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ith Valentine’s Day tucked into the middle of February, this month is observed by many as the month of love. In this issue, we approach the topic in a couple of different ways — through food and relationships, with perhaps a somewhat different take on the latter. Some say there aren’t such things as guilty pleasures. That it’s an oxymoron that just doesn’t go together. But there is something to the notion of enjoying something so much and feeling a little bit bad about it at the same time. For some, it might be binge watching reality TV shows. For others, it might be a favorite Little Debbie snack — by the box. We zeroed in on food as Columbia is not short on decadent restaurant dishes or indulgent drinks. In this month of love, roses and chocolate, we decided to touch upon a few guilty pleasures. On the opposite end of the spectrum in this issue, we look at relationships, but not those of a romantic nature. Instead we dig a little deeper and look at those with our fellow human beings. Late last year I began seeing posts on Facebook by a local group of anonymous people — Operation Safe Winter-COMO — raising supplies to help area people who are homeless. They were looking for gloves and socks and food donations to distribute to those in need. I began wondering what the homeless population looked like in Columbia at present. How many people are there in this predicament and what are their stories? There seem to be several who are down on their luck at intersections across town. Passing out water or a fast food gift card is something. But what more is being done? In “Homeless” on Page 50, we look at what it means to be homeless in Columbia. We introduce you to Terrance Reid, Doug Richardson and Wild Bill, a few faces that represent this demographic. They are open about their situation, how they came to be homeless and what their prospects might be. We also visit with Room at the Inn, Loaves and Fishes and the Columbia Housing Authority, among others, that are reaching out to fill the needs of this specific population. What we found is that our community here in mid-Missouri seems to do a better-thanaverage job of sheltering and feeding homeless citizens, at least according to those on the receiving end. While we are not 100 percent perfect, it’s heartwarming to learn about those people, services and organizations stepping up to lend a hand. As snowmageddon hit in mid-January, I thought about the homeless and hoped they sought out shelter and warmth during the storm, and about ways I can move forward to be more conscious about helping. To that end, we include a list in this story on organizations that accept donations to help the homeless, if it’s in your heart to do so. I hope your February is filled with every kind of love.
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Portraying those lights and making it snow were two technical challenges Pettey faced, but his experience helped. In addition to directing “Almost, Maine,” Pettey’s on the board of CEC; he’s the technical director at Talking Horse Productions; and he also served a stint as the technical director at Maplewood Barn Theatre. Pettey also had experience with this particular show, having helped with a Talking Horse production of it when he first came to Columbia in 2012. Pettey says “Almost, Maine” is very lighthearted. “It’s actually billed as kind of a comedy. But it’s got some heavier moments to it. You might shed a few tears, but you’re not going to come out bawling. It’s kind of got a happy ending all around.” It’s hard for Pettey to pick a favorite vignette from the nine, but he especially likes one called “The Story of Hope.” “It’s more on the lines of the serious side of things. What could have been a high school romance that never actually happened and coming back years later and trying to find where that was at,” he says. Pettey says he doesn’t have a personal connection with it; he just really likes the way it’s written. “Almost, Maine” is one of eight shows CEC is presenting in its 40th season. It runs Feb. 21-24 and Feb. 28-March 3 at
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EAT IT UP FEBRUARY 16 Chilly weather calls for chili. The annual MFA Rootin’ Tootin’ Chili Cookoff returns to serve up the finest chili from local chefs, businesses and talented amateur cooks at the Holiday Inn Expo Center. Enjoy all the chili you care to sample while doing good — the annual fundraiser benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia. $15; 2 to 6 p.m.; 2200 I-70 Drive S.W.; 573-823-1157; www.bgc-columbia.org
BE AWED FEBRUARY 21 Be on hand for ETHEL and Robert Mirabal: The River at Jesse Auditorium. ETHEL and Robert Mirabal, a three-time Grammy Award winner, present the next evolution of their cross-cultural concert experience. The inspiration this time is water as the embodiment of spirit, and its essential role in life on Earth. The audience is immersed in a flow of music, narrative and ritual, which evokes timeless Native American traditions through contemporary musical artistry. From $28; 7 p.m.; MU campus; 573-882-3781; www. concertseries.org
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FEBRUARY 2 Get ready for the True/False Film Festival with How to True/False in the Friends Room of the Columbia Public Library. You’ll get a step-by-step explanation of all things True/False, as well as a Q&A session with fest organizers and an exclusive sneak peek at a few films before the schedule is released. Free; 10:30 a.m. to noon; 100 W. Broadway; 573-443-3161; www.dbrl.org
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FEBRUARY 1 The North Village Arts District collectively opens its doors on the first Friday of every month. First Fridays encourage residents and visitors to explore and appreciate the evergrowing collection of art and entertainment in the area. Galleries, shops and businesses will be open with music, art, demonstrations, children’s activities, refreshments and more. Free; 6 to 9 p.m.; North Village Arts District; www.northvillageartsdistrict.org
FEBRUARY 1 A fabulously fun, award-winning musical based on the movie “Legally Blonde,” “Legally Blonde, The Musical” follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. This actionpacked musical at Jesse Auditorium explodes on the stage with memorable songs and dynamic dances. Equal parts hilarious and heart-warming, this musical is so much fun it should be illegal! From $46; 7 p.m.; MU campus; 573-882-3781; www. concertseries.org
FEBRUARY 2, 9, 16, 23 Experience the taste of mid-Missouri year-round with a visit to the Columbia Farmers Market in its indoor digs at
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Parkade Center. The market, which is open every Saturday, is filled with fresh vegetables and fruit, meat, eggs, cheese, honey, plants, cut flowers, artisan items and more. While you shop, enjoy live music, children’s activities, prepared food and more. SNAP accepted at all vendors. 9 a.m. to noon; 601 Business Loop 70 W.; www.columbiafarmersmarket.org
Bring the kids to Jesse Auditorium to see “Peg + Cat Live!” Based on the Emmywinning PBS Kids show “PEG + CAT” (produced by The Fred Rogers Company and 9 Story Entertainment), this musical features wild comedy, countless favorite songs from the show and Peg’s super coolest pal, Ramone. When Peg’s mom asks Peg and Cat to mail some really important letters, they come face to face with a really big dog. Really big problem! To solve it, they’ll need math — bar graphs, size comparison, position words, fair sharing and a whole lot of counting. They’ll also need to count on each other, and the audience, too, for their problem to be solved. From $30; 6:30 p.m.; MU campus; 573-8823781; www.concertseries.org
FEBRUARY 6 Enjoy a film and short discussion as part of Columbia’s celebration of Black History Month. This year’s film is “Loving,” the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, plaintiffs in the case that invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Free; 6:30 p.m.; The Armory Sports Center; 573-8747460; www.como.gov/parksandrec
FEBRUARY 6–7 Drinks in The District is The District’s newest event. It celebrates local pubs,
drinking establishments, bars and talented bartenders. Enjoy one-of-a-kind drinks and special offers for this two-day event. Visit a local favorite or someplace new as bartenders show off their talents behind the bar. Just pick up a passport from a participating business and visit three or more locations, then turn your completed passport in at any participating establishment by Feb. 15. You’ll be entered in a gift-card drawing. Free; participating business hours; The District; 573-4426816; www.discoverthedistrict.com
FEBRUARY 8–10, 14–17 “WHITE PEOPLE,” at Talking Horse is a controversial and darkly funny play about the lives of three ordinary Americans placed under the spotlight: Martin, a high-powered Brooklyn-born attorney for a white-shoe law firm in St. Louis; Mara Lynn, a housewife and former homecoming queen in Fayetteville, N.C.; and Alan, a young professor struggling to find his way in New York City. Through heartwrenching confessions, they wrestle with guilt, prejudice and the price they and their children must pay for their actions. $15 adults, $13 seniors & students; 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. Sunday matinee; 210 St. James St.; 573-607-1740; www.talkinghorseproductions.org
FEBRUARY 9 Take part in the eighth annual Fitness for the Cure event at The Crossing, benefitting the American Cancer Society and hosted by Wilson’s Fitness. Everyone’s invited for world-class 30-minute group fitness classes, a silent auction, kids’ programs, inspirational local speakers, shopping, food and more. $10 suggested donation; 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 3615 Southland Drive; contact ctopash@wilsonsfitness.com with questions
FEBRUARY 10 Join the Museum of Anthropology as it celebrates Anthropology Day. Browse tables with activities for learning more about anthropology, not only as a scientific discipline but also as a field that broadens our understanding of humans and their diversity. Free; noon to 4 p.m.; 115 Business Loop 70 W.; 573-882-3591; anthromuseum.missouri.edu
FEBRUARY 10 Don’t miss out when the Mizzou women’s basketball team plays Vanderbilt in an SEC home matchup. $8 adults, $5 seniors & youths; 3 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 1-800-CAT PAWS (228-7297); www.mutigers.com
FEBRUARY 9 Don’t miss Georgia native and now Nashville-based country singer Jon Langston in a performance at The Blue Note. With an avid fan base across the country, Langston’s fresh, new country sound is taking off. $15; 8 p.m.; 17 N. Ninth St.; 573-874-1944; www.thebluenote.com
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Make time to enjoy the 2019 Mizzou Visual Arts & Design Showcase at Jesse Hall. Student work will be on display in an exhibition featuring works of photojournalism, graphic design, architectural design painting, textile and apparel design, digital storytelling, floral design and more. Free; 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; MU campus; www.undergraduatestudies.missouri.edu/showcase/
Attend an Odyssey Chamber Music Series concert at First Baptist Church. “Baroque Concerto” will feature a precollegiate concerto competition winner with the Odyssey Chamber Ensemble, led byJefferson City Symphony Orchestra conductor Patrick Clark. The highlight of the concert is the annual Bach Cantata, with the Bach Collegium Choir directed by R. Paul Crabb and performed with the Odyssey Chamber Ensemble. $20 adults, $10 students; 7 p.m.; 1112 E. Broadway; 573-825-0079; www.odysseymissouri.org
tions about portrayals of the female nude, a prevalent subject in European and American art. Do justifications of representing the nude as natural, beautiful and traditional hold up to critical awareness of the subjugation of women and objectification of their bodies throughout history? How do we reconcile the heroic personae of artists with their mistreatment and abuse of women in their lives, whether models, muses, lovers or wives? Free; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 115 Business Loop 70 W.; 573-882-3591; maa.missouri.edu
FEBRUARY 11 Come hear Canadian Brass in a University Concert Series presentation at Jesse Auditorium. Renowned for genrebending versatility and joyous performances, the award-winning Canadian Brass performs on 24-karat-gold-plated Canadian Brass Collection instruments and is almost single-handedly responsible for elevating the art of the brass quintet to what it is today. From $28; 7 p.m.; MU campus; 573882-3781; www.concertseries.org
FEBRUARY 12 Catch all the court commotion when the Mizzou men’s basketball team tips off against Arkansas. Mizzou-rah! Tickets vary; 8 p.m.; 1 Champions Drive; 1-800-CATPAWS (228-7297); www.mutigers.com
FEBRUARY 16 Shake off those winter blahs and come out and run for a good cause at the Rockin’ Against Multiple Sclerosis 5K at Stephens Lake Park. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the MS Institute here in Columbia. $35; 9 a.m.; 2001 E. Broadway; www.mizzourams.com
