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

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

Ozark Air Lines to Stop Service to Joplin, Mo., Airport.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Feb. 27--Columbia's regional air carrier, Ozark Air Lines, will no longer serve the Joplin airport effective March 8, company president John Ellis said yesterday. The announcement comes less than a year after...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Feb. 26--Taum Sauk Wilderness Outfitters is going out with a bang. Upon deciding to close last week after more than two decades in business, the retailer discounted all merchandise at its Columbia and Kansas...

Columbia, Mo., Officials Disapprove of Citizen Survey.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Feb. 27--A city survey designed to gauge residents' opinions on city services and quality-of-life issues is a waste of time and money, say at least two members of the Columbia City Council. "I'll be very mild...

Boone County, Mo., to Adopt New Plans for Future Growth, Development.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Feb. 27--Plans conceived by environmentalists and a consultant hired by the city and Boone County could initiate unprecedented rules that would permanently alter growth patterns in Columbia and Boone County. ...

Missouri Legislator Hopes to Make Future Inauguration Expenses Public Record.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Feb. 27--In the wake of the state's most expensive inauguration party, a state representative has introduced a bill that would require detailed reporting of all inauguration contributions and expenses. Rep. Jason...

Columbia, Mo., Woman Opens Practice to Give Children Therapy.
February 28, 2001... Feb. 26--Karen Moore specializes in therapy for children ages 3 to 11. She is a licensed professional counselor and a registered play therapist. "I use toys as a means to establish a rapport and trust with the children," she said. "It's...

Missouri Governor Addresses Prescription Drug Payment Plan.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Feb. 27--Fresh from his first legislative setback, Gov. Bob Holden visited Columbia this morning to push for another of his top priorities. Holden visited the Oakland Plaza Senior Center to stump for the...

Missouri University Researchers Look to Apply Gene Therapy to Space Travel.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Feb. 24--Space travel wreaks havoc on an astronaut's body, but a researcher at the University of Missouri-Columbia hopes his work will provide a roadmap to better health. Weightlessness, radiation and a...

Columbia, Mo., Entrepreneur Succeeds with `Creative Photo' Business.
February 26, 2001... Byline: B.C. Jones Feb. 25--Roger Berg might be retirement age, but he's not afraid of innovation. Berg, 65, is implementing technological changes at Creative Photo, his professional photography business, and he's planning a new...

Columbia, Mo., Activist Offers Opinion on New City Recycling Ordinance.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Feb. 24--Charles Atkins shook up the deposit-ordinance debate yesterday during remarks at a Republican club's luncheon. Atkins, an original framer of Columbia's beverage-container deposit ordinance, made...

Columbia, Mo., Neighborhood Spurns Plans for Area Drug-Rehab House.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Cory De Vera Feb. 24--The next home for recovering drug and alcohol abusers will be on Ridgemont, far from the upscale Grasslands neighborhood, if leaders of the Grasslands Neighborhood Association have their way. Association...

Columbia, Mo., School Bus Violated Policy in Case of Student Struck by Truck.
February 26, 2001... Byline: George Mazurak Feb. 25--An Oakland Junior High School student who was struck by a pickup yesterday morning in Hinton was allowed to exit a First Student school bus to buy breakfast at a convenience store adjacent to a designated...

Columbia, Mo.-Area Transit Committee to Hold Second Hearing.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Feb. 24--A Columbia-area transportation planning committee will hold another public hearing before deciding the path of a proposed city loop that could upset several area homeowners. The decision will let the...

Missouri University Expansion Plan Dealt Severe Blow by State House.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Feb. 24--When the Missouri House rejected Gov. Bob Holden's plan for the state's tobacco money yesterday, it also dealt a severe blow to a $60 million project at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Speaker Jim...