Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) articles from November 2002

Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) archives from November 2002

Columbia, Mo.-Area FFA Team Finishes Tops in Country.
November 1, 2002

Restaurant Trade Publication Reports That Columbia, Mo., Is a Hot Food Market.
November 1, 2002

Tight Senate Race Brings Numerous Politicians to Missouri to Campaign.
November 1, 2002

Special Olympics Will Return to Columbia, Mo., in 2003.
November 1, 2002

Columbia, Mo., Ad Firm Caters to Local, National Clientele.
November 4, 2002

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
November 4, 2002

Missouri Senator Campaigns at Columbia Retirement Community.
November 4, 2002

Columbia, Mo., Seeks to Promote Image with New Web Site.
November 4, 2002

University of Missouri Presidential Search Has Yet to Target Former Governor.
November 4, 2002

Republican Candidate Expands on Previous Comments in Missouri.
November 4, 2002

Trend Shows Small-Scale Farms Are on the Rise.
November 4, 2002

Missouri Technology Promoter Trumpets Federal Grants.
November 4, 2002

University of Missouri Board Shrouds Presidential Interviews in Secrecy.
November 4, 2002

University of Missouri Curators, Faculty Discuss Presidential Search.
November 4, 2002

Federal Officers, Equipment in Place at Columbia, Mo., Airport.
November 5, 2002

Office Equipment Firm Trims Workers at Jefferson City, Mo., Call Center.
November 7, 2002

Western Michigan University Head Is Finalist to Lead University of Missouri.
November 7, 2002

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
November 12, 2002

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
November 12, 2002

Competition Closes Doors of Columbia, Mo., Grocery Store.
November 12, 2002

Missouri Pension Funds Suffer Market Losses.
November 12, 2002

Reported Leader for University of Missouri Presidency Has Contract Obligation.
November 12, 2002

SBA's Ombudsman Meets with Columbia, Mo.-Area Businessmen.
November 12, 2002

Western Michigan Makes Counteroffer to President.
November 12, 2002

Columbia, Mo.-Area Leaders Focus on Luring Biotech Firms.
November 13, 2002

Curators Pick First Black President for University of Missouri.
November 13, 2002

Columbia, Mo., Officials Debate Green Power.
November 15, 2002... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 15--Want some "green" with your electricity? It might depend on how much "green" you want to fork over on monthly bills. Green power -- renewable energy from wind, solar or biomass sources -- could be used...

Agritourism a Growing Trend in Missouri.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 18--On a hot June afternoon, corn farmers Mike and Carrie Shryock mowed four miles of paths for a corn maze on their family farm in Callaway County. Neither was sure if the new venture would be a success. Four...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
November 18, 2002... Nov. 18--ONWARD & UPWARD: The board of directors of the American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri announced the appointment of Kristi Meyers Gallup of Creve Coeur as vice president for development and marketing. Meyers Gallup comes to the...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Andrew Waters Nov. 18--NEW OFFICE A HIGH NOTE FOR JAZZ ADVOCATE POSES: To hear Jon Poses talk, jazz has always been the bastard child of the music industry. Largely left in the shadow of rock-and-roll by radio stations and record...

Grant to Help Build Jobs Skills for Columbia, Mo., Youth.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 18--Organizers of Advent Enterprises in northeast Columbia are hoping that a big check from the federal government will help provide more opportunity for Columbia youths to acquire job skills. "This is...

Missouri Doctors Keep Spotlight on Malpractice.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 18--Missouri Department of Insurance officials were caught off-guard by Gov. Bob Holden late last month when he described a public hearing on rising medical malpractice insurance premiums "a first in a series."...

University of Missouri Curators to Hear Report on Hospital, Discuss Pension.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Nate Carlisle Nov. 18--Last week featured the pomp and circumstance of introducing a new president, but now it is back to business as usual for the University of Missouri Board of Curators. The curators meet this week to hear a...

Hispanic Group Wants Retiring University President for New Mexico Post.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Nate Carlisle Nov. 18--Retiring University of Missouri President Manuel Pacheco said he is not interested in the top job at the University of New Mexico despite efforts by a Hispanic organization to make him a candidate. New...

Politicians Focus of University of Missouri's New President.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Josh Flory Nov. 18--Before he was introduced to faculty and students at the four campuses, incoming University of Missouri President Elson Floyd was introduced to politicians last week at the Missouri Capitol. That schedule is...

Workers' Compensation Rates Set to Rise Next Year in Missouri.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 18--Missouri's business owners likely will see a double-digit premium jolt to their workers' compensation coverage next year. Inflationary pressures on workers' compensation and other property and casualty...

Competition Seeks to Inspire University of Missouri Engineering Students.
November 19, 2002... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 19--It's all about designing the best device to smash an egg in a frying pan 40 feet away, and -- with a simple but effective catapult -- Steve Sanders and Dan Tapperson, proved that intricacy doesn't equate with...