FEBRUARY 14–17 Don’t miss the Stephens College production of Tennessee Williams’ classic “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ” in the Playhouse Theatre. The drama tells the story of a Southern family in crisis. Husband Brick and wife Maggie, the “Cat,” interact with Big Daddy and Big Mama over the course of an evening at the family’s Mississippi estate. $16 adults, $8 students & seniors; 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. Sunday matinee; 100 Willis Ave.; 573-4422211; www.stephens.edu/events
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FEBRUARY 21 FEBRUARY 15–JUNE 2 Come see a fascinating exhibition at the MU Museum of Art and Archaeology titled “Objectified: The Female Form and the Male Gaze.” It asks critical ques-
The Red Shoe Gala, benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of MidMissouri, takes place at the University Club in Reynolds Alumni Center on the MU campus. The evening features a formal dinner, a robust silent and live auction, and fabulous
entertainment. More than 350 participants typically attend, and even more participate in the auction via smartphone or computer. Table for 10/$1,200; individual ticket/$150; reception and silent auction begin at 6 p.m.; 704 Conley Ave.; 573-443-7666; www.rmhcmidmo.org
FEBRUARY 21–24, Don’t miss an immensely powerful expressionist drama from the 1920s about the dependent status of women in an increasingly mechanized society. “Machinal,” at the Warehouse Theatre, is based on the true story of Ruth Synder, who was executed in 1928 for the murder of her husband. $8 adults, $6 students & seniors; 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. Sunday matinee; 100 Willis Ave.; 573-442-2211; www.stephens.edu/events
ing a Pool Day just for you. Activities will include five stations on a variety of water safety topics and fun games. All groups must pre-register. If you’re registering a troop, please add each child in your household to include them on the roster. $3 per Scout; 1 to 3 p.m.; 1104 N. Providence Road; 573-874-7460; www. como.gov/parksandrec
FEBRUARY 24 Don’t miss Gospel Explosion and Dinner at St. Luke United Methodist Church, a program that’s part of Black History Month. This year’s event will feature artists and groups from the central Missouri area. A soul food feast will follow. Covered dishes are welcome. Free; 3 p.m.; 204 E. Ash St.; 573-874-7460; www.como. gov/parksandrec
and Sons, Columbia Public Schools and Columbia-area dentists. Adults $10, children $5; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; 7575 E. St. Charles Road; contact mbsoprano@ gmail.com for more details
FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 3 The True/False Film Fest returns. Don’t miss Columbia’s cinematic celebration of documentary films. Our fair city will once again transform into a teeming movie mecca for the weekend. The festival not only showcases documentaries by filmmakers from all over the world, but it also showcases downtown Columbia with its offerings of art installations, musical performances and, of course, films. Prices vary; various venues; 573-442-TRUE (442-8783); www.truefalse.org
FEBRUARY 24 If you’re a bride or groom-to-be, or family or friends of someone getting hitched, don’t miss The Wedding Stroll in The District. Restaurants, retailers, salons, bars, event venues, florists and more come together for this special event for your special day. Free; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; The District; 573-442-6816; www. discoverthedistrict.com
FEBRUARY 21–24, MARCH 3 Be in the audience for “Almost, Maine,” a Columbia Entertainment Company production. As the Northern Lights hover in the star-filled sky above the remote town of Almost, Maine, residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. “ ‘Almost, Maine’ is a series of nine amiably absurdist vignettes about love, with a touch of goodnatured magic realism … witty, romantic, unsentimental. A beautifully structured play, with nifty surprise endings (most but not all of them happy).” — The New York Times. Read more on page 24. $14 adults, $12 seniors & students; 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. Sunday matinee; 1800 Nelwood Drive; 573-474-3699; www.cectheatre.org
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FEBRUARY 26 Enjoy the jazz stylings of the Jeff Hamilton Trio at a “Jazz in the District” concert at Rogers Whitmore Recital Hall. All About Jazz says, “When it comes to touch, taste and a deep understanding of what makes a band swing, drummer Jeff Hamilton has no peers.” From $20; 7 p.m.; 100 Waugh St.; 573-449-3009, ext. 1; www.wealwaysswing.org
FEBRUARY 26 If you enjoy music, don’t miss a Dental Aid Benefit Concert “Healthy Smiles for Columbia’s Children” at Battle High School. Presented by the Clark-Harrison Circle of King’s Daughters and Sons in cooperation with Columbia Public Schools, five instrumental groups will perform. Proceeds will help fund the Dental Aid Program organized by the International Organization of the King’s Daughters
SAVE THE DATE MARCH 9 Come out and cheer on the chilly dippers at the 2019 Columbia Polar Plunge! Scores of plucky participants will brave the frigid winter waters of Bass Pro Shops’ lake to raise funds for local Special Olympics athletes. Donation encouraged; noon; 3101 Bass Pro Drive; www.give.somo.org
MARCH 10 Be on hand in the Kimball Ballroom when Stephens College voice students perform the most-loved songs from the Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley and musical theater in “The Great American Songbook.” Free; 7:30 p.m.; Stephens campus; 573-4422211; www.stephens.edu/events
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Making Miracles Happen Every year, millions of youngsters become patients at children’s hospitals across North America. Those hospitals rely on donations and community support, since Medicaid and insurance programs do not fully cover the costs of care. Nonprofit Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) helps fill those funding gaps. CMN started in 1983 with a telethon organized by entertainers Marie Osmond and John Schneider. It raised nearly $4.8 million for 22 children’s hospitals. The roster of member hospitals has grown dramatically since then. Today, CMN raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals. Every minute, 62 children enter one of those hospitals for treatment. In fact, CMN Hospitals treat one in 10 children in North America. No child is ever turned away because of a family’s inability to pay. MU Children’s Hospital became a CMN member hospital in 1984, and because all CMN donations stay local, countless mid-Missouri pediatric patients have benefitted from CMN when they’ve been treated there. That wouldn’t be possible without support and donations, and this month presents the perfect opportunity to contribute: The two-day Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon with Zimmer Radio and Marketing Group, now in its 13th year. This year’s Radiothon will take place Feb. 21 and 22 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. live from the lobby of MU Children’s Hospital with on-air talent from Clear 99, Y107, The Eagle and Kat Country participating. A phone bank of volunteers will be taking donations at 866970-4483 (GIVE). Last year’s Radiothon raised more than $259,000, and the Radiothon has raised well over $2 million since it began. Many generous sponsors will be matching donations at various points during the two-day event. Donations can also be made online. Veterans United Home Loans is the online sponsor, and will match all online donations. For details, visit zimmercommunications.com/miracles-kids-radiothon/. Won’t you open your heart and your wallet and help CMN and MU Children’s Hospital continue their good work by donating? You never know when you — or someone you know — might have a child who needs their care.
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an accountant for State Farm Insurance. She realized one day that she needed a job that provided flexibility in her schedule to accommodate the busy lifestyle that comes with having four young children. “I had done a lot of celebration
planning,” Linder says. “Of course, there were lots of birthday parties for the kids, and I always gravitated toward those committees at State Farm. I’ve always enjoyed entertaining.” A self-described “history nerd” about the town where she has lived her whole life, Linder helped found, in 2014, Columbia Culinary Tours, a business where people can enjoy a walking tour through Columbia’s restaurants (maybe four or five in one evening) while being educated on the history of the area they are touring. “We had done culinary tours traveling to other places, and I thought Columbia would be a good town to have something like that,” she says. Linder might seem a likely candidate for a book about the history of restaurants and eateries in Columbia, but she is quick to point out that the book was not her idea. “History Press does different series of historical books about different regions,” Linder says. “They like to use local authors to write about local history, and that’s why they reached out to me. I told them, ‘I’m not a writer.’ ” History Press thought the writing Linder had posted on the Columbia Culinary Tours website indicated that she was. Although most of the restaurants mentioned in the book no longer exist, each one mentioned (and many that weren’t, the author emphasizes) left its mark on the city it helped to build and shape. The book tells of a restaurant/hotel where hallways were 14 feet wide to accommodate two ladies with hoop skirts and their male escorts. This same location hosted the likes of Mary Todd Lincoln and Mark Twain. The book also educates readers about the restaurants located in Sharp End — a historic black part of Columbia back when the city was segregated. Here, readers learn the story of Annie Fisher, a black
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woman who once served her famous biscuits to President Taft. Linder discusses various restaurants that hosted the Round Table Group, a collection of prominent Columbians who gathered to observe such rules as “never agree” (this group didn’t take itself too seriously). Other notable stories include those of the adventuresome brothers who owned the O-Boy Drive-In and their creative means of generating publicity. One example would be the time they attracted customers by hoisting a flagpole in their lot, with a shelter on top, in an attempt to break the Guinness world record for someone staying the longest on top of a flagpole. Despite the fact that most of these restaurants have closed, the owners themselves felt the experience was worth it. Mary Evans, one of the owners of the 63 Diner (closed in 2015), says she has “no regrets. I left totally in love with it.” For several of the restaurant owners, Linder notes, it really wasn’t about making money. They helped give the city its personality and a sense of community. When the longstanding Bull Pen Café closed in 2007, owner Jackie Cockrell wrote a farewell letter in which she talked about how grateful she was to be a part of her customers’ birthday parties, weddings and even funerals. These culinary entrepreneurs created families out of their customers. “That’s one of the things I wanted to convey the most,” Linder says. “It was the passion that these people had for their restaurants.” Having sold Columbia Culinary Tours to one of her partners, Linder says that promoting the book is the main thing on her agenda right now. “I didn’t plan to do Columbia Culinary Tours, and I didn’t plan to do the book. So, we’ll just see what comes next.”
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“ON MY WAY TO YOU” BY CODY JOHNSON Traditional country — it’s fair to say “On My Way To You” is a throwback to a different era, when honest songwriting that resembled real-life emotion was the mainstream in country music. Hardcore Cody Johnson fans wondered whether he would compromise his sound and style after being signed to his first major label, Warner Music Nashville (WMN). If this song is any indication of what’s to come from Johnson, then it’s safe to say nothing will change — except for bigger distribution and more promotional assets from WMN. With earnest songwriting, a fiddle and a steel guitar, this is what “CoJo Nation” (nickname of his fan base) has come to expect from him. It’s why he’s the hottest Texas country artist right now and already making waves in Nashville. “On My Way To You” is Johnson’s biggest mainstream country hit to date.
“BROKEN” BY LOVELYTHEBAND Rock trio Lovelytheband formed in 2016 in a less conventional way, as front man Mitchy Collins met guitarist Jordan Greenwald while barhopping, then later added drummer Sam Price through an Instagram contact. In early 2017, they independently released a tune about the shared sense of loneliness between two people, dubbed “Broken.” It’s a song Collins calls “therapeutic” to his own
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mental health struggles. In fact, the whole album is considered by the band to be one big therapy session. A year later, they get signed to a major label and re-release the track, and it shoots to the top of the alternative charts for nine weeks, eventually crossing over to pop. Much like “Broken,” the band members see their purpose as musicians is to bring light to something they all struggle with: the effects of depression and anxiety.
