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Photo courtesy of Tina Smith.
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A worker ties an armband on Tina Smith, right, during a visit in the first week of January to the Agape Orphanage in Durban, South Africa. Smith, a Stephens College graduate, was one of three students awarded a weeklong visit to South Africa by an organization promoting AIDS/HIV awareness.
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December a net loss on the job
By JORDAN RAUBOLT
of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia had a net loss of about 200 jobs in December, while Missouri as a whole dropped by nearly 2,000 jobs as a result of weakened labor conditions and a deteriorating national economy, according to data released yesterday by the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
A familiar face amid final five
By JONATHON BRADEN
of the Tribune’s staff
Jacque Cowherd just has to convince the Columbia Board of Education that he is the best person for Columbia Public Schools’ superintendent position.
AIDS effort reaps student a trip to South Africa
By JENNA YOUNGS
of the Tribune’s staff
Tina Smith was "in disbelief" when she learned she had won a free trip to South Africa.
"I went pretty ballistic," she said. "I’ve wanted to go to South Africa for a long time."
Groups push Clean Water Act revival
By JODIE JACKSON JR.
of the Tribune’s staff
The restoration of protection and regulatory enforcement for streams and wetlands under the federal Clean Water Act was the focus of a daylong "Waters for Wildlife" summit Thursday at Bass Pro Shops.
Lawmaker seeks to cut alcohol tab for school staffers
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
There ought to be a law against public school employees using district funds to purchase alcohol, a Kansas City-area lawmaker said.
Unpaid taxes a disqualifer for candidates
By JODIE JACKSON JR.
of the Tribune’s staff
An "embarrassing" oversight will keep Municipal Judge Richard Hicks’ name off the ballot for the Hallsville municipal election in April, but Hicks is still eligible to run as a write-in candidate after paying an overdue real estate tax bill.
Legislators mull helping uninsured kids
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Missouri lawmakers continue to grapple with finding ways to identify uninsured children and enroll them in the state’s health-care system.
Four adults arrested
in Gatehouse bust
Four Columbia residents were arrested yesterday as police conducted two simultaneous drug searches at Gatehouse Apartments off West Broadway.
Hearing delayed in Election Day killing
A preliminary hearing scheduled for a Columbia man accused in the Election Day shooting death of another man in Douglass Park was postponed yesterday.
Still named deputy floor whip in House
Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, has been appointed deputy floor whip for the 95th General Assembly.
