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COLUMBIA - It is called couch surfing, and it is not a spectator sport. It's a growing problem for some of Columbia's young adults.
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 3:49 PM
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COLUMBIA - The last Central Missouri Honor Flight trip of the year will take off on Tuesday.
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 4:48 PM
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PERRY - A young man in Perry, Mo., is making quite a name for himself with his unique drawings.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:40 AM
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COLUMBIA - Imagine being sick but not having a way to get to the doctor. This is a reality for some people in mid-Missouri, but one mid-Missouri agency provides much more than just a ride.
Monday, October 12, 2009 at 5:44 PM
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COLUMBIA - A group of nearly 80 World War II veterans gathered at the Courtyard by Marriott on Monday night to celebrate a succesful honor flight.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 1:04 PM
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The World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., was built approximately five years ago, and many veterans won't live long enough to see it.
Monday, September 21, 2009 at 6:20 PM
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COLUMBIA - Central Missouri Honor Flight recently took 80 World War II veterans and about 30 doctors, nurses and EMT's to see the World War II memorial in the nation's capital.
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 6:24 PM
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COLUMBIA - Veterans from Jefferson City, Fulton, Columbia and dozens of tiny towns embarked on the largest Central Missouri Flight Ever.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 1:36 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - In just nine days, Central Missouri Honor Flight will embark on its largest flight ever with 80 World War II veterans on board.
Monday, August 31, 2009 at 5:41 PM
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You've probably never stopped to ponder the motivation behind the curves in a country road...Or the bend in a highway.
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 6:45 PM
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As a teenager, he passed his time rappelling from train terminals in Germany, but now he is mid-Missouri's own "Ace of Cakes."
Monday, February 2, 2009 at 3:10 PM
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Amanda McDaniel is a 17-year-old climber who has faced obstacles far steeper than mountains.
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 6:30 PM
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COLUMBIA - A charity event allows you to get one more wear out of that wedding dress.
Monday, August 3, 2009 at 5:37 PM
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CLARK COUNTY - A very lucky foal finds a life saving partner in a goat.
Monday, July 27, 2009 at 7:35 PM
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COLUMBIA - A very supportive fundraiser perks up the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 3:48 PM
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COLUMBIA - Four Columbia women plan to dance in the fight against breast cancer.
Monday, July 13, 2009 at 3:34 PM
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COLUMBIA - If someone said your husband is "flat", you might take that as a knock against his personality, but in Amanda Stapp's case, she would agree with you.
Monday, July 6, 2009 at 6:24 PM
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Monday, July 6, 2009 at 4:01 PM
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COLUMBIA - Near the corner of Old Plank Road and Hickam Drive, a real "crab"...or a kind of crabapple, made by a Mr. Treelighter.
Monday, December 15, 2008 at 8:26 PM
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A third Central Missouri Honor Flight made its trip to Washington D.C. last Tuesday to visit the World War II Memorial.
Monday, June 22, 2009 at 8:07 PM
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COLUMBIA - Tuesday morning another Central Missouri Honor Flight will leave bound for Washington, DC, but this flight takes off too late for one veteran.
Monday, June 15, 2009 at 9:44 PM
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COLUMBIA - Veterans of central Missouri's first two honor flights will gather Tuesday night for a welcome home celebration.
Monday, June 8, 2009 at 6:45 PM
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The VA estimates World War II veterans are lost at a rate of 1000 a day.
Monday, June 1, 2009 at 7:43 PM
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COLUMBIA - Tuesday before dawn, a group of 35 World War II veterans will load up for another Central Missouri Honor Flight.
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 4:19 PM
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Central Missouri Honor Flight is looking for more physicians willing to donate their time for a one day trip with World War II veterans.
Monday, June 1, 2009 at 4:58 PM
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COLUMBIA - On this Memorial Day, 35 more mid-Missouri World War II veterans are gearing up for the third Honor Flight.