“CLOSE TO ME” BY ELLIE GOULDING AND DIPLO FT. SWAE LEE Since bursting onto the scene in 2011 with “Lights,” Ellie Goulding has had a run of hits and seems to be a rising star. But her last hit, “Falling for You,” which barely cracked the U.S. Top 40, was in 2016. Enter “Close to Me,” as Goulding teams with DJ Diplo and rising hip-hop artist Swae Lee. A song about reckless love and the party lifestyle, the track quickly rose up the dance charts and continues to rise on the Hot 100 chart. While rumors persist
that this will be the lead single for a potential fourth album, Goulding revealed at Billboard’s “Women of Music” event that the upcoming album will be a solo effort, leaving this as a potential standalone single. Jamie Mac is the director of programming and new media of Zimmer Radio Group, which includes KCLR 99, Y107 FM and 101.9 The Wave. He has worked in radio for 12 years.
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TRUE THAT Did you know that when someone’s telling a true story they’ll use their hands a lot to gesture? It’s true. The opposite occurs when people tell lies — their hands will “lie” noticeably still.
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HERE’S A PEEK Some proposed laws are fun, like the bill proclaiming July 7 of each year as “Missouri Sliced Bread Day,” a nod to Chillicothe, the home of the world’s first automatic bread slicer. Other bills are more serious, such as the measure that would increase animal abuse penalties from a misdemeanor to a felony in certain conditions involving cruelty to pets or companion animals, cockfighting, bull baiting and sex with an animal. Another proposal would provide immunity from civil liability for people who assist animals trapped in motor vehicles. Not to be outdone, good Samaritan legislators want to extend liability protection
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he goddess has left the building. She is the Roman goddess of fertility. Her moods cause the seasons to change. And the common people of Rome identified with her more than any other god. When the 10-foot-4 statue of Ceres, goddess of agriculture, mounted the Missouri State Capitol dome in 1924, she planned to stay on top of Missouri politics for a long time. But even goddesses need a break to refresh, right? After all, she has endured scores of lightning bolts. It’s tough being a goddess. So last fall, after the harvest, a giant crane gently lifted the statue off her pedestal and lowered her back to earth, where she was strapped to a railroad flatbed car and whisked to Chicago for a makeover. Her skin will receive the healing therapy of laser treatments and waxing. Well, that’s just dandy. Meanwhile, who’s watching the kids? The kids, of course, are Missouri legislators, busy as fourth-graders beneath the Capitol dome. And while the goddess is away, the kids are offering helpful ways to change your world one law at a time.
to people who stop to provide emergency medical care to people in need. Meanwhile, one proposal would relax penalties for speeding through a highway work zone. One legislator would require public schools to teach students appropriate online behavior. Maybe parents should take this course, too. Another proposal would throw the book at people promoting prostitution via the Internet. On the other hand, some legislators are angling to make sports betting legal in Missouri. Another legislator wants to require school districts to teach cursive writing. Other bills will once again try to curb texting while driving. lol Currently, lawsuits for personal injury must be filed within five years from the time the injury occurred. One bill would tighten that time frame to two years from the injury date. Another would give customers 15 years to sue a manufacturer for injury caused by a dangerous or defective product. Two perennial tourism-enhancing bills are back. One measure would allow adult motorcyclists to ride without a helmet, which would attract riders who currently circumvent Missouri on road trips. And your kid will be able to work an extra week or two at Worlds of Fun if legislators can delay the start of school until no more than 10 days before Labor Day. Ceres has heard most of these arguments before. She will benefit from her time away. And a few months after the last bill is voted up or down, she’ll return — bronze and beautiful — to her stormy perch. Such is the life of a goddess. John Drake Robinson is a former director of the Missouri Division of Tourism and has driven every mile of highway in the state. He is the author of “Souls Along the Road.”
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Fa st Fix es Resist the urge to board the fad diet bandwagon.
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ach year, it seems a new diet fad is born. “Keto,” “paleo,” “low-carb” and “low-fat” are a few weightloss diet fads making the rounds on social media and appearing on grocery store shelves. Losing weight tops many New Year’s resolution lists, but the clinical process is more complicated and individualized than simply adopting the diet trend du jour. Obesity typically brings with it added risks for developing Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, low back pain, heart disease and certain cancers, among other health issues. So, for example, when someone is diagnosed with high levels of triglycerides or cholesterol — especially LDL or “bad” cholesterol — it might be ill fitting to advise such a patient to undertake a diet rich in fats. One-size-fits-all diet fads typically fail because they are not apt for addressing individual and personal health complications that accompany being overweight or obese. Moreover, psychologically, when we rely on self-control, or willpower, to help us get through a challenging health disorder such as obesity, our selfefficacy is greatly affected. Willpower is a limited resource. When exercised often to achieve weight loss, it becomes exhausted, and before you know it, you’ve binged on the carbs your fad diet restricted you from consuming.
is one of the most difficult tasks. When adopting a fad diet, one might lose the desired weight in a short period of time; however, if the chosen diet is not a daily habit — a lifelong one — once a pre-diet eating pattern is resumed, the lost weight will be regained, often twice the amount that was expended. When diets are shortterm and have extreme restrictions, they can temporarily fix the symptom but cannot address the root cause of weight gain in the long term. Moreover, the number seen on your bathroom scale is narrating only half of the truth. Body weight is a composite of fat and muscle mass along with water, connective tissue and bones, among others. Therefore, while a diet might affect the number on the scale, it might or might not reduce body fat. Instead, biochemically, it might have reduced lean muscle tissue, thus leaving you feeling weak, fatigued and at risk for other health disorders in addition to the possibility of regaining the weight.
THE BATTLE OF THE DIETS There’s an ongoing battle in the world of health and nutrition, with Team Fat demonizing Team Carbs and Team Low Calorie trying to abolish all things food in the name of health and wellness. It is likely you know
someone who speaks about one or the other at the dinner table, at work or in social gatherings. But none of these diet jargons is new. Versions of diets that restrict fats or carbs have floated around for centuries under different names. For example, the popular “keto” diet is an adaptation of the “Atkins” diet, which promoted high levels of fats, including saturated fats, and restricted consumption of carbs, even the complex ones that are necessary for the body. There are pros and cons to every dietary plan. The key to finding one you can adhere to will depend on your personal medical and health needs. So, let’s use keto as an example.
The Keto Diet Carbohydrates are the preferred source of energy for the human body, especially the brain. The keto diet is based on the premise that if consumption of carbohydrates is restricted, that might force the body to burn fat. However, the concept, biochemically, is more complicated than simply burning fat in the absence of carbs. In comparison to a traditional diet plan in which it is recommended that we derive 45 percent to 65 percent of our daily caloric needs
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from carbohydrates, a keto diet reduces the intake of carbs to between 5 percent and 10 percent of daily calories and boosts consumption of fats to more than 70 percent of daily calories. Keto is not carte blanche to consume high-fat fried snacks; instead, clean keto includes good fats such as omega-3 fatty acids found in flax seeds, avocado, salmon and chia seeds. By no means does a diet rich in saturated fats and trans fats result in any health benefits. Similarly, when a keto diet is practiced under the supervision of a health professional, the restricted carbs are mainly the ones that are simple in nature, such as sugars, candy, doughnuts and desserts. However, avoiding complex carbs such as whole grains, certain vegetables and fruits can lead to severe micronutrient deficiencies, mainly vitamins B and C, and minerals such as zinc and iron, among others. Aside from promoting low-carb intake, keto diets are also notoriously high in proteins. High-protein diets create an excessive burden on the liver and kidneys. High-protein foods are also high in purines, which are broken down into uric acid. Elevated levels of uric acid in the bloodstream might lead to needlelike uric acid crystals in joints, with gout as the painful outcome. Last, high-protein diets are one of the culprits in the formation of kidney stones, commonly seen in patients who consume high-fat, high-protein diets on a regular basis. Anyone consuming higher-thanrecommended amounts of proteins can also be susceptible to developing gout regardless of carbohydrate intake. Because the keto diet is exceptionally high in both proteins and fats, susceptibility to developing gout might be higher in this population.
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LIF E as cardiovascular disorders, neurological disorders and weight fluctuations. One of the major cons would be the cost and effort required to maintain a keto diet long-term. A keto diet can induce health disorders including, but not limited to, reduced athletic performance, bone density disorders, extreme fatigue, low consumption of antioxidants, cognitive disorders, imbalances in blood lipids, nutrient imbalances and deficiencies, thyroid disorders, added stress on the liver and kidneys, disruption of hormones and gastrointestinal disorders. Those on a keto diet can also experience the “keto flu,” which is a form of clinical fatigue resulting from metabolic imbalances.
TO DIET OR NOT Whether the goal is to lose weight, fight inflammation or achieve glowing skin, the truth is that diets in general offer short-term benefits, much like pharmaceuticals. Following unsupervised diets is no different than consuming unprescribed medication; both can lead to detrimental side effects. Weight loss is a complicated science, and one-size-fits-all treatments without personalized alterations can cause more harm than good. Although diets such as keto eliminate processed carbs (the primary culprit in the battle of the bulge), they also emphasize consumption of higher-than-recommended levels of proteins and fats, leading to potential stress on the kidneys, liver and heart. The bottom line is that diets will come and go. The way to master long-term weight management and overall health is to adopt an eating plan that is nutritionally sound, financially viable and, most important, doesn’t leave you feeling unsatisfied psychologically. Find an eating plan that is a habit and not a diet, one that your health professional approves for your personal health goals. Dr. Suman Ahuja completed her education at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York and at Texas Tech. She has a a doctorate in Clinical Nutrition with an emphasis on obesity treatment and prevention.
Keto Flu You’re expecting to see weight loss on the keto diet much like your friend claimed, but instead you feel sluggish, have a brain fog and feel lethargic. What happened to the mental clarity and endless energy that were promised? Turns out, you might have encountered a keto flu. Keto flu affects people in different ways and in some might last for a week or longer, depending on which version of the keto diet was adopted. Common symptoms include: • Extreme fatigue • Headaches/migraines • Nausea/ vomiting • Aches and pains • Brain fog and reduced mental clarity • Emotional upsets
• Insomnia • Gastrointestinal issues • Dizziness • Muscle cramps and soreness • Lack of concentration • Diarrhea
The body’s primary source of fuel is carbohydrates. When carbs are limited, fats are metabolized, resulting in the formation of ketones; therefore, the body and brain are affected, resulting in some or all of the abovementioned symptoms. If you suspect you might be suffering from the keto flu, depending on the severity of symptoms, you might need to discontinue the diet immediately and contact your health professional. Additionally, most keto followers can be deficient in essential vitamins and minerals. Therefore, replenishing minerals such as magnesium, zinc, chromium and B vitamins should be a priority. Last, a diet high in fat can result in dehydration because the body is attempting to rid itself of the ketones, which are acidic in nature and can, at excessive levels, lead to development of a coma when left untreated. Therefore, adding additional water to the routine might help reduce these symptoms; however, each individual presents with a unique health history, so there is no substitute to meeting with your personal health professional.
I served as a radioman in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War era. Years later, Truman VA ran a test on me for my heart. The doctor said, ‘I’m going to operate on you Monday morning because you have four blockages.’ I thought to myself, ‘When I get done and I get well, I’m going to become a volunteer at Truman VA.’ I’ve been a volunteer for six years now, and really enjoy being a part of Truman VA.
I’m Dan Waterfield and I choose Truman VA
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THESE LOOKS FOR AN ACTIVE NIGHT DOWNTOWN ARE CASUAL AND COMFORTABLE. From left, White micro-ribbed turtleneck by Show Me Your Mumu (Cha $78) with Joe’s highrise skinny fit jeans (Cha $94) and a gold drop necklace (Cha $75). Cheetah print Dakota top by Olivaceous (Britches $58), white cami top (Britches $9) and black denim destroyed-knee flares (Britches $79). Black and gold Miss Me cami top (Fringe $59), cream bomber jacket (Fringe $49) and Kancun flare denim jeans (Fringe $55) accessorized with James gold-tone earrings (Fringe $24), gold-tone necklace (Fringe $38) black felt Charlie Horse hat (Fringe $58).
By Rebecca French Smith Photos by L.G. Patterson
February is a prime month for a date night. From elegant dining to movie theaters, billiards to live music live, options for an evening out in downtown Columbia abound, and fashion for each can be charming and cozy. Texture, pattern and shape define the perfect look for the evening.
DOWNTOWN
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F A S H IO N A S TY L IS H E V E NING OUT
STEP OUT FOR A MORE ELEGANT EVENING BY ADDING CHARM AND CHARACTER TO YOUR OUTFIT WITH TEXTURE AND SHIMMER. Clockwise from top: Long-sleeve wrap sweater dress (Cha $67) with drop necklace (Cha $90).
Chase embroidered lace cardigan (Fringe $34), black Entro cami with lace detail (Fringe $28) and ruby red faux leather skirt (Fringe $40).
Black faux leather princess purse (Cha $45) and cutout bootie from A Rider Girl (Cha $75).
Opposite page: Sweetheart red cocktail dress (Britches $45) with black heel by Liliana (Britches $39).
5 THING S
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ENOU G H ALREADY! Five things we don’t want to relive.
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eb. 2 is Groundhog Day, and chances are you’ve seen the movie by the same name and know its premise: Someone’s forced to live the same day over and over again. We all have things we don’t ever want to have to relive. We’re not talking life-or-death moments or tragic situations but, rather, things that were embarrassing or just not much fun. Here are five:
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The day after turning 21. A few too many shots, and your next day was shot. Your eyes were shot, too — bloodshot — and you had a throbbing head and upset stomach. It was enough to put you off certain alcoholic beverages for good. (We mean you, Jägermeister.)
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The time you split your pants. Your dance moves weren’t the only things you busted out at that wedding. Your blue boxers were evident to everyone’s eyes. But your drafty derriere didn’t deter you — you still danced into the wee hours. Reminder: You still need to take your pants in and get them sewn up.
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When you tried to wax your own eyebrows. Talk about a bad idea. Not exactly an event to wax rhapsodic about. Not only was it painful, but the results were spotty and impossible to hide — though you tried your best with those oversized sunglasses. Eyebrow pencil became your new best friend.
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Thinking a homemade slip ’n’ slide was a good idea — and that you were still young enough to go down it. At least you had enough sense not to try it headfirst! (With age comes wisdom, right?) You got a running start, launched yourself and landed painfully on your posterior. Sure, technically you slid — about 2 feet — but your bruised bottom was a lasting reminder to act your age.
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Six more weeks of winter. Considering that our winter started in early November, the last thing we need is to prolong the agony for six more weeks. Maybe March will come in like a lamb if we’re lucky. One thing you can count on: Hardy mid-Missourians will be sporting shorts long before spring officially arrives.
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January morning in Columbia. Homeless people shuffle out the door of a gymnasium at Fairview United Methodist Church. With a temperature of 21 degrees, the frosty vapor from their breaths mixes with plumes from their cigarettes. Many are quick to light up; it’s been a long night without a smoke. So begins another winter day for some of Columbia’s homeless, a population that might number as high as 280, although only 27 have spent the previous night on the cots in the church gym. Homelessness is a complex social problem; merely defining who does not have a permanent roof over his or her head can be a challenge. In addition to those in the temporary shelters, there are people sleeping in tents, in cardboard boxes under bridges, in parking garages, in abandoned buildings and in alcoves that house ATM machines. Those are surely homeless. But there are others whose housing is unstable. Some manage to crash on the couches of friends until their welcome wears out. One man has slept on a couch at the St. Francis House for a dozen years. Others spend the night in their cars or rent motel rooms by the week. Most have no reliable income. They might get $60 a week selling blood plasma. Food stamps might amount to, at most, $200 a month. Homelessness is a problem that’s hard to see, partly because homeless people make an effort to keep out of the public eye. The panhandler on the street is most likely not homeless but just a poor person trying to pay bills. Often it’s only when the temperature drops below freezing that the plight of the street people creeps into the public’s imagination like a scene from a Dickens novel. We in our warm homes wonder what it’s like to be living on the streets. “You can die out there,” says Doug Richardson, 54, who lived under a bridge near Columbia before he took advantage of the church-sponsored shelters operated by Room at the Inn. The Inn opened up for clients Dec. 9. Richardson says he expects to be living in a tent or under a bridge again once the church shelter program ends March 2. “There’s been a few times, when it’s so cold after I’ve woken up, it takes two hours to get that blood circulating in your feet,” says George Patten, 56, who slept outdoors in Columbia for about four years off and on. Now Patten occupies an apartment at the Columbia Housing Authority’s Oak Towers. He is an example of a new approach to homelessness: Get people off the streets and into housing, and then work on solutions to the issues that might have put them on the streets in the first place. As with people in all walks of life, the story behind each homeless individual is different. However, interviews with social workers, care providers and welfare agency officials, as well as con-
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versations with some homeless people, indicate they have some things in common. Nearly all of them are men, and many face some addiction disease, often alcohol. Some have mental health issues or developmental disabilities. They might have been cast adrift because of marital problems or trouble in dysfunctional families. Many took a wrong turn when they were much younger, committing some kind of crime that left them with a prison record that makes it difficult to land a job years later. “A common thread that I have seen with the people we serve is that someone or something that was supposed to support them and care for them didn’t,” says Brad Bryan, pastor of Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church. “That could have been a family member, that could have been a parent, that could have been a partner or the foster care system. Something that was supposed to love and care for this individual person failed. “Homelessness could happen to any of us. Most of us have experienced the things that these folks have experienced, but we had a support system to fall back on,” Bryan adds. “We had somebody to care for us; we had the resources to get health care and mental health care and addiction treatment. What’s missing with these people a lot of times is the support system.” Bryan’s church, at 702 Wilkes Blvd., is the second stop for many in the homeless group who spent the previous night at Fairview United Methodist. The Wilkes Boulevard church is a
A homeless man makes his bed at Room at the Inn located in the gym at Fairview United Methodist Church.
key link in the network supporting Columbia’s homeless population. It houses Turning Point, a half-day shelter, and Loaves and Fishes, a kitchen that supplies a free supper for anyone every day of the year, except Christmas and New Year’s. “Everybody comes in to use different services,” says Darren Morton, managing director of Turning Point. “People can check their mail, take a shower and do their laundry. Between 8 and noon, we can have anywhere between 95 and 140 who come through here.” At the start of the day, Morton made a sweep of the parking lot around the building to check things out. People were clustered in groups, huddled against the cold, many of them smoking. A man was dispensing food out of the trunk of a car. “Sometimes people get loud,” Morton says. A few months earlier, a dealer had been selling K2 around the property. Turning Point has a day room where people can hang out to stay warm, watch television, charge their cellphones and get a cup of coffee. A person may lock up personal belongings there. Soap, toothbrushes and other personal hygiene items are also available. Part of the building serves as an office space where visiting social service agencies set up shop to help people fill out job applications, write résumés, apply for food stamps or search for housing. On a recent day, the facility’s shower room was off limits because someone had stuffed a shirt in the toilet and a
plumbing pipe burst. “We shared with the day room that if things like this keep happening, we’re not going to use that service,” Morton says. There’s no loud music allowed in the day room, and people must keep their hands off others’ stuff. Posted rules prohibit fighting, drug activity and smoking inside the building. “We just try to make a safe space for everybody,” Morton says. “We want to provide hope and dignity. Everybody is a somebody. Everyone has worth.”
TERRANCE’S STORY Recently, Terrance Reid was using Turning Point’s facilities to fill out job applications. Originally from St. Louis, Reid, 35, has been homeless off and on in Columbia for the past three years. “As far as my story goes, I had a family, you know,” Reid says. “I had, you know, the things a normal person in society would have. I just got strung out on drugs, went on a binge for a while, lost my family, lost my kids and burnt a whole lot of bridges.” Reid says he was on heroin “real bad” and fled St. Louis to get away from what he says was a drug “epidemic” there. Arriving in Columbia, he held down jobs at a hotel and a restaurant but then got into drug problems again. “I picked up a little bit of speed, and it kind of messed my FEBRUARY 2019 INSIDE COLUMBIA
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Volunteers for Operation Safe Winter-CoMo walk downtown Columbia with a wagon full of items to be distributed to homeless people.
head up and put me on a paranoid trip, and I went and quit my jobs and left the sober house I was in, and so here I am again, back on the streets,” he says. A typical day for Reid is like that of many of those without a home here. A night is spent in a shelter, followed by the morning at Turning Point. Lunch can be had at the Salvation Army’s Harbor House, 602 N. Ann St. Many spend the afternoon moving around to find warmth at such places as Wabash Station, the Columbia Public Library or Ellis Library on the University of Missouri campus. Then shortly before 5 p.m., it’s back to the church on Wilkes Boulevard, where Loaves and Fishes provides an evening meal. From there, shuttle buses take those who want a cot for the night to whatever church is providing a shelter through the Room at the Inn program. A day for the homeless might sound like a game of musical chairs or jumping from pillar to post. But while officials familiar with the homeless problem search for a more permanent housing solution, the combination of services Columbia now offers might be better than what’s found in cities elsewhere. “A lot of us homeless guys got it too good in Columbia, Missouri,” Reid says. “I believe that.” Reid says he was basically raised by his mother in St. Louis. In his late teens he became involved in “a gun case with drugs” and served nearly five years in prison. “I haven’t been to the pen in like 10-plus years,” he says. In early January, Reid says, he got a job washing dishes at a barbecue restaurant in Columbia. He says he planned to save money for a place of his own.
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“I’m not going to be coming back to this,” he says. Some who have experienced homelessness in Columbia say the city and Boone County treat people with more generosity and dignity than the other places they have visited. Even the police here have been singled out for praise. “Here, it’s been on a few occasions where I’ve actually seen police officers like give people rides to the hospital, give people rides to the bus station or something. Whereas in St. Louis, no, they ain’t going to give you no rides,” Reid says. “I’ve been passed out on the sidewalk, and the police did not arrest me but called the EMTs,” Richardson says. “I am very impressed with the police department’s courtesy, kindness and patience with homeless people.” Richardson says he hit the road when he took to heavy drinking — a bottle of Everclear a day — following the breakup of his marriage. “I knew when I picked that bottle up, it would take everything,” he says. “The reason I’m homeless is me. I made those choices.” In Columbia, with the help of hundreds of volunteers, government agencies coordinate with charitable organizations, church-based communities and social welfare organizations to provide arguably the most efficient service of its kind for people without homes. Where else but in
Cheyenne, a homeless man, eats chips given to him by Operation Safe Winter-CoMo outside City Hall on Broadway.
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Doug Richardson and Robert Arthur Davis sit inside the door at Loaves and Fishes as they wait for the bus to take them to Room at the Inn.
Columbia would two home-grown plays be staged to help raise money for homeless programs? And where would a spontaneous drive called Operation Safe Winter-CoMo emerge on social media to collect clothing for the people of the streets?
COORDINATING PROGRAMS About 2½ years ago, officials who had any role in dealing with the homeless population decided to pool their resources and talent to tackle the problem more efficiently and effectively. The collaboration led to a more developed and organized approach to identify those most in need of housing and locate a place where they could stay. This new approach spawned groups such as the Functional Zero Task Force and CATCH, The Columbia Alliance to Combat Homelessness, and programs such as “coordinated entry” and “street outreach.” In street outreach, teams of people go out and meet with homeless people to get to know them and identify their needs. With coordinated entry, those needing the services most are the first to get them. Through a survey process, people are ranked in order of who might need services the most, says Steve Hollis, Columbia human services manager. Every two weeks, health care providers, human service workers and homeless service providers meet in closed session at the Columbia Housing Authority office to review the list of those at greatest risk.
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“We take the 10 highest-risk people every two weeks and try to get them housed,” Hollis says. “Columbia has really led the way in implementing housing first and coordinated entry. I think Columbia has always been a place with a highly organized social service system. This is truly a unique new way of doing business.” Many agencies play a role in the effort. No ordinance was passed or program approved that led to its creation; leaders in agencies such as the Columbia Housing Authority, the Salvation Army, the Veterans Administration and others simply decided to launch a more coordinated attempt to get the most desperate into a place to call home. The people who are targeted are the most vulnerable, those who have been homeless for many years and who cannot resolve their situations on their own. It’s an effort to save lives. “We’re really not too concerned if he or she has some kind of addiction,” says Katie Burnham Wilkins, the VA’s coordinated entry specialist. “We’re going to wrap the services around them once we get a roof over their head. So somebody could be housed in any facility if they still have issues.” The philosophy behind this approach is that housing is a right. People don’t have to be ready for housing, and troubled people do better dealing with life if they have a permanent place to call home.
“We know when people are experiencing homelessness they sort of are in survival mode,” Wilkins adds. “Their focus is not getting their diabetes under control or that they’ve got to get to a doctor’s appointment or go to work. They are going from moment to moment trying to stay safe, know where they’re going to sleep that night. So once people are housed, we see a real shift in how they access services. They have more stability when they are in safe housing; then that kind of helps them work on these other issues.” The challenge to working on this solution is the shortage of affordable housing, particularly in a college town like Columbia. Rents are artificially high because of the student population. There are programs that provide vouchers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that subsidize the rent for low-income people. “It’s never enough,” says Major Nancy Holloway, the Salvation Army’s Missouri central region coordinator. “One of the barriers we often encounter is finding landlords who are willing to work with individuals who may not have the best credit record. We do have a number of landlords who are good and work with us because we want them to understand that they are not taking on that individual by themselves. Instead you have a network coming around them that can offer supportive services. “Now, it’s always up to the client how much supportive services they’re willing to accept,” Holloway says. “But we’re not going to make a referral to a landlord unless we’re sure where this client is in wanting to obtain permanent housing and working through the process.” The Salvation Army’s Harbor House has a 61-bed facility that offers a 90-day residential program for the homeless. “We try to provide them supportive services to meet the overall goal of obtaining permanent housing after successful completion of the program,” says Jordanna Boyd-Proctor, shelter director. The Harbor House also makes available 15 cots for an overnight stay when the weather is too cold or too hot. Working with case managers, participants in the 90-day program are expected to seek a job and save some money to get a place of their own. Those who are troubled by addiction are expected to participate in programs and meetings to combat it. Harbor House residents are assigned chores that go along with maintaining the facility. “We have individuals who might have just completed drug or alcohol rehabilitation, so they are looking to get on their feet,” Holloway says. “We might have individuals who experienced a family separation.” Jeanette Keeler, one of the social workers at the Harbor House, says most of the homeless who come there don’t have the family connection that will be a safety net. “And now we’re seeing a large population that also have developmental disabilities that are being cut from social services,” Keeler says. “They don’t know what to do in that situation, so they wind up in the shelter.”
Stephen Turner, 49, of Columbia, recently entered the 90day program. He says his long-term goal is to be stable. “It helps you to be sober,” Turner says. “You can’t come in here and break the rules. That’s what I’m working on now — to stay sober. I’m thinking long term to be established. The program works if you work it.”
THE WALKING MAN Since the early 1980s, Steve Jacobs, a Catholic worker, has been helping the homeless at the donor-supported St. Francis House, 901 Range Line St. The house can accommodate 11 men. At the Lois Bryant House three doors north, there is room for three women. For about its first 15 years, St. Francis accepted anyone who came to the door. “We’d get as many as 30 people in the house when it was really bad weather,” Jacobs says. “A lot of times we had people sleeping on the dining room floor, the couches and in three sets of bunk beds in three rooms. It was very, very chaotic. The police used to bring us people who were intoxi-
Members of The Crossing Church distribute food to the homeless and those in need at Loaves and Fishes.
cated they found on the street. They used to bring us people who had fights with their spouses.” Things are much calmer now that St. Francis is no longer a “wet shelter.” “People still show up here high or intoxicated from time to time, but you know we just tell them you’re obviously high or you’re obviously under the influence, and you can’t be here because this is a safe place for homeless people to get away from drugs and alcohol; so you’re welcome to come back when you’re not. It was a very dramatic shift in the mood of the whole place.” FEBRUARY 2019 INSIDE COLUMBIA
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Breakfast is served at St. Francis House at 7 a.m., and at 8:30 the house is closed for the day. Residents must leave until the house reopens at 6:30 p.m., when they can return. “We turn the lights out at 10,” Jacobs says. “We’re set up basically so that people can save up enough money to get their own place, or if they’re mentally ill we try to get them on the housing list so they can get into Paquin Tower for subsidized housing, low-income housing through the Housing Authority or they can get into Oak Towers maybe. “Sometimes people are here for a half a year on housing lists,” Jacobs adds. “But for the guys who can work, we usually give them a couple of weeks to find work. If they don’t find work, then they’ve got to go.” Some people stay much longer. For the past 12 or 13 years, a man with a developmental disability — autism, Jacobs says — has been sleeping on the couch by the front window. He came one morning for breakfast, fell asleep on the couch and has been coming back ever since. “He’s worn out about eight or nine couches over the years,” Jacobs says. The man, who turned 64 in January, can be seen walking all over town compulsively, sometimes talking to himself and sometimes making strange gestures. He avoids social interac-
George Patten watches television in his apartment at the Columbia Housing Authority’s Oak Towers.
tion with people. It makes him too uncomfortable. “He can’t negotiate the social service system to get a disability,” Jacobs says. Over the years, Jacobs has learned about the man’s background from relatives in Illinois. “He functions without any money,” Jacobs says. “In the morning, you know, after breakfast, he leaves and he walks around town. Every day. In all kinds of weather. And he comes back here in the evening. Usually about an hour before the house opens. He sits out by the side of the house, and then when the house opens he comes in and eats with us and then sleeps there on the couch every night.
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“It’s kind of a blessing for both of us because you know we’re giving him a place and we’re feeding him and giving him the basic human need of shelter so he doesn’t have to sleep out in the cold,” Jacobs says. “And the blessing for us is that he helps us know that there are people on the bottom, and it tells us how the social services system functions for poor people. It doesn’t function very well.” Jacobs, who formerly worked as a nurse at Columbia’s Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, believes that the biggest cause of homelessness is the fact that about half of all the money spent by the federal government goes for the military. “If we invested that into-low income housing, if we invested that into rehabilitation facilities for drugs and alcohol, then I think we could solve homelessness,” Jacobs says.
A TOUGH TIME TO BE POOR Hollis says funding has fallen for many of the programs dealing with homelessness: public housing funding, housing choice vouchers, city social services funding and private donations. In Missouri, it’s harder for people to get on Medicaid. “It’s a tough time to be a poor person,” Hollis says. The only area where there’s been an increase in funding is in the VA because under the administration of President Barack Obama a five-year program was launched to end veteran homelessness. “If you encounter a homeless veteran, it’s like winning the lottery as a social worker,” Hollis says. “You can actually do something pretty rapidly with that person if you encounter a homeless vet.” Evidence for that can be found at the Mid-Missouri Veterans Campus, a collaboration between the Columbia Housing Authority, the Truman VA and the Welcome Home program. The campus contains two veterans housing projects. One at 2112 Business Loop 70 East contains 25 apartments to accommodate veterans who have been homeless and who need supportive services. The other at 2120 Business Loop 70 East is Welcome Home, an emergency shelter with 34 beds in 32 rooms for male and female veterans and veterans with families. Homeless veterans also have the benefit of all the medical services available from the Truman Veterans Hospital. But for those who cannot get permanent housing, the Room at the Inn program provides the shelter of last resort. For some it might be their only option during the winter months. That sheltering effort began about 10 years ago, when church leaders decided to open their doors for overnight stays. This winter six churches are taking turns hosting the homeless overnight. They are the Unitarian Universalist Church, Fairview United Methodist Church, Broadway Christian Church, Missouri United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church and First Baptist Church. For the most part, church volunteers provide staff for 84 consecutive nights of shelter operations, including serving food and driving shuttle buses. “We see the same people for several years,” says Jim Jantz,
Jim Jantz stands outside Fairview United Methodist Church as he checks in homeless that want to utilize Room at the Inn for the night.
the shelter operations coordinator. “Eventually they get housing, and in a few cases, eventually, they die. Sometimes they move to another city. It’s sad to think of them dying on the street, and they are always at risk. You can see people aging. They come in, it’s their first year on the street. The second year they look a little rough. By the third or fourth year they look terrible. The elements beat them down, and of course they’re not getting the medical care that we’re getting.” Room at the Inn provides 12 hours of warmth, a cot to sleep on and some food. “If they stay the night, they get something in the morning,” says Linda Pressley, a member of Fairview United Methodist Church. “It could be cold cereal, instant oatmeal, granola bars, or baloney, peanut butter or chicken sandwiches. We have fresh fruit almost all the time and a hard boiled egg to get them off to a start the next morning.” On a typical day, a church shelter will go through 10 loaves of bread, 10 pounds of lunch meat, about 50 packages of ramen noodles, 60 eggs, two gallons of milk and 100 slices of cheese. Regular coffee is served in the morning, but only decaf at night because some could get wound up on caffeine. The rules of the church shelter are pretty simple: No drinking, smoking or fighting. People can come in after they have been drinking, but they have to store any bottles for the night with their belongings that are locked away.
“I worry about people having acute alcohol poisoning,” Jantz says. “I worry about people aspirating on vomit in the middle of the night. I tell them when they check in and we see the bottle to put it in their bag and they can have it in the morning.” People who check into the shelter are not allowed to leave and come back. At the Salvation Army, shelter residents sometimes face random Breathalyzer tests to make sure they are not intoxicated. For some, the shelters’ rules are too much. A Kansas City man who identifies himself as “Wild Bill,” encountered at Loaves and Fishes, says in a brief interview that life in the shelters is somewhat like being in prison, which he says he has done for about 40 years. Since his release in July, Wild Bill says, he has been living in a tent in a homeless camp. “It’s not that bad other than being dirty,” he says, “because I have to build fires and stuff like that, and it’s dirty. You can be totally clean, and in five minutes you’ll be dirty, and I don’t like that.” While he speaks, a woman comes up and offers him a tube of skin lotion to soften the deep cuts in his hands. “I can get a job,” the man says. “I’m a tattoo artist. My subconscious keeps me there. I don’t like people telling me what to do, and I don’t like being regulated. When you deal with society, that’s what’s going to happen. When you have a job, that’s what’s going to happen. Right now, I’m being free.”
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A dog waits for his owner as he is tied up outside the Turning Point.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
How to Help
Charitable contributions, including financial donations and offerings of goods and services, account for much of the support for Columbia’s homeless programs. Many organizations can receive gifts through the Community Foundation of Central Missouri, also known as CoMoGives.com. Some of the homeless support organizations, their goals and their contact information, are:
Room at the Inn, provides shelter for the homeless during the winter.
(573) 355-7151
Voluntary Action Center, provides help, including housing, for those in need.
(573) 874-2273
The Salvation Army, operates a food pantry, a free lunch program and a shelter. (573) 442-3229
Welcome Home, provides shelter for veterans.
(573) 443-8001
True North of Columbia, Inc., provides shelter for domestic violence victims. (573) 875-0503
Turning Point, a day center for the homeless at the Wilkes Blvd. United Methodist Church.
(573) 449-4363
Loaves and Fishes, offers an evening meal for the homeless at the Wilkes Blvd. United Methodist Church.
(573) 449-4363
St. Francis House, a temporary homeless shelter.
(573) 875-4913
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David Webber, a retired MU political science professor, has been volunteering to help the homeless for the past 10 years. With the help of Patten, the formerly homeless man who now lives at Oak Towers, he has written two plays on the subject: “The Night at the Shelter” in 2015 and “Chuck’s Jungle: A Night at the Campsite,” which was performed late last year. “Homeless people don’t get top-quality services,” Webber says. “Buildings get closed. Food places run out of food. It’s all-volunteer. There are screw-ups every now and then, and that affects the homeless. The Room at the Inn should be 75 cots and should be a month longer on each end. It’s valuable; I would never say anything to reduce support for it, but it’s not perfect.” Still, Webber says, 10 years ago Columbia had no winter shelter before Room at the Inn. “I would say Columbia is holding its own.” Some homeless people take care of each other. Richardson has teamed up with Robert Arthur Davis, a man who has been homeless since he was released from prison last October and dropped off at the Harbor House. Since neither has a close family, they have become like brothers. “If we don’t take care of each other, who will take care of us?” Richardson wonders. “I had nothing when they dropped me off,” says Davis, 55. “I have tried for jobs, but I have a record; also, my age and my health is not good. I have COPD, asthma and emphysema. I have inhalers.” Davis would like to get into a halfway house of some kind that could give him lodging. “There’s nothing like having your own place,” Davis says, with tears forming in his eyes. “With reduced rent and housing to get work, I’m an old man now and I’m trying to make it, but I can’t get a job. It makes you want to give up. For a while, it wears you out.” A lot of the help Columbia people extend to the homeless is serendipity. Richardson and Davis walked into Memorial Baptist Church one day last fall and met Patrick and Lauri Hamilton. The Hamiltons have a commitment to connecting with people who aren’t like themselves. “They came over on Christmas Day and shared a meal,” Lauri Hamilton says. “We tried to encourage them to find a better life to find what they are looking for.” She says she was helping Davis get his birth certificate and to file online job applications. “We’ve received joy and benefit from them,” Lauri Hamilton says. “Each human being is very valuable.”
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CHOCOLATE AND WINE—THE PERFECT PAIRING
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES FOR YOUR SWEETHEART
DINING OUT FOR COMO’S GUILTY PLEASURES
A CANNOLI CONFECTION FOR YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER
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ith Valentine’s Day right around the corner, thoughts are turning to ... chocolate. But which wine to serve with the holiday’s iconic sweet? We turned to Rachel Holman, CEO of Les Bourgeois Vineyards in Rocheport, for her thoughts on the pairing of wine and chocolate. “I treat my wine and chocolate pairings similar to my food and wine pairings,” Holman says, “and follow what I call the Golden Rule of Wine: If you like it, drink it!” Not one to stand on formality, she says, “Essentially, forget the rules and go with what you enjoy. Choose wines and chocolates that you enjoy on their own, and then let the characteristics of each enhance the experience.” To illustrate this, she and her husband, Jacob Holman, winemaker at Les Bourgeois, set up a small tasting on a Sunday afternoon. They recently discovered Jcoco,
a chocolate company based in Seattle that they really like. “They have the most amazing flavors,” she says, “and come in perfect tasting portions of one ounce.” For every chocolate bar sold, the company donates one serving of food to those in need. “As in life, it’s all about balance,” Holman says of pairing chocolate with wine. “Each side has to hold its own without overpowering the other and bringing out the best qualities in both the chocolate and the wine.” Glenn Bardgett, wine director of Annie Gunn’s Restaurant and Smoke House Market in Chesterfield, agrees with Holman that personal taste and preference are key, and offers some classic combos he has learned through experience. “Dark chocolate (60 percent or higher) loves to be served with deep, rich, dark reds such as Zinfandel but also responds very nicely to a beautiful ruby port,” Bardgett says.
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Milk chocolate, on the other hand, does not like intense reds. “A sparkling pink is my go-to wine for milk chocolate,” Bardgett says, “because most of these wines have a raspberry or strawberry character that complements the chocolate, and the bubbles help cleanse the palate of the sugary component of milk chocolate.” One of his personal favorites for this is Stone Hill Winery Brut Rose, from Hermann.
Barbara Gibbs Ostmann serves on the Missouri Wine and Grape Board.
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BA L I S E A SA LT T OF F E E I N M I L K C H O CO LATE With all the health benefits of dark chocolate, everyone’s childhood favorite milk chocolate has become the black sheep of the chocolate world, but this Jcoco chocolate bar elevates what milk chocolate can be. The sea salt and caramel of the milk chocolate round out the decadent toffee notes, which creates a fun pairing with our Fleur Du Vin, a bright, blended wine that is broadly appealing with soft character and fruity aromas.
C AYE NNE VE R AC RU Z OR A N G E I N W H ITE CH O C O L ATE I am a longtime unapologetic white-chocolate hater — especially when it comes to wine pairings. But this amazing little Jcoco gem has changed my perceptions and allowed for the often-left-out white wine to get in on the pairing fun. This creamy bar boasts citrusy aromas and finishes with a fun kick of cayenne pepper that complements our Winemaker’s Select Vidal beautifully. This wine has just the right amount of acid and structure to complement this dreamsicle delight.
A RA BIC A E SPR E SSO I N 6 0 PE RC E N T DARK C H O CO LATE For a reliable and classic wine and chocolate pairing, I always go for dark chocolate. I love the subtle nuances that our Burning Barrel Norton brings out in this bar. Both the chocolate and wine have delicate cherry undertones that keep you coming back for just one more taste.
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Amanda Elliott is the chef at Peachtree Catering in Columbia. She also authors the website www. rusticsupper.com.
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies 1 cup butter, cold and cut into cubes 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup cocoa powder 2 ½ tablespoons cornstarch ¾ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In large mixing bowl, cream together cold cubed butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one. Stir in flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Use a large ice cream scoop to scoop dough into large balls and place on lightly colored cookie sheet. The recipe should yield 15 cookies. Baking them five to a cookie sheet is recommended. Bake for 11 minutes or until golden brown on the top. Let cookies rest for at least 10 minutes before eating.
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Uncover CoMo food and drinks guilty pleasures.
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or some, it’s eating spoonfuls of raw chocolate chip cookie dough. For others, it’s sipping on a jumbo-size soda. For still others, it’s something else. Many of our guilty pleasures are food-focused or beverage-based. For the most part, we treat food as fuel. Sure, we want it to taste good, but it’s largely utilitarian. We need it to survive. But food and drink can be elevated to incredibly indulgent levels,
making them feel decadent — almost sinful — something we feel guilty about. Indeed, we might even become victims of shaming and feel forced to partake in our guilty pleasures in private! You won’t find any shaming or judgment here. Instead, we’re sharing seven guilty pleasures that are some of Columbia’s favorites. So, go ahead. Knock yourself out. BY PEG GILL
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De@h byChocol@e Murry’s
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ne of Murry’s indulgent desserts, this delicious delight is a standout and a perennial pick for Columbians. The name pretty much says it all: Death By Chocolate. And what a way to go! But allow us to elaborate. Baked in a loaf pan, Death by Chocolate is a very dark chocolate fudge cake with a hint of Amaretto. The cake is sliced loaf-style and served with toasted almonds and a dollop of whipped cream. Tim Coy, one of the bakers for Murry’s, says he’s been baking this fudgy favorite for more than 15 years. Unfortunately, this slice of heaven isn’t always available on Murry’s menu. But Coy says he’ll be happy to bake it for you. He just needs 48 hours’ notice.
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Pork Bel ly Sliders Sycamore 800 E. Broadway
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taste-tempting trio from Sycamore, the Pork Belly Sliders tick all the boxes for a guilty pleasure. To start with, they’re portions of moist, meaty, slow-roasted pork belly from Patchwork Farms that has been salt- and brown sugar-cured. Once you order them, they’re cooked in the oven until they’re hot and crispy and then tossed in a soy, brown sugar, garlic and red pepper sauce. Sycamore Owner Sanford Speake says the sauce is reminiscent of a salty/sweet teriyaki sauce. The sliders are served on soft, house-made rolls and topped with a crunchy-crisp apple, celery and cabbage slaw made with an apple cider gastrique. Speake says they’re one of the restaurant’s more popular appetizers, adding that much of the pork belly’s felt is rendered out in the roasting and cooking process, but that they’re still quite rich.
Sloppy DiscoFries 44 Canteen
21 N. Ninth St.
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lenty of people would say that any and all french fries qualify as a guilty pleasure. But the Sloppy Disco Fries at 44 Canteen are an over-the-top option in a league all their own, with a little south-ofthe-border sass. You’ll need your fork for these gooey goodies. Every order is a plentiful pile heaped high with house-cut French fries smothered in rich queso sauce, with chicken chorizo, chipotle sauce, sharp cheddar, pickled jalapenos and fresh cilantro. Not a meat eater or chorizo fan? You can substitute pinto bean pico de gallo for the chorizo at no charge. Well beyond a mere serving of fries, these are more like a meal. It’s no surprise they took home the gold in 2018 as the best fries in our annual reader-voted Best of Columbia contest.
Navazos Palazzi
Barred Owl
47 E. Broadway
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are things are often highly prized and viewed as indulgent guilty pleasures. Navazos Palazzi “Bota Punta” Spanish Malt Whiskey qualifies — only 900 bottles were produced. Andrew Ruth, Barred Owl Butcher & Table’s bar manager and spiritual adviser, says the coveted whistle wetter is one of his favorite whiskies of all time. It’s made from 100 percent malted barley grown and distilled in Spain. “Cask strength, 10 years old and aged entirely in very old Oloroso sherry barrels, this is a truly profound whiskey,” Ruth says. “Tasting it for the first time, I immediately ordered as many bottles as I could. Drinking it is an experience unlike any whiskey I have drunk before. Rich and viscous with a pure, dark amber color, the aroma and palate are simply enlightening. There are nuanced aromas and flavors of fig, raisin, dried apricot, cocoa, honey, apple, caramel, vanilla, warm spice, orange zest and a new layer of complexity every time I drink it. It is absolutely delicious as it opens up with a small splash of water or an ice cube, though I still prefer it neat. I am thrilled to show this whiskey off to our guests, and I already rue the day the last drop is poured.”
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wo of your favorite sweet treats from childhood get a guilty pleasure upgrade at Smokin’ Chicks BBQ. If you loved Twinkies and Oreos as a kid, wait till you get a hold of these decadent, deep-fried versions. Manager Lissa Gaw-Orscheln says the sinful confections start out frozen and are lightly battered, then flash-fried to a lovely light golden brown. Because they’re frozen first and then quickly fried, they don’t end up dripping with grease, she says. After frying, they’re sprinkled with powdered sugar and drizzled with chocolate syrup. Gaw-Orscheln says both desserts puff up, with the Twinkie tasting more like a New Orleans beignet and the Oreos just kind of falling apart in your mouth. The decadent delights come one Twinkie or two Oreos per order, and because they’re so rich, Gaw-Orscheln says, customers often share them around the table.
24 kt Gold Cigar
Nostalgia Shop 2600 S. Providence Road
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ome relish the relaxing experience of smoking a fine cigar, often accompanied by a nice aged whiskey or bourbon. Some indulge in the smoking experience on a fairly regular basis and might even have their own home humidor. Others smoke only periodically, and then there are those who buy cigars for a special occasion, such as a wedding or the birth of a baby, or even a divorce, says George Liggett, owner of the Nostalgia Shop. “Cigarettes are a habit; cigars are a hobby,” Liggett says. And one that’s very popular, particularly with the rich and famous. Daniel Marshall cigars are a favorite brand of celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Douglas and other A-listers. But one variety from the famous maker shines as an extravagant indulgence — a cigar that comes in a 24-kt gold wrapper. It’s made with gold leaf produced by Giusto Manetti Battiloro, an Italian company in Florence. As the cigar’s enjoyed, it leaves a little pile of gold residue behind. If this gilded guilty pleasure appeals to you, you’ll need to have money to burn: Each cigar costs close to $600. Liggett says despite the high price, he has sold them to about half a dozen aficionados.
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magine this delicious duo: a filet mignon and a lobster tail, both perfectly prepared and combined on one sublime plate. That’s the Aunt Jackie from CC’s City Broiler, and it’s a decadent-dining dream come true. A tender aged 6-ounce petit filet served alongside a 6- to 7-ounce broiled cold-water lobster tail, The Aunt Jackie is CC’s most popular dish, and one of Columbians’ go-to gustatory guilty pleasures. The pairing is perfect for a special occasion such as Valentine’s Day, but when it’s enjoyed on a regular night, it’s really the epitome of a guilty pleasure. And, yes, there really was an Aunt Jackie. A dear family friend of owner Scott Cleeton’s parents, she was an honorary “aunt” who frequented the eatery for many years.
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C a nno l i C o nfectio n Get crazy with this traditional Sicilian pastry.
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annoli, “The King of Sicilian Desserts.” If you say the word “cannoli,” there is a 50-50 chance that someone will tell you to “leave the gun, take the cannoli.” Cannoli were adapted from a dish brought to Sicily by the Moors more than 1,000 years ago. The Sicilians adapted it to what we know as cannoli today.
egg white on the tube. This will help remove the tube more easily after frying. Make the extra dough into a ball and cover with a bowl or plastic wrap. Rest on the counter while you roll the cut rounds around the cannoli tubes and fry them. You can hopefully roll the extra dough out again and get about six or seven rounds, then once more and get another two or three.
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If you have ever played with Play-Doh, you can make this dough. A mixer is nice but not necessary. Most of the time, I mix in the bowl or mixer for just a little bit, then finish kneading by hand. It is very easy to think you need more liquid and add too much if you are using a spoon or mixer. The dough should be smooth but not overly wet. Wrap with plastic wrap and rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour (this is a great time to make the filling). Flour a clean surface and roll the dough out to a little thinner than — inch. This should hopefully cut about seven to eight rounds, each being about 3½ inches. Wrap the dough rounds around a cannoli tube; use a little egg white at the very end to help seal the dough as you pinch to the other side. Try not to get any
Cannoli traditionally were fried in lard. If you don’t have any lard, shortening will come in a close second. Peanut or vegetable oil will also work. I like to fry in oil at about 330 to 350 degrees. It is hot enough to blister and puff the dough but does not make the shell too dark. Let the cannoli cool in the tubes for 10 to 15 minutes, then remove. I find that by holding the shell very lightly and tapping the tube on the table vertically, it will help loosen the tube to pull out easily.
is all I am going to talk about. Ricotta from the store will probably be a little too moist to whip; you will need to place into a strainer and drain some of the excess moisture. Powdered sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon are common in addition to ricotta. Coffee, chocolate, peanut butter, strawberries, lemon and mint are a few other common ideas to flavor the ricotta. The common ratio is about 2 cups of ricotta to 1 cup of powdered sugar, but you can make it sweeter or more savory as you wish.
TOPPING Here is where you can really get crazy. Once the shell has been filled with ricotta, you can get just about anything to stick to the ends of the cannoli. Nuts, chocolate or candied fruit are the traditional toppings (not mixed together, but individually). You can get a little crazy with fresh fruit, candy or even sweet cereal; just make sure when you go overboard that your Sicilian grandmother does not find out.
FILLING I have heard that you can fill cannoli with anything. (Singular is cannolo. Plural is cannoli.) I don’t necessarily agree with that — true cannoli have a ricotta filling, so that
Brook Harlan is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. He is a culinary arts instructor at the Columbia Area Career Center.
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CANNOLI Makes 12 to 15 cannoli.
2 cups flour 4 tablespoons butter, softened 2 egg yolks ½ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons brown sugar Pinch of salt 2 to 3 ounces Marsala wine as needed In a mixer with dough hook or in a bowl with a spoon, mix all ingredients except the Marsala. Add about an ounce of Marsala at a time until the dough starts to come together. Remove from the mixer or bowl and knead the dough until it forms a solid mass. Add a little more Marsala if needed. Be sure not to get the dough too wet; it should be only slightly sticky. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes. While dough is resting, make the filling and organize toppings.
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FILLING 3 cups ricotta — put into a strainer and drain excess moisture (yields about 2 cups firm ricotta) See note at the bottom about making ricotta 1 cup powdered sugar 1 pinch salt ½ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ cup cream or more as needed to adjust consistency Powdered sugar for dusting, as desired (optional)
Mix ricotta, powdered sugar, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon in a mixer or in a bowl with a whisk. Whisk until smooth and thick in consistency. Adjust with cream as needed, and sweeten more. Add other seasonings (cocoa, instant coffee, fruit, other spices) if desired.
Place into a piping bag or into a Ziploc bag (tip of bag can be cut when ready to fill shells).
ASSEMBLY Once the shells have cooled and been removed from tubes, filling has been made and put into a bag, and toppings are ready, cut the tip of the bag or use a piping band and fill a shell starting in the center and progressing toward the outside. Overfill the shell by about ¼ inch so the topping can stick to the ricotta. Repeat on other side of the shell. Dip each end of the cannolo into the topping so it will stick to the ricotta. Place on a plate or tray, dust with powdered sugar as desired and serve.
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Listings in this guide are not related to paid advertising in Inside Columbia magazine. Inside Columbia magazine welcomes information from restaurant owners and managers about new establishments or changes to the current listing. Contact us at peg@insidecolumbia.net. PRICE OF AVERAGE ENTRÉE $ - $10 and under $$ - $11-$15 $$$ - $16-$20 $$$$ - $21 and up
AMERICAN 44 Stone Public House $–$$$ 3910 Peachtree Drive, Suite H 573-443-2726 | www.44stonepub.com
Grand Cru Restaurant $$–$$$$
The Heidelberg $–$$
Formosa $
410 S. Ninth St. | 573-449-6927 www.theheidelberg.com
913 E. Broadway | 573-449-3339 www.formosatogo.com
Houlihan’s $–$$
Geisha Sushi Bar $–$$$$
2541 Broadway Bluffs Drive 573-815-7210 | www.houlihans.com
804 E. Broadway | 573-777-9997 www.geishasushibar.com
206 Central St., Rocheport 573-698-3000
709 Cherry St. | 573-256-1995 www.addisonssophias.com/addisons
Coley’s American Bistro $–$$$ 15 S. Sixth St. | 573-442-8887 www.coleysamericanbistro.com
603 Orange St. | 573-443-7238 www.mugsup.com
2101 W. Broadway | 573-445-8800 www.houseofchow-como.com
Murry’s $–$$$
HuHot Mongolian Grill $–$$
3107 Green Meadows Way 573-442-4969 www.murrysrestaurant.net
3802 Buttonwood Drive | 573-874-2000 124 E. Nifong Blvd. | 573-442-5857 www.huhot.com www.bbbagel.com
4380 Nocona Pkwy. | 573-554-1955 www.dineatpark.com
BAKERY & CAFÉ B&B Bagel Co. $
I Am Sushi Burrito $–$$
Bubble Cup Tea Zone $
904 Elm St., Suite 100 | 573-442-7748 www.iamsushiburrito.com
23 S. Ninth St. | 573-442-0654
Crushed Red $ J-Petal & Poke $
2450 Broadway Bluffs 573-442-0016 | www.crushed-red.com
820 E. Broadway | 573-441-8355
ASIAN A Little More $–$$
Jina Yoo’s Asian Bistro $–$$$$
Harold’s Doughnuts $
2200 Forum Blvd. | 573-446-5462 www.jinayoos.com
114 S. Ninth St. | 573-397-6322 204 E. Nifong | 573-447-7555 www.haroldsdoughnuts.com
573-886-0038 | www.alittlemoremo.com Kampai Sushi Bar $ –$$$$ 907 Alley A | 573-442-2239 ABC Chinese Cuisine $–$$$$ www.kampaialley.com 3510 I-70 Drive S.E. | 573-443-3535 www.abcchinesecuisine.com Le Bao $–$$ 1009 Park Ave. | 573-443-2867
Bangkok Gardens $–$$
Flat Branch Pub & Brewing $–$$$ www.bangkokgardens.com
Osaka Japanese Restaurant Sushi Bar and Hibachi Steakhouse $$–$$$
115 S. Fifth St. | 573-499-0400 www.flatbranch.com
120 E. Nifong Blvd. | 573-875-8588 www.osakacomo.com
811 Cherry St. | 573-874-3284
2001 W. Worley St. | 573-445-3504
904 E. Broadway | 573-442-0852 3907 Peachtree Drive | 573-442-8492 www.thipthaicuisine.com
House of Chow $–$$
Love Sushi $–$$
G&D Steak House $–$$$
Seoul Taco $
Mugs Up Drive-In $
3101 W. Broadway | 573-886-5555 www.bambooterracecomo.com
1005 Club Village Drive 573-443-8004 www.drowesrestaurant.com
16 S. Ninth St. | 573-443-7253 www.sakejapanesebistro.com
Thip Thai Cuisine $
Bamboo Terrace $$ D. Rowe’s $–$$$
Sake $$
3101 S. Providence Road | 573-443-179 215 N. Stadium Blvd. | 573-499-0001 www.jimmysfamilysteakhouse.com www.hechengcolumbia.com
Barred Owl Butcher & Table $$$ 1010 E. Broadway, suite 102 47 E. Broadway | 573-442-9323 www.barredowlbutcher.com
212 E. Green Meadows Road 573-256-6060 www.pekingnorthconway.com
Jimmy’s Family Steakhouse $–$$$ He Cheng Chinese $
Tellers Gallery and Bar $$–$$$$ 114 S. Ninth St. | 573-499-0089 Addison’s $–$$$
Peking Restaurant $
1020 E. Broadway, Suite F 573-441-TACO (8226) www.seoultaco.com
Park Resturant & Bar $-$$$$ Abigail’s $$–$$$$
Chim’s Thai Kitchen $
2600 S. Providence Road | 573-443-2600 11505 Smith Hatchery Road www.grandcrurestaurantcomo.com Cooper’s Landing | 509-295-3810
Big Mama Chim’s Noodle House $-$$ 905 Alley A, Ste. 1 |509-295-3810 big-mama-chims-noodle-house.business.site
Hot Box Cookies $ 1013 E. Broadway | 573-777-8777 www.hotboxcookies.com
Ingredient True Eatery $–$$ 304 S. Ninth St. | 573-442-1503 www.ingredienteatery.com
2101 W. Broadway, Ste. S|573-476-6368
Main Squeeze Natural Foods Café & Juice Bar $ 28 S. Ninth St. | 573-817-5616 www.main-squeeze.com
Nourish Café & Market $ 1201 E. Broadway | 573-818-2240 www.nourishcafemarket.com
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Deuce Pub & Pit $-$$
FLAVOR Lutz’s BBQ $$
14 S. Second St. | 573-449-CATS(2287) 3700 Monterey Drive | 573-443-4350 papascatcafe.com www.deucepub.com
200 E. Nifong Blvd. | 573-636-4227 www.lutzbbq.com
Peggy Jean’s Pies $–$$$
Harpo’s $-$$
Ranch House BBQ $
3601 Buttonwood Drive, Suite E 573-447-PIES (7437) | www.pjpies.com
29 S. 10th St. | 573-443-5418 www.harpos.com
1716 Lindbergh Drive | 573-814-3316
Range Free $–$$
KLiK’s $
110 Orr St., Suite 101 | 573-777-9980 www.range-free.com
205 N. 10th St. | 573-449-6692
McNally’s $ UKnead Sweets $ 808 Cherry St. | 573-777-8808 www.ukneadsweets.com
The Upper Crust Bakery Café & Catering $
7 N. Sixth St. | 573-441-1284 www.mcnallys.biz/mcnallys
Smokin’ Chick’s BBQ Restaurant $–$$$ 3301 W. Broadway Business Park Court 573-256-6450 www.smokinchicksbbq.com
Nash Vegas $
22 S. Fourth St. | 573-875-1173
929 E. Broadway | 573-999-3443 www.nashvegasbar.com
Café Berlin $ 220 N. 10th St. | 573-441-0400 www.cafeberlinincomo.com
44 Canteen $–$$
603 Lee St. | 573-442-4111 www.williesfieldhouse.com/lsd
New York Deli $ 1301 Vandiver Drive | 573-886-3354
2513 Old 63 S. | 573-886-2300 1106 E. Broadway | 573-875-2400 3103 W. Broadway, Suite 105 573-875-0400 | www.picklemans.com
Potbelly Sandwich Shop $ 2500 Broadway Bluffs Drive, Suite 102 573-554-1340 | www.potbelly.com
Ernie’s Café & Steakhouse $ 1005 E. Walnut St. | 573-874-7804 www.erniescolumbia.com
Sub Shop $
522 E. Broadway | 573-442-8858 www.thelilbitcafe.com
COFFEE Coffee Zone $
DESSERT & ICE CREAM Randy’s Frozen Custard $
The Roof $–$$
11 N. Ninth St. | 573-449-8215 www.columbiacoffeezone.com
3304 W. Broadway Business Park 573-446-3071
1111 E. Broadway | 573-875-7000 www.theroofcolumbia.com
Dunn Bros. Coffee $
Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream $ 21 S. Ninth St. | 573-443-7400
Truman’s Bar & Grill $–$$
1412 Forum Blvd. | 573-446-4122 www.dunnbros.com
3304 Broadway Business Park Court 573-445-1669 www.trumansbar.com
Billiards on Broadway $ 514 E. Broadway | 573-449-0116 www.billiardsonbroadway.com
Lee Street Deli $
2105 W. Worley St. | 805 E. Nifong 601 Business Loop 70 W., Suite 203 (Parkade Center) 209 S. Eighth St. | 573-449-1919 www.subshopinc.com
1839 Taphouse $ 212 E. Green Meadows Drive, Suite 2 573-441-1839 www.1839taphouse.com
1010A Club Village Drive | 573-815-9711 www.hosssmarket.com
Pickleman’s Gourmet Café $–$$ BREAKFAST & DINERS Broadway Diner $
3919 S. Providence Road | 573-874-3033 Shiloh Bar and Grill $-$$ www.theuppercrust.biz 402 East Broadway | 573-875-1800 The Uprise Bakery $ www.shilohbar.com 10 Hitt St. | 573-256-2265 www.uprisebakery.com Stadium Grill $–$$$$ 1219 Fellows Place (Stadium Boulevard Tropical Smoothie Café $ & College Avenue) | 573-777-9292 403 N. Stadium, Suite 102 www.stadiumgrillcolumbia.com 573-445-3901 www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com Tiger Club $ 1116 Business Loop 70 E. BAR & GRILL 573-442-4201 | www.tigerclubbar.com 21 N. Ninth St. | 573-777-8730 www.44canteen.com
DELI Hoss’s Market & Rotisserie $–$$$
Lil Bit Café $-$$
Fretboard Coffee $
FINE DINING 11Eleven $–$$$$
1013 E. Walnut St. | 573-227-2233 www.fretboardcoffee.com
1111 E. Broadway | 573-875-7000 www.thebroadwaycolumbia.com
Kaldi’s Coffeehouse $
CC’s City Broiler $$$–$$$$
Willie’s Pub & Pool $ 1109 E. Broadway | 573-499-1800 www.williesfieldhouse.com
110 S. Ninth St. | 573-874-9519
BARBECUE Big Daddy’s BBQ $
1401 Forum Blvd. | 573-445-7772 29 S. Ninth St. | 573-874-2566 www.ccscitybroiler.com 2902 Forum Blvd., Suite 103 573-874-1803 | 1400 Forum Blvd. (Schnucks) 573-446-2800 | www.kaldiscoffee.com Chris McD’s Restaurant &
Broadway Brewery $–$$$
1205 N. Garth Ave. 573-875-2BBQ (2227)
Lakota Coffee Co. $
Booches Billiard Hall $
816 E. Broadway | 573-443-5054 www.broadwaybrewery.com
Wine Bar $$–$$$$ 24 S. Ninth St. | 573-874-2852 www.lakotacoffee.com
Campus Bar & Grill $
Buckingham Smokehouse Bar-B-Q $–$$
304 S. Ninth St., Suite 100 573-817-0996 www.campusbarandgrill.com
3804 Buttonwood Drive | 573-499-1490 Shortwave Coffee $ www.buckinghamsmokehouse.com 915 Alley A | 573-214-0880 www.shortwavecoffee.com
Churchill’s $$$$
Como Smoke and Fire $–$$ CJ’s in Tiger Country $ 704 E. Broadway | 573-442-7777 www.cjsintigercountry.com
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4600 Paris Road, Suite 102 573-443-3473 www.comosmokeandfire.com
1400 Forum Blvd. #6 | 573-446-6237 www.chrismcds.com
2200 I-70 Drive S.W. (Holiday Inn Executive Center) 573-445-8531 www.churchillscolumbia.com
The Grind Coffee House $ 4603 John Garry Dr. #1 | 573-447-3333 FlyOver $$ 212 E. Green Meadows Road www.thecolumbiagrind.com 573-825-6036 www.flyovercomo.com
Glenn’s Cafe $$–$$$$
Bambino’s $$
29 S. Eighth St. | 573-875-8888 www.glennscafe.com
904 Elm St. | 573-443-4473 www.bambinoscomo.com
Les Bourgeois Bistro $–$$$$
Italian Village $–$$$
12847 W. Highway BB, Rocheport 711 Vandiver Drive #B 573-698-2300 | www.missouriwine.com 573-442-8821 1729 W. Broadway, Ste. 13 Room 38 Restaurant & 573-446-8821 | Pick up or delivery only. Lounge $–$$$ www.italianvillagecolumbia.com 38 N. Eighth St. | 573-449-3838 www.room-38.com The Pasta Factory $–$$ 3103 W. Broadway, Suite 109 Sophia’s $–$$$ 573-449-3948 | www.thepastafactory.net 3915 S. Providence Road | 573-874-8009 www.addisonssophias.com/sophias MEXICAN
Carlito’s Cabo $ Sycamore $$$ 800 E. Broadway | 573-874-8090 www.sycamorerestaurant.com
12A Business Loop 70 E. 573-443-6370 | www.carlitoscabo.com
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant $ SOUTHERN & HOMESTYLE Cajun Crab House $–$$$ 3306 W. Broadway Business Park 573-445-2946 www.riograndemexicanrestaurant.net
Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen $–$$$ 214 Stadium Blvd. | 573-443-5299 PIZZA Angelo’s Pizza and Steak House $ www.jazzkitchens.com 4107 S. Providence Road | 573-443-6100 JJ’s Cafe $ www.angelospizzaandsteak.com 600 Business Loop 70 W. 573-442-4773 | www.jjscafe.net Arris’ Pizza $–$$$ 1020 E. Green Meadows Road Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken $ 573-441-1199 2316 Paris Road | 573-474-5337 www.arrispizzaonline.com 2200 W. Ash St., Suite 102 573-445-6650 G&D Pizzaria $–$$$ www.showmelees.com 2101 W. Broadway | 573-445-8336 www.gdpizzasteak.com
El Jimador $
George’s Pizza and Steakhouse $–$$
The Wine Cellar & Bistro $$$
3200 Penn Terrace | 573-474-7300
5695 Clark Lane | 573-214-2080
505 Cherry St. | 573-442-7281 www.winecellarbistro.com
El Maguey $
Gumby’s Pizza & Wings $
901 E. Nifong Blvd. | 573-874-3812
1201 E. Broadway | 573-874-8629 912 Rain Forest Pkwy. | 573-777-8998 www.gumbyscolumbia.com
INTERNATIONAL Brasserie $$
El Rancho $
308 Business Loop 70 W. | 573-442-7765
McLanks Family Restaurant & Catering $-$$ 1802 Paris Road | 573-443-3663 www.mclanks.com
Ms. Kim’s Fish and Chicken Shack $–$$$$ 1416 Hathman Place | 573-256-5467 www.mskimsshack.com
3919 S. Providence Road | 573-447-6188 1014 E. Broadway | 573-875-2121 www.brasserieuc.com www.columbiamomexicanfood.com
Midici $-$$
The Quarry $-$$
Café Poland $
Fuzzy’s Tacos $
1007 E. Broadway | 573-443-1900 www.mymidici.com
1201 E. Broadway | 573-447-7462 www.thequarrybar.com
807 Locust St. | 573-874-8929
132 S. Ninth St. | 573-214-2851 205 E. Nifong Blvd., Ste 200 MOD Pizza $–$$ 573-449-2416 | www.fuzzystacoshop.com 21 Conley Road | 573-227-2545 403 N. Stadium, Suite 101 José Jalapeños $ 573-250-8280 | www.modpizza.com 3412 Grindstone Parkