstate 70. Extended Stay America has a contract to buy two acres...

Former Future Farmers of America Begin Annual Conference in Missouri.
April 21, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Apr. 21--Hundreds of teenagers, all wearing blue jackets with their name and hometown sewn into the corduroy, walked yesterday in single file along rows of potted plants, examining them intently. Behind another set...

Pressure Builds for Information on Arena Donor in Jefferson City, Mo.
April 21, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 21--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- A state senator who has been a key player in discussions about state funding for sports venues today echoed calls for more information about the parties involved in each project. Sen....

Proposal Would Put Cole County, Mo., in Ninth District.
April 21, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 21--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--A public hearing on congressional redistricting drew a sparse crowd in Jefferson City last night, as well as a proposal that would significantly alter the Ninth District. The state...

Missouri Group Wants Cleaner Rivers.
April 21, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 21--Chad Pregracke's idea was already brewing when a scolding from his older brother provided the catalyst he needed. "Chad, shut up and stop thinking about garbage and start thinking about clams,"...

University of Missouri Reactor Faces Excess of Spent Fuel.
April 21, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 21--Federal delays on the shipment of spent nuclear fuel from the University of Missouri-Columbia's research reactor could force the facility to shut down later this summer. MU officials are mum about...

3M Announces Plans to Cut Columbia, Mo., Positions.
April 24, 2001... Apr. 24--The local 3M plant is not immune to an announcement this morning that the company plans to eliminate 5,000 jobs globally, or 7 percent of its work force, over the next 12 months as it restructures. Mike Potter, human resources...

Columbia, Mo., University's Arena Bill Gains Praise from Leaders.
April 24, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Apr. 24--Even as proposals to fund a new St. Louis baseball stadium seem to be losing momentum, requests for an MU basketball arena garnered words of strong support from legislators last week. In a press conference...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
April 24, 2001... Apr. 24--A listing of the honorable, noteworthy, new and what's ahead for business people in Columbia. ONWARD & UPWARD: Bob Jones of Columbia has been elected national president of the Junior Engineering Technical Society headquartered in...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
April 24, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Apr. 24--BROADWAY DINER SETTLES ON FLAT BRANCH LOCATION: Broadway Diner owner Ed Johnson finally has found a new location for his refugee restaurant. Forced to leave his current location at Providence Road and...

Columbia, Mo., Carpool Program Gets Off to a Slow Start.
April 24, 2001... Byline: Tim Higgins Apr. 24--On rainy mornings like today, it helps to have a car, especially if the bus stop is a 30-minute walk away or if the hours you work don't mesh with the bus route's timetable. When you are without a car, life in...

Accident Electrocutes Subcontractor at Columbia, Mo., Gas Turbine Project.
April 24, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 24--A man working at an electrical substation off Peabody Road was electrocuted this morning when a crane he was touching inadvertently struck electrical wires, sending almost 14,000 volts through the man's body....

Missouri Insurance Company Employees Land in Costa Rica after Mishap.
April 24, 2001... Apr. 24--Mechanical difficulties forced a charter plane full of State Farm Insurance Co. sales associates and family members to make an emergency landing in San Jose, Costa Rica yesterday afternoon. On the flight were 240 passengers, 216 from...

Missouri Scientist Produces Herd-Specific Livestock Vaccines.
April 24, 2001... Byline: Ashley Ernst Apr. 24--For more than 30 years, Bruce Addison has made his living by raising bugs. Not the crawling or flying kind. Not even the bread-leavening, beer-fermenting kind. The bad kind. Addison grows bacteria...

Missouri Artists Submit Five Quarter Designs to Mint.
April 24, 2001... Byline: Tim Higgins Apr. 24--Columbia artist Paul Jackson's design for the Missouri quarter is among five the U.S. Mint will receive for consideration. Missouri first lady Lori Hauser Holden unveiled the finalists yesterday in...

Missouri Senator Accepts Lamp Education Group Originally Intended for Husband.
April 24, 2001... Byline: Tim Higgins Apr. 24--U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan accepted a handcrafted lamp yesterday morning from the Missouri National Education Association, a gift originally intended for her husband, the late Gov. Mel Carnahan. It took nearly...

Quebec Summit Stirs Columbia, Mo.-Area Protesters.
April 24, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Apr. 24--About 70 people gathered on Lowry Mall at the University of Missouri-Columbia yesterday afternoon to demonstrate against the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas. It was one of hundreds of such protests in...

CBS Newsman Wallace Gives Lecture at Columbia, Mo., College.
April 25, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Apr. 25--The man who has interviewed everyone from the Ayatollah Khomeini to Manuel Noriega became the interview subject himself last night at Stephens College's annual alumnae reunion. Mike Wallace of CBS News...

USA Today Founder Speaks at University of Missouri Journalism Forum.
April 25, 2001... Byline: Tim Higgins Apr. 25--Al Neuharth didn't look like a giant. He stood slightly shorter than the average man and wore a fashionable black suit with a black-and-red tie. A few people greeted him as he stood in the hallway of the...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Apr. 30-- TURF FARMERS EXPAND BUSINESS IN COLUMBIA: Emerald View Turf Farm is growing in the Columbia market. The Jefferson City-based company has leased 100 acres from Jack Rader east of Columbia, where the...

Retail Outlet Responds to Columbia, Mo.-Area Drug Store War.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Apr. 30--Osco Drug isn't sitting still while one of its chief competitors builds a new store in front of the building it has occupied downtown for roughly half a century. The company plans to build a new store of...

Missouri Attorney General Decries Gas Price Hikes.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Apr. 30--If Missouri's natural gas companies do not change the way they do business, the heating bill spike seen last winter is "very likely" to happen again, Missouri attorney general Jay Nixon said yesterday. ...

Federal Inspection Cites Columbia, Mo., Hospital Problems.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 30--A recent federal inspection of University of Missouri Health Care found problems serious enough to endanger the health-care system's ability to receive Medicare payments. A Health Care Financing...

Columbia, Mo., University Ventures into the Night for Students.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 30--Nontraditional students who want to earn or complete their bachelor's degrees at the University of Missouri-Columbia might have an easier time pursuing that goal this fall. MU today announced plans...

Missouri Senator Intervenes in Nuclear Waste Rift.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Apr. 30--The list of Missouri officials trying to clear the way for shipments of spent nuclear fuel out of the University of Missouri Research Reactor grew by one yesterday when Sen. Kit Bond sent a letter...

Columbia, Mo.-Area Youth Sports Teams Eye New Fields.
April 30, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Apr. 30--Some Columbia youth sports leagues say the 500-acre Philips farm in southeast Columbia would be a perfect spot for the ball fields they desperately want. Area leagues, including the Columbia Soccer Club...