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

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

Airline Deal Fails, Reducing Flights from Columbia, Mo., to Chicago.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Mar. 6--Ozark Air Lines has again encountered turbulence in its bid to find stable business for its two regional jets, further reducing flight options out of Columbia Regional Airport. Ozark had planned on...

AT&T Proposes Sale of Mid-Missouri Cable Firm.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Mar. 6--AT&T is making another attempt to sell its cable television operations in Mid-Missouri. Mediacom Communications Corp. has agreed to take over the cable service and high-speed Internet accounts of...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Mar. 6--DISCOUNT RETAILER EXPANDS IN COLUMBIA, MO.: A St. Louis-based discount store is bringing its bargains to Columbia. Deals Nothing Over a Dollar plans to open an 11,000-square-foot store at Crossroads West...

GOP Seeks Tighter Control over Missouri Purse Strings.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Mar. 6--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--As Gov. Bob Holden tries to find a solution for inherited budget woes, legislators and lobbyists from the opposite side of the spectrum have begun criticizing the process of -- and growth in...

Missouri Legislator, Attorney General Sponsor Bill Would Reinstate ADA Rules.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Mar. 6--A local legislator is teaming up with Missouri's attorney general in an attempt to thwart a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. Rep. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, and attorney general Jay Nixon held a...

University of Missouri-Columbia, State Seek to Honor Century-Old Farms.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Tim Higgins Mar. 6--HALLSVILLE, Mo.--Go down Larry Wright's driveway, and you'll be transported into another era. Ten maples line the path that leads to his white farmhouse, which is surrounded by an endless sea of farmland...

Grocery Story, Columbia, Mo., Reach Compromise on Bottle Deposits.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Mar. 6--A municipal citation of a Gerbes grocery store that fueled a brewing debate over the city's bottle deposit ordinance was deferred this morning for six months while the store follows an agreement with the city....

Boone County, Mo., Coalition on Growth Is Well-Received.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Mar. 6--A new coalition that will monitor growth in the county debuted this morning at the Roger B. Wilson Boone County Government Center. "We're at the crossroads of development in Boone County," said Davika Thomas,...

Columbia, Mo., Neighbor Has Doubled in Size in Past Decade.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Mar. 6--While the county focuses its attention on burgeoning Ashland and its high-profile annexations near Columbia Regional Airport, another neighbor is growing as well. Hallsville, a rural community 12 miles north...

Missouri Legislators Put Gun Bills at Forefront.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Mar. 6--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--One of the state's most emotional issues burst into the spotlight this week in the General Assembly as powerful legislators in each chamber pushed pro-gun bills. The Senate gave...

Columbia, Mo., Highway Extension Threatened; City Will Seek Developer's Help.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Mar. 6--A northeast Columbia road project that could bring in "thousands of dollars a year" in city sales taxes and ease congestion at the Interstate 70/Highway 63 interchange is in jeopardy if a developer doesn't...

Missouri House Approves Legislation Punishing Late-Paying HMOs.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Mar. 6--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--A bill aimed at forcing managed health-care companies to pay claims faster gained the approval of the Missouri House this week. The bill from Rep. Tim Harlan, D-Columbia, makes a number...

Boone, Mo., Hospital Trustees Agree to Lease Terms.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Mar. 6--The Boone Hospital Center trustees yesterday signed a letter of intent that promises to lease the county-owned hospital to its St. Louis operator through December 2010. In a closed session...

Insurer Buys Assets of Columbia, Mo., Agency.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Mar. 6--Just eight months after starting up, insurer Heartland Associates Inc. has begun its planned expansion, acquiring the business and assets of Columbia-based H.J. Black Insurance Services Inc. H.J. Black...

Missouri's Jobless Rate Rises in January.
March 6, 2001... Mar. 6--Missouri's unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a point in January to 3.6 percent, further evidence of a slowdown in the state's economy, the Missouri Department of Economic Development said. The January figure, which accounts for...

Former Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Urges Black Students toward Activism.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Mar. 6--His theme was debt. He told about 60 black college students at the University of Missouri-Columbia last night that their debt goes beyond the typical monetary debt that comes with credit cards and...

Proposed Columbia, Mo., Deposit Repeal Will Be Considered.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Mar. 6--The Columbia City Council will get its first look Monday night at a bill that would ask voters to repeal the deposit ordinance. Fourth Ward councilman Rex Campbell will introduce a bill that would ask voters...

River Plan Support Waning, Missouri Senator Says.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Mar. 6--After long opposing a federal plan to seasonally adjust the flow of the Missouri River, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond yesterday told opponents of the plan that the new president would be on their side. "Since...