Monday, May 25, 2009 at 4:47 PM
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Monday, May 18, 2009 at 4:27 PM
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COLUMBIA - Central Missouri Honor Flight recently flew its first group of World War II veterans to see their memorial in Washington, DC. It was an 18 hour journey with a lifetime of memories.
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 9:11 PM
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COLUMBIA - According to Columbia Facial Plastic Surgery, cleft lip or cleft palate affects one out of every 1,000 Caucasian births, and even fewer babies in Africa.
Monday, May 4, 2009 at 5:21 PM
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COLUMBIA - In just a few short weeks, mid-Missouri will experience its very first honor flight.
Monday, April 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM
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COLUMBIA - Over the last eight years, KOMU 8's Sarah Hill has featured everything from a man who plays the piano backward, to a man building a castle at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Monday, April 13, 2009 at 5:27 PM
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CALLAWAY COUNTY - The Spirit Rider Program teaches urban youth not only to lead, but to be a person who people will follow.
Monday, October 6, 2008 at 6:13 PM
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COLUMBIA - Leprosy isn't just something mentioned in the Old and New Testaments.
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 3:01 PM
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BOONE COUNTY - Kenneth Spry gives new life to memories of lost loved ones. He builds houses.
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 7:35 PM
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COLUMBIA - Dan Holdridge is a man who lived only because he was late.
Monday, March 16, 2009 at 5:46 PM
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COLUMBIA - One MU Athletic Department employee took a unique path to become a Tiger.
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 4:13 PM
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COLUMBIA - Job Point did not let Duane Wegener strike out when it came to finding a career.
Monday, March 2, 2009 at 3:34 PM
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COLUMBIA - Corey Griffin is a Job Point Award of Excellence nominee.
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 4:29 PM
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GASCONADE COUNTY - If you thought Donald Trump lived in New York City, check out a man with a sense of humor who is holding the Apprentice's boss in his basement.
Monday, October 20, 2008 at 6:25 PM
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates World War II veterans are dying at a rate of more than 1,000 per day.
Monday, November 10, 2008 at 6:25 PM
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WASHINGTON D.C. - Because World War II veterans are passing away so quickly, volunteers in mid-Missouri are working fast to try to get as many veterans as they can to see their war memorial.
Monday, November 17, 2008 at 6:40 PM
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KIRKSVILLE - Verdun Cupp passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, at the age of 97.
Monday, February 9, 2009 at 6:16 PM
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KIRKSVILLE - A mid-Missouri woman is still singing after 70 years of motherhood.
Monday, May 7, 2007 at 6:08 PM
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MARSHALL - With a few rays of sunshine, a bit of water, and a little time, you might end up with more than just a garden.
Monday, July 14, 2008 at 7:09 PM
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COLUMBIA - Ever wonder what teachers do on their days off? They eat!
Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 5:27 PM
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Honor Flight is an organization that flies Mid-Missouri veterans to Washington, D.C . for free to see their war memorials.
Monday, November 24, 2008 at 12:32 PM
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COLUMBIA - It's a common aspiration to want to write a book.
Monday, May 5, 2008 at 3:55 PM
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Outside Don Wood's home is a display of 425 Christmas lights, but it's not the size of Wood's display that's impressive.
Monday, December 22, 2008 at 8:26 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Richard Williams helps instruct one of the top drumlines in the state.
Monday, December 8, 2008 at 7:50 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - A family has 'hope" that their son will walk some day.
Monday, December 1, 2008 at 7:54 PM
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A new group called "Central Missouri Honor Flight" is raising money to fly a future group of mid-Missouri veterans to see their war memorials.
Monday, November 24, 2008 at 6:29 PM
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WELLSVILLE - In the middle of an economic crisis, one mid-Missouri community still pulled off a successful fundraising effort.
Monday, November 3, 2008 at 6:09 PM
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BOONVILLE - The Delmar A. Cobble State School is located near Parkade Elementary, but a single field trip for students requires months of planning.
