News Index For 2007/06/20

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Bicyclists face traffic crunch
Fred Schmidt, policy coordinator with the PedNet Coalition, said that most bicycle collisions with motor vehicles could be avoided with proper education of cyclists, including knowing what side of the street to ride on, following traffic laws and using proper lighting when riding at night. Read the Article

Local News Stories
Downtown street plan has leafy look
By KEVIN COLEMAN of the Tribune’s staff
Critics of the downtown concrete canopy did a victory dance in August when the decades-old structure came down. Demolition opponents said the canopy, though unsightly, at least provided cover from inclement weather.

District ready to unveil new site for school
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Public Schools administrators are likely to recommend building a new high school on an 80-acre site southeast of Columbia.

Bicyclists face traffic crunch
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
Jamie Couey was riding her bicycle home after working a night shift at a downtown restaurant. Eric Gross was on his way home from school.

Housing plan hits a bump
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
The Columbia Housing Authority plan to build townhomes along McBaine Avenue has hit a snag after the lowest bid for the project came in $85,000 over budget.

Tales of homeless teens
By SARA AGNEW of the Tribune’s staff
Samantha Summers said she first met her mother when she was 14.

Setting school executives’ pay
By the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Phyllis Chase has boosted the salaries of her top administrative staff.

UM system to offer credit protection
In the wake of a database breach last month, the University of Missouri is offering reduced-price credit monitoring to all employees and students.

Plea ends DWI case for Curry
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
The former assistant chief of the Boone County Fire Protection District pleaded guilty yesterday to driving with an excessive blood-alcohol content and was placed on two years’ unsupervised probation.