University of Missouri-Columbia Anti-Sweatshop Group Turns Focus to U.S.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Mar. 6--The University of Missouri-Columbia student group that has opposed using products from foreign sweatshops is turning its attention to what a guest speaker last night called "sweatshops in our country." ...

Watershed Experts Plead Case for Clustered Homes in Columbia, Mo.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Mar. 6--With watershed management becoming a hot topic in local government, the Community Storm Water Project yesterday hosted an educational workshop at which watershed experts and city officials discussed how...

Ozark Air Lines Hit with Fine for Alleged Faulty Wind-Shear Training.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Mar. 9--The Federal Aviation Authority has proposed a $46,500 civic penalty against Ozark Air Lines for alleged failure to comply with wind-shear training requirements for pilots. "The allegation is that...

Corvettes Converge on Columbia, Mo., Convention Center for Car Club Show.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Tim Higgins Mar. 6--Clark Fickle spent Friday night worrying about fitting 240 Corvettes into the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse this weekend. To the amazement of many, he did it. Each year, the retired John Deere experimental...

Columbia, Mo., Store Hopes to Create Feel of Neighborhood Bakery.
March 12, 2001... Mar. 6--UPRISE BAKERY Owners: Ron Rottinghaus, Tim Spence and Holly Roberson Address: 816 E. Broadway, Suite A Telephone: 256-2265 Fax: 499-4884 Nature of service offered: The owners are hoping to create a neighborhood...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
March 12, 2001... Mar. 5--ONWARD & UPWARD: GOV. BOB HOLDEN recently appointed Alvin Plummer of Columbia to serve on the Personnel Advisory Board. Plummer is the former acting executive director of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. BOONE...

Commissioner Defends Boone County, Mo.'s Growth Decisions.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Mar. 9--A new coalition that monitors growth in Boone County has drawn attention from city and county officials in its first week and opened debates over development and preservation in the county. When the Boone...

Columbia, Mo., Ranks Second in High-Tech Survey.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Mar. 9--Columbia was the nation's second-fastest growing region for high-tech output in 1999, according to a report released by the United States Conference of Mayors. The report, prepared by Standard &...

Retired Economics Professor Gives Aid to Columbia, Mo., Hospital.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Mar. 6--Walter Johnson has a special relationship with Boone Hospital Center. He died there. Looking back at his brush with the hereafter, he speaks with a certain reverence of the first thing he saw...

Missouri Officials to Make Choices about Interstate 70 through Columbia.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Karen Shugart Mar. 9--Whatever happens to Interstate 70 through Columbia, someone's bound to be dissatisfied. An outer bypass wouldn't divert enough traffic through Columbia unless the speed limit on I-70 in the city dips to 50...

Federal Officials Confirm Fear of Retaliation in Employees at Missouri Reactor.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Pierrette J. Shields Mar. 9--A Nuclear Regulatory Commission investigation has substantiated an anonymous charge that employees at the MU Research Reactor are afraid to report safety issues for fear of retaliation. The nuclear...

Missouri Governor Proposes Tax Increase for Transportation Issues.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Mar. 9--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Making good on a commitment, Gov. Bob Holden this morning took the lead in the highway debate by proposing a $620 million tax increase for transportation. In a news conference, Holden...

Columbia, Mo.-Area Broadcasters Boast Of Weather Equipment, Coverage.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Mar. 6--Farmers live by it, pilots learn quickly to respect its power and property owners just hope it won't turn bad. Regardless of the circumstances, weather -- and a reliable method of determining what...

Future of Life Sciences Discussed at Columbia, Mo., Conference.
March 15, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Kaller Mar. 9--Officials at the University of Missouri-Columbia and other institutions see biotechnology as the future and Missouri's Interstate 70 corridor as its Silicon Valley. This week, the university is hosting a...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Airline Buys Stake in Columbia, Mo.-Based Airline.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Mar. 16--Struggling Ozark Air Lines has made another step in its bid to gain firm financial footing, allowing Tulsa, Okla.-based Great Plains Airlines to acquire a stake in its operation. The two companies...

Columbia, Mo., University Graduates Find Job Market Alive, Well.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Jason P. Boisvert Mar. 16--Chemical engineering student Nicole Weidenbenner has found a job. And although the search might have been long, her planning and preparation made sure it wasn't torturous. Weidenbenner, who graduates...

Columbia, Mo., Muffler Maker Closes Shop, Cuts 75 Jobs.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Mar. 16--Ozark Muffler Co., a manufacturing operation with more than 70 employees in north Columbia, is closing its operation today. No one at the company would speak on the record this morning, but people...