Monday, October 27, 2008 at 6:09 PM
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COLUMBIA - Four-year-old Hadley Smith started an organization to care for orphans in Africa. She sells chocolate chip cookies door-to-door in the Stoneridge subdivision.
Monday, September 29, 2008 at 4:18 PM
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WELLSVILLE - The living room is where most of us watch TV. The man you're about to meet does something in that room that's much more productive.
Monday, April 28, 2008 at 5:57 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - The United Way of Central Missouri has a fundraising goal this year of $1.6 million.
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 4:09 PM
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COLUMBIA - The 2008 Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon ended Monday night and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for research and MDA camp.
Monday, September 1, 2008 at 2:39 PM
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COLUMBIA - Check in to see the great performers on this year's Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon.
Monday, August 25, 2008 at 5:38 PM
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MILLERSBURG - One award-winning drill team's members don't wear uniforms or shake pom pons, but holds something else in their hands.
Monday, August 11, 2008 at 5:06 PM
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BELLE - It's a dog known for its good nose, short legs and floppy ears. Even Snoopy would pat his paws for these pooches.
Monday, November 27, 2006 at 4:56 PM
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BOONE COUNTY - Some families pass down their jewelry or treasured recipies, but the heirloom in the Gordon family might just be a paper towel.
Monday, August 4, 2008 at 3:28 PM
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BOONVILLE - Usually, when someone wants to build a bunch of houses in their backyard, their neighbors have a fit.
Monday, July 28, 2008 at 5:39 PM
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CALIFORNIA - If you picture an image of a bronco buster in your mind right now, chances are he'd have a hat.
Monday, July 21, 2008 at 9:06 PM
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COLUMBIA- Golf Digest puts the odds of an average player making a hole-in-one at 12,000 to one.
Monday, July 7, 2008 at 5:43 PM
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CANTON - Mid-Missourians are helping out in Northeast Missouri in a huge way.
Monday, June 16, 2008 at 8:24 PM
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FULTON - You may not have heard of Phoenix Hills before.
Monday, February 4, 2008 at 6:34 PM
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COLUMBIA - You may know B.J. Loveall from the Conley Road Wal-Mart. His official title is "people greeter," and his hard work at the Wal-Mart doors was recognized with an award of excellence from Columbia Job Point.
Monday, February 18, 2008 at 4:20 PM
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COLUMBIA - This summer's Challenger League at Daniel Boone has grown to six teams, meaning the league needs fifty percent more volunteers to serve as player buddies.
Monday, June 2, 2008 at 2:08 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY- In Cooper County alone, the number of food bank recipients has increased 133 percent from last year.
Monday, May 26, 2008 at 1:23 PM
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COLUMBIA - They call themselves "Wonder Wheels," traveling the world turning heads with BMX bikes.
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 8:59 PM
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FRANKLIN - A house near Franklin in Howard county is something out of a fairytale, and even if you huff and puff, you're not going to blow this house down.
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 4:07 PM
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CAMDEN COUNTY - On the little Nianga Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks sits a very unusual building that's been under construction since George Bush Sr. was president.
Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 1:46 PM
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COLUMBIA - Teacher work days are those days when school's not in session.
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 5:17 PM
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Boone Electric workers Steve, Jamie and Jimmy share a utility pole, but they also share an experience in Africa. These linemen have nerves of steel.
Monday, March 31, 2008 at 4:43 PM
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KNOX CITY - A boat on a Northeast Missouri farm makes onlookers do a double take. There is a vessel that dates back to 1050 AD.
Monday, November 19, 2007 at 5:13 PM
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COLUMBIA - The Ronald McDonald House in Columbia is starting a fundraising campaign to build a new facility. A Macon woman, resident at the Loch Haven Nursing Home, is giving away a prized collection for the Ronald McDonald House.
Monday, March 17, 2008 at 4:49 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY- He has one holy Harley. Joe "Bsky" Bonchonsky isn't just a rider, he's a reverend. And when the wind is in his face, he's in hog heaven.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 1:03 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - After doors slam in your face over and over again, you're hesitant to try to open another. But in Jefferson City, one woman got her foot in the door thanks to an employment center.
Monday, February 25, 2008 at 3:06 PM
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COLUMBIA - If you have ever foraged through your bushes to find your newspaper, you know the value of a dependable paperboy.
Monday, February 11, 2008 at 4:08 PM
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When you think of a ballet company, you might think of classical music and tutus. But that's not the case for the Missouri Contemporary Ballet.
Monday, March 3, 2008 at 2:10 PM
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FAYETTE - Denzel Washington, the Smithsonian, and Ding Dongs. What does one have to do with the other? What would a big time movie star be doing cutting his own grass?
Monday, November 12, 2007 at 4:39 PM
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COLUMBIA - Sarah Hill gives an inside perspective on what KOMU looks like on election night.
Monday, January 21, 2008 at 7:42 PM
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COLUMBIA - Some people reach deep in their pockets to help others, but Amy Preckshot reached in her bathtub.
Monday, January 14, 2008 at 3:50 PM
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CAMDEN COUNTY - A unique lake house has been under construction since George Bush, Sr. was president.
Monday, October 1, 2007 at 4:41 PM
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DALLAS - KOMU anchor Sarah Hill stumbled upon a special delivery the size of a football; who means the world to one couple.
Monday, December 31, 2007 at 5:01 PM
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COLUMBIA - Each year, KOMU gets dozens of calls in the newsroom about spectacular light displays. But there's never one quite like this.
Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 2:38 PM
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COLUMBIA - Some people might drive from Columbia to Centralia at 30 miles per hour to avoid a ticket, but for some railcar operators it's a unique hobby.
Monday, December 17, 2007 at 3:39 PM
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MOBERLY - A recent art exhibit at Moberly Area Community College turned a few heads. The gallery seems to have turned art on its ear.
Monday, December 10, 2007 at 4:08 PM
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COLUMBIA - Fire spinning is a "cool" artform that's really "hot" right now.
Monday, August 6, 2007 at 4:38 PM
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MEXICO - When you think of a ballet company, you might think of classical music and tutus. But that's not the case for the Missouri Contemporary Ballet.
Monday, November 26, 2007 at 5:33 PM
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COLUMBIA - A Macon woman is giving away a prized collection.
Monday, November 5, 2007 at 5:03 PM
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ST. JAMES - This isn't your ordinary piano show. A combination of "sheet" music and unusual style is something you've probably never seen before.
Monday, May 14, 2007 at 12:04 PM
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COOPER COUNTY - The Delmar A. Cobble State School is located in Columbia near Parkade Elementary. A single field trip for Delmar students requires months of planning.
Monday, October 22, 2007 at 5:18 PM
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COLUMBIA - Imagine walking into your college classroom and finding your instructor dressed in Imperial Stormtrooper armor.
Monday, July 16, 2007 at 4:44 PM
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A Bocce team from Columbia won a gold medal in the Special Olympics World Games Monday morning, but their rise to the top started with a slow descent. Harry Besleme, a 31-year-old athlete, doesn't just play for points. He and his unified partner Bob Stephens play for grins.
Monday, October 8, 2007 at 6:24 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - The first four minutes of a job interview are crucial. That's about the length of time it takes to make a first impression. One woman put that four minute theory to the test thanks to a Jefferson City charity.
Monday, September 24, 2007 at 12:58 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - Not having a job is stressful enough. Imagine if you had no job, no home and no way to feed your children.
Monday, September 17, 2007 at 7:20 PM
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LAKE MYKEE - Sherri Hunger likes the peace she gets from riding a Harley.
Monday, September 10, 2007 at 1:26 PM
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JEFFERSON CITY - A woman named Falba Core is the "core" of a unique craft project.
Monday, September 3, 2007 at 3:04 PM
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