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

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

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
October 1, 2001... Oct. 1--STAN IDEL has accepted a position with Image Technologies in the marketing/sales division. Idel has more than 23 years of experience in the office equipment industry. He has had 20 years of experience with Modern Business Systems in...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Oct. 1--CAR SALESMAN HOPES TO SELL COLUMBIA ON NEW DEALERSHIP: A used car dealership is set to open soon at Concorde Office and Industrial Plaza. TMC Automotive Center is the culmination of years of plugging away...

Small Farmers Benefit from Missouri Grant Funds.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Chris Birk Oct. 1--One woman wanted to grow cherries. Another wanted to grow peppers. But neither had the money or the resources to grow the crops, which by most standards would be considered atypical of Missouri agriculture....

Columbia, Mo., Hotel in `Deplorable Condition,' Court-Appointed Receiver Says.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Oct. 1--The Regency Premier Hotel downtown was in such disrepair that it posed an immediate health and safety threat to guests and employees, according to a court-appointed receiver for the hotel's owner. The hotel's...

Missouri Labor Officials Face Collective Bargaining, Right-to-Work Debate.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 1--If only collective bargaining for state employees were the only thing Missouri labor officials had to worry about these days. Once a top-10 union state, Missouri has gradually fallen in membership since...

University of Missouri President Gets $10,000 Raise.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 1--University of Missouri President Manuel Pacheco will receive the same 4 percent raise other university employees are getting this year. The UM Board of Curators voted last week to raise Pacheco's salary from...

Property Owner Will Appeal Boone County, Mo., Panel's Zoning Ruling.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Oct. 1--A property owner who wants to rezone 144 acres of farmland west of Sturgeon plans to appeal the proposal's denial to the Boone County Commission tomorrow evening. The Boone County Planning and Zoning...

Guardsmen to Help Secure Columbia, Mo., Airport.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 2--Expect to see Missouri National Guardsmen posted at Columbia Regional Airport starting next Saturday and continuing for up to six months. Columbia Regional is one of eight Missouri commercial airports...

Budget Crunch Delays Historical Society Move at University of Missouri.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 3--Collecting old newspapers isn't as trendy as manipulating the human genome, which might explain why employees at the State Historical Society of Missouri will remain in the cramped quarters of Ellis Library...

Owner of Columbia, Mo., Novelty Store under Fire for Imitating Money.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 3--Gotcha owner Aaro Froese is learning that lesson this week: A promotional item made for his novelty shop -- a coupon made to look like a $5 bill -- has been passed at several local businesses. Now Froese...

Columbia, Mo., City Council Creates Task Force on Storm-Water Issues.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 3--As the Columbia City Council authorized creation of a storm-water task force last night, Public Works Director Lowell Patterson said the goal is clear: The city must create ordinances that establish...

Columbia, Mo., Airport Board Suggests Airline Be Spared Fees for 30 Days.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 4--Trans States Airlines claims it needs a period of relief from local airport fees because of losses it has incurred since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. Trans States is the...

Columbia, Mo., Radio Station Shuts Down after Losing Appeal to Keep License.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Oct. 5--KFMZ-FM shut down this morning after the Federal Communications Commission denied an appeal by the owner to stay in business even though his federal license to operate five Midwest stations has been revoked....

Columbia, Mo., Group Hires Firms to Design Streetscape Master Plan.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 5--The Avenue of the Columns Committee decided last night to secure Jeffrey L. Bruce & Co. of Kansas City to create an Eighth Street master plan, with one condition: that Bruce work closely with another firm,...

Five Local Residents to Run with Olympic Torch through Columbia, Mo.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Mary Jo Feldstein Oct. 5--Growing up, Matt Hood watched the Olympic Games on television and talked of the day he would be chosen to carry the Olympic torch. First he carried the torch for the Special Olympics. Then the Special...

Columbia, Mo., Couple Pledge $25 Million for College Sports Area.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 5--The state of Missouri, the University of Missouri and Bill Laurie have apparently reached an agreement on how to pay for a new MU basketball arena. University spokesman Joe Moore said this morning that UM...