Relocation Nips Income of Columbia, Mo., Area by $5.9 Million.
November 19, 2002... Byline: John Sullivan Nov. 19--In the four-year period that ended in 2000, Columbia and Boone County experienced a net population loss of 62 people, a new study shows, but that dip resulted in a net income loss of $5.9 million income for...

Former Columbia, Mo., Insurer, CEO of Central Missouri State University Dies.
November 19, 2002

Federal Agency Cites Columbia, Mo., Quarry for Unsafe Blasting.
November 19, 2002

Landowners Might Form Association to Beautify Columbia, Mo., Street.
November 20, 2002... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 20--Some Business Loop 70 business and property owners might be uniting under the common cause of improving one of the most aesthetically challenged streets in Columbia. About 50 stakeholders in the Business...

Possible Liquor Violations Prompt Investigation of Columbia, Mo., Laundry.
November 20, 2002

Columbia, Mo., Festivals Caught in Dispute over Hotel Tax.
November 21, 2002... Byline: Justin Willett Nov. 21--A Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board proposal has raised questions about whether the Tourism Development Fund is being managed as it was proposed to voters. The fund was established...

Empty Beds Drain University of Missouri's Health System's Profits.
November 22, 2002... Byline: Josh Flory Nov. 22--ROLLA, Mo.--The University of Missouri's health system is in slightly better fiscal shape than it was a year ago but still needs to boost its bottom line to get back on sound footing. That was the message...

Empty Beds Drain University of Missouri Health System's Profits.
November 22, 2002... Byline: Josh Flory Nov. 22--ROLLA, Mo.--The University of Missouri's health system is in slightly better fiscal shape than it was a year ago but still needs to boost its bottom line to get back on sound footing. That was the message...

Missouri, Columbia Bar Owners Unite to Crack Down on Minors' Drinking.
November 25, 2002... Byline: Justin Willett Nov. 25--When Columbia police suggested By George nightclub would benefit from the Missouri Division of Liquor Control's Badges in Business program, owner and manager Dave Tye readily agreed. The voluntary...

Columbia, Mo., Officials Mum on Fairground Ice Arena Plan.
November 25, 2002... Byline: James Goodwin Nov. 25--Tomorrow promises to be the deal maker -- or breaker -- on a hockey franchise's proposal to build an ice arena at the Boone County Fairgrounds. The Boone County Commission is scheduled to discuss a final...

Columbia, Mo., Considers Building for Homeless Shelter.
November 25, 2002... Byline: John Sullivan Nov. 25--Once the site of the Columbia Post Office, the downtown federal building at 608 Cherry St. could become the home of a not-for-profit organization, a government agency or a homeless shelter. The U.S....

Missouri Lawmakers Target Internet Sales Taxes.
November 25, 2002... Byline: Josh Flory Nov. 25--The attention of state lawmakers and officials is focused on the problem of a budget shortfall in the current year and a looming shortfall next year. But some of those officials also are looking down the...

Art in Columbia, Mo, Activity, Recreation Center Gets Finishing Touch.
November 25, 2002... Byline: Justin Willett Nov. 25--Norman Courtney's diver turned into more of a swimmer in the end, but the Seattle artist said that actually improved his sculpture for the Activity & Recreation Center. Shortly after Courtney unveiled...

University of Missouri Chancellor Makes Pitch at Budget Talk.
November 25, 2002... Byline: Josh Flory Nov. 25--If nothing else, yesterday's "budget summit" at the Daniel Boone Regional Library gave plenty of people an opportunity to take their complaints straight to the top. Amid budget woes that have prompted...

University of Missouri Curators Vary Hikes in Grad Fees.
November 25, 2002... Byline: James Goodwin Nov. 25--For the first time, the University of Missouri Board of Curators will set fees next year for students in law, medicine and other professional programs separately from fees for other students. What that...

Columbia, Mo., Artist Says Arch in State Quarter Still Needs Work.
November 25, 2002

Boone County, Mo., Commissioner Calls for Ending Arena Talks with Hockey Team.
November 26, 2002... Byline: James Goodwin Nov. 26--After months of tenuous talks between the Boone County Commission and a junior-league hockey franchise that hoped to build an arena at the Boone County Fairgrounds, their relationship appears to be folding....

Columbia, Mo.-Area Doctors See Malpractice Insurance Rise.
November 26, 2002... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 26--A survey conducted by a Boone Hospital Center trustee found that physicians who practice at the hospital have seen increases of up to 50 percent in their professional malpractice insurance premiums this...

Boonville, Mo., Casino Faces $25,000 Penalty over Defective Computer Chips.
November 27, 2002... Byline: Steve Friedman Nov. 27--State gaming officials have proposed fining the Isle of Capri casino in Boonville $25,000 for failing to replace revoked computer chips in some of its games. The casino has 30 days to appeal a...

Columbia, Mo.-Area Shoppers Ignore Sluggish Economy.
November 29, 2002... Byline: Didi Tang Nov. 29--If winding lines outside Toys "R" Us this morning and cartloads of toys at its checkout counters are any indication, the so-called sluggish economy is having little effect on holiday shoppers, many of whom say...