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Sara Breier, left, and Angie Turner run Thursday along Forum Boulevard on a six-mile workout. Breier, a cancer survivor, is a triathlete and a University of Missouri assistant professor of clinical nursing who believes exercise helped her survive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Read the Article

Local News Stories
Math debate close to home for candidates
By JONATHON BRADEN of the Tribune’s staff
At least two Columbia Board of Education candidates have a potential conflict of interest regarding math in Columbia Public Schools. But both candidates said the conflicts could be more advantageous than hurtful to their campaigns.

Survivor’s workout
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
There weren’t many days during Sarah Breier’s eight-month treatment 5½ years ago for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma when she did not exercise.

GetAbout grant drives pedestrian fixes
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
As Columbia seeks to become more pedestrian-friendly using money from a $22 million federal grant, planners are focusing on intersections that can be difficult or downright dangerous to cross on foot or bicycle.

Busy electric workers thankful for hospitality
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
About two dozen Columbia and Boone County electric workers are in southeast Missouri trying to restore power to thousands of people hit by an ice storm last week.

State’s delegation getting an earful
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Telephones in the offices of the Missouri’s congressional delegation have been ringing off the hook in recent days with calls from constituents concerned about economic stimulus bills being debated on Capitol Hill.

Schools remove peanut butter crackers from menu
By JONATHON BRADEN of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Public Schools students have not been and will not be eating peanut butter crackers anytime soon. The school district last week announce it removed about 3,360 peanut butter cracker packages related to the recent Food and Drug Administration recall because of a concern about salmonella contamination.

Schools’ chief picks become public today
By the Tribune’s staff
The Columbia Board of Education will name two or three superintendent finalists today after a closed meeting. The board conducted interviews last week with the five candidates after receiving 17 applications for the position.

Two die after crash in Callaway County
Two Callaway County residents died Friday after a head-on collision in rural Callaway County.

Man stabbed in chest in robbery attempt
Columbia police yesterday were looking for a man who stabbed a pedestrian in the chest during a robbery near downtown late Friday.

Two teens accused in mailbox vandalism
Two 15-year-olds were taken into custody on suspicion of stealing and vandalism on Friday night for allegedly stealing mail and vandalizing several mailboxes Thursday in the Meadowbrook West subdivision.