Boone County, Mo.-Area United Way Honors Top Fund-Raising Companies.
October 5, 2001... Oct. 5--This year's United Way Pacesetter campaign has raised $661,167, a 9 percent increase over last year's totals. The annual United Way campaign is raising funds for 2002 support of 30 local health and human services agencies serving...

Columbia, Mo.-Area Planners Support State's Plan to Form Urban-Sprawl Panel.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 5--As Gov. Bob Holden prepares to issue an executive order that would create a task force on urban sprawl, local planners say talking about how state policies affect growth could lead to tangible results. ...

Trans State Airlines Wants Columbia, Mo., Officials to Waive Airport Fees.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 6--Some city officials are leery of a request by Trans States Airlines to waive nearly $12,000 in airport fees. The company said the waiver is crucial to helping it recover from reduced passenger demand in the...

Missouri Senate Dismisses Veteran Researcher.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 6--The long-time director of the Missouri Senate's research office was fired yesterday. David Valentine had served as director of the Senate's non-partisan research office for more than 17 years, and had worked...

Scholarships Downsized in University of Missouri Arena Deal.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 6--A promised scholarship fund used to leverage state financing for a new basketball arena at the University of Missouri-Columbia will be far smaller than advertised. University officials this morning released...

Brewer Takes Hobby to the Limit in Columbia, Mo.
October 8, 2001... Byline: Martha Brendel Oct. 8--Running a microbrewery and running 50- and 100-mile ultra-marathons might seem unrelated, but for Paul Hoffman both are examples of pursuing a hobby to the extreme -- a habit he seems compelled to repeat. ...

Travelers Not Bothered by Increased Security at Columbia, Mo., Airport.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 9--Packing guns and dressed in fatigues, the Missouri National Guardsmen stationed at Columbia Regional Airport didn't appear to bother travelers this morning. "Nobody seems to mind the extra security,"...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
October 9, 2001... Oct. 9--ONWARD & UPWARD: Learfield Communications, Inc. announces the appointment of Andy Rawlings as its new vice president and controller. Rawlings will head Learfield's finance and accounting group. Rawlings joins Learfield after a...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Oct. 9--EARTH MOVERS NEAR SCHOOL RAISE RESIDENTS' EYEBROWS: Several inquisitive Tribune readers have called recently wondering what in the Sam Hill is a-goin' on across from Rock Bridge Elementary School. Last...

Columbia, Mo.-Area Gas Sellers Grapple with Price Swings.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 9--There are two sides to the oil industry: the multibillion-dollar refining corporations with prominent names such as Texaco and ExxonMobil, and the local operators that supply and run gas stations and...

Senator Briefs Missouri Education Officials about Proposed Immigration Bill.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Chris Birk Oct. 9--Republican Sen. Kit Bond found few concerns and much solidarity this morning after briefing top Missouri higher education officials on his proposed immigration bill on foreign students. Bond, addressing...

Columbia, Mo., Mayor Wants More to Bike, Walk to Work.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Mary Jo Feldstein Oct. 9--Mayor Darwin Hindman is challenging Columbia residents to leave their cars in the garage or the driveway and travel to work using alternative modes of transportation -- such as their feet. The mayor's...

Identification Badges, Detectors Top Missouri Security Measures.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 10--Metal detectors and ID badges will be among the security measures taken at state buildings in the wake of terrorist attacks and subsequent U.S. military action against Afghanistan. Gov. Bob Holden announced...

Ashland, Mo., Aldermen Give Concrete Plant Unanimous Approval.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Liz Van Hooser Oct. 11--ASHLAND, Mo.--A concrete batch plant could be up and running by spring after the Board of Aldermen's unanimous decision last night to grant a conditional-use permit to Mark Twain Redi-Mix. The plant will...

Ban on Patriotic Symbols Remains at Columbia, Mo., College TV Station.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 11--Stacey Woelfel will stand by his ban. The news director at KOMU-TV is holding his ground on a ribbon restriction for on-air staff, despite a vote by the University of Missouri system curators to encourage...

Military Recruits May Face Long Waits after Signing Up.
October 11, 2001... Byline: George Mazurak Oct. 11--Local recruiters for the armed services have dealt with an upsurge of questions about enlistment since the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington. But the number of men and women who actually enlist has...

Street's Extension Under Way in Columbia, Mo.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 12--Local officials broke ground today on a $7.4 million extension of Vandiver Drive that will pave the way for Iowa developer Curtis McDonald's 1-million-square-foot CenterState commercial center. The...

Columbia, Mo., Needs to Demolish Two Buildings for New Government Structure.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 12--St. Louis architect Lou Chiodini told city officials yesterday that to meet immediate and future space needs of city government, two city buildings on Eighth Street should be torn down to make room for a new...

Salary Increases Are Top Priority, Say Boone County, Mo., Officials.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Oct. 12--Increasing salaries for county employees and making the Boone County government a competitive employer should be the top priority in the county's 2002 budget, say most county elected officials, who met this...

Consultant for Columbia, Mo.-Area Library Put on Hold.
October 13, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Oct. 13--The Daniel Boone Regional Library board is considering hiring a consultant to study a way to bring library services to a higher level. But the price tag -- $50,804 -- came as a surprise last night to board...

Powder Leads to Quarantine at Office of Missouri Agency.
October 13, 2001... Oct. 13--Several employees of the Missouri Department of Conservation were quarantined and a portion of the agency's Jefferson City headquarters was closed off today after someone opened an envelope and found it contained a powdery substance....

Boone County, Mo., Water District Seeks $20 Million Bond Issue.
October 13, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 13--Directors of Boone County's Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1 believe the time is right to upgrade the district's 40-year-old supply lines. They're confident that a $20 million bond issue,...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Elsie Arno Oct. 16--ONWARD & UPWARD: Rodney Gray has joined the law firm of Hendren & Andrae LLC as counsel in the firm's governmental relations division. Gray, who previously practiced with his own firm, has 15 years of experience...

Columbia, Mo., College Campus Goes All Out for Homecoming.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Chris Birk Oct. 16--Braving a biting October chill, thousands of Columbia residents and MU students flooded the campus last night to peruse this year's Homecoming decorations. The four-hour showcase wrapped up Day One of the...

Research Reactor's Former Director Leaves University of Missouri.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 16--The former director of the MU Research Reactor is no longer working at the university. Ed Deutsch stepped down as director July 31, in the midst of investigations by federal regulators and the Missouri...

Suitors Stake Claims, See Long Wait for Closed Columbia, Mo., Radio Station.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 16--It's a dark period in the 30-year history of local FM radio frequency 98.3. Since federal regulators shut down KFMZ on Oct. 4, anticipation has intensified over who will receive permission to run the...

Columbia, Mo., Arcade Keeps Beating the Odds.
October 17, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 17--Take a quick mental snapshot of prominent Columbia businesses. Does Gunther's Games come to mind? It's likely hard to fathom the idea of a video arcade being a stalwart business in a community. It might...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
October 17, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Oct. 17--After three years as facilities manager at Woodcrest Chapel, Jeff Sharland has decided to pursue his other calling: food service. Sharland plans to open a shop called Columbia Coffee Co. inside a Mr....

Missouri Food Banks Left Out of Surge in Philanthropy.
October 17, 2001... Byline: Chris Birk Oct. 17--The vast amount of relief donations earmarked for New York and Washington, D.C., has depleted local food supplies, and as the holiday season approaches, local agencies worry that people in Boone County might not...

Columbia, Mo.-Area Officials Consider Budget Cuts to Pay for Raises.
October 18, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Oct. 18--Anticipating a tight budget for fiscal 2002, county officials are looking hard for money to fund employee pay raises an Arizona consultant believes are necessary to make the county a competitive employer. ...

Causes of Lymphedema Focus of University of Missouri Research.
October 18, 2001... Oct. 18--Julie Peterson is one of two million American women who is surviving breast cancer. In January 1999, Peterson was diagnosed with cancer in her left breast. She had a partial mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiation. ...

Columbia, Mo., Mall Cancels Trick-or-Treating Events.
October 18, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 18--The Columbia Mall's annual Halloween at the Mall trick-or-treating event is being canceled out of respect for the victims and families of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Karla Braudis, assistant...

Anthrax Fears Close Some Central Missouri Offices.
October 19, 2001... Byline: Chris Birk Oct. 19--There's a phrase Eddie Hedrick, manager of infection control at University Hospital, has been using in large doses recently: the worried well. Dozens of the "worried well" have called or visited Columbia...

Woman from Former Soviet Republic Receives Dental Training in Missouri.
October 19, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 19--Tamara Kublashvili wants to rent a small office for her orthodontic practice, hire an assistant and teach children good dental practices. What sounds like a modest business plan is actually quite...

Columbia, Mo., Zoning Officials to Review Rules on Gas Station Lighting.
October 19, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 19--A proposed ordinance that would limit outdoor lighting at gas stations is making its way to the Columbia City Council and will make a stopover at the Planning and Zoning Commission tonight. The plan...

Terex to Close Asphalt Equipment Plant in Glasgow, Mo.
October 19, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 19--Glasgow, the quaint Howard County river community of nearly 1,300 residents, is bracing for the expected loss of one its prominent employers at year's end. Standard Havens Inc., which has held a...

Columbia, Mo., Residents Complain of Polluted Runoff.
October 19, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Oct. 19--Columbia and Boone County have muddy, littered, polluted streams that need immediate cleanup as well as clear, healthy creeks that should be protected from future construction booms, said residents from 12 local...

Columbia, Mo., Planners Approve Limitation of Lighting at Gas Stations.
October 19, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 19--Emotions threatened to boil over last night as the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission recommended for approval by a 4-3 vote an ordinance that would limit lighting at gas stations. Fuel retailers,...

Airline Restores Daily Flight from Columbia, Mo., to St. Louis.
October 23, 2001... Oct. 23--After cutting its daily flights in half from Columbia Regional Airport last month, Trans States Airlines plans to reinstate another daily flight starting Nov. 1. Trans States, the parent company of Trans World Express, will...

Cost of Living Higher in Columbia, Mo., Than Rest of State, Index Shows.
October 23, 2001... Oct. 23--The cost of living in Columbia is lower than the nation as a whole, but it's still higher than many other cities in Missouri, according to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce Research Association. An index prepared by the...

Boone County, Mo., Commission Pledges to Increase Salaries.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Oct. 23--The Boone County Commission pledged this morning that it would do its best to seek money within the county's tight budget to implement a salary-hike plan. "It's terribly important that our departments are...

Columbia, Mo., Downtown Businesses to Offer Treats on Halloween.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 23--The Central Columbia Association will sponsor its first downtown trick-or-treating event, hoping to provide a safe alternative for young children on Halloween. Kurt Mirtsching, a member of the...

Columbia, Mo.-Based Internet Service Provider Named Fast-Growing Firm.
October 23, 2001... Oct. 23--Columbia-based Internet service provider Socket has been named one of the nation's fastest-growing private companies by Inc magazine. The ranking was released in the magazine's annual Inc 500, which evaluates growing private...

Ethics Panel Clears Former Director of Missouri University Research Reactor.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 23--The former director of the MU Research Reactor has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Missouri Ethics Commission. The commission last week ruled that former Director Ed Deutsch had violated no state...

Federal Agency Proposes Fine against University of Missouri Nuclear Reactor.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 23--A federal agency has proposed a $3,000 fine against the University of Missouri Research Reactor for violating regulations intended to protect employees. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed the fine in...

Verizon to Sell Missouri Phone Service to Monroe, La.-Based Provider.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 23--Columbia can expect to get its third local telephone provider in two years sometime next spring. Verizon Communications, formerly known locally as GTE, said yesterday that it will sell its nearly 370,000...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
October 24, 2001... Oct. 24--ONWARD & UPWARD: Scott Whelton of Columbia has accepted a second worldwide transfer with Ernst and Young. After graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia and joining the Kansas City office, he took an assignment in Sydney,...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Andrew Waters Oct. 24--QUICK BURRITO SHOP: Faustino Vazquez and Alvaro Quezada have more in mind than business success with a new Mexican restaurant they plan to open downtown. "We want the mothers of students not to worry...

Airborne Express Delivers for Columbia, Mo., Economy.
October 24, 2001... Byline: B.C. Jones Oct. 24--When new motion picture releases arrive in Columbia, employees at Airborne Express are the first to see them. Under contract with movie distributors, Airborne delivers some two-thirds of the motion picture...

Elks Dental Van Meets Critical Need in Columbia, Mo.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Liz Van Hooser Oct. 24--Anna Keesler's job has taught her patience. Keesler, of Jefferson City, is a dental assistant on the Elks Mobile Dental Unit, which serves mentally retarded and developmentally disabled adults and...

South-Side Columbia, Mo., Development Is on Track.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 24--Jeffrey and Stephen B. Smith are taking the first steps toward developing land they own south of town on Providence Road near Rock Bridge Elementary School. Chad Sayer, an engineer with Allstate...

Boone County, Mo., May Settle Development Question Soon.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 24--The controversy over a proposed development in northern Boone County may be nearing a conclusion. Circuit Judge Gene Hamilton heard oral arguments this morning from attorneys representing county officials...

Missouri Implements Programs to Keep Young Firms in State.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Steve Friedman Oct. 24--With economic development stakes high, Missouri is like many states that don't want to let the next Microsoft slip through their fingers. Hoping to keep entrepreneurs from fleeing to another state,...

Boone County, Mo., to Rely on Public in Fairground Planning.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Oct. 24--Instead of hiring a consultant to develop a master plan for the Boone County Fairground, county commissioners plan to rely on in-house resources and public input, following a strategy the city of Columbia used...

Auditor Examines University of Missouri Health Care's Billing Troubles.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 24--Missouri's auditor is taking a look at University of Missouri Health Care's troubled billing system, which has been a source of major headaches for administrators in recent years. State Auditor Claire...

Upscale Hotel Commits to Proposed Columbia, Mo., Commercial Center.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 24--As The Herring Group works through issues surrounding its proposed Columbia Commons development on north Stadium Boulevard, it announced yesterday that Drury Inn will locate in the 47-acre commercial center....

Utility Proposes Cut in Natural Gas Rates for Central Missouri Customers.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Justin Willett Oct. 24--With winter approaching, folks worried about high heating bills are about to get some good news. Starting Nov. 1, the average monthly natural gas bill for AmerenUE customers in Central Missouri is scheduled...

St. Louis School Bus Strike Could Spread, Union Says.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Cory de Vera Oct. 25--Officials in Columbia are preparing for the possibility that striking school bus drivers from the St. Louis area might set up a picket line locally, leaving thousands of children without a ride to school. ...

Missouri State Employees to Get Union Ballot Soon.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Josh Flory Oct. 25--JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--A group of state employees will decide next month whether to take advantage of new collective bargaining rights established by Gov. Bob Holden. Beginning Nov. 14, the state will mail...

Boone County, Mo., Officials Continue to Debate Salary Issue.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Didi Tang Oct. 27--Boone County officials continued to struggle this morning as they worked to bring county employees' salaries in line with the market level. The center of debate is whether to bring staff salaries to the...

St. Louis-Area School Bus Drivers' Union Begin Strike.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Cory de Vera Oct. 27--Thousands of Columbia students had to find another way to school today after a St. Louis-area union representing school bus drivers from Francis Howell and Fort Zumwalt school districts set up pickets at the...

Parents, Principals Pitch In During School Bus Strike in Columbia, Mo., Area.
October 27, 2001... Oct. 27--On most days, fifth-grader Christina Young rides to Shepard Boulevard Elementary School with her mother, then catches the bus home in the afternoon. Christina's mother, Renee Young-Sapp, doesn't begin her shift at Wal-Mart until later...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Top Drawer Column.
October 30, 2001... Oct. 30--ONWARD & UPWARD: Merchants & Farmers Bank of Salisbury announced that Stephanie Gerke has been promoted to assistant manager of the Columbia branch located at 4000 Rangeline Road. Gerke joined Merchants & Farmers Bank in May 2000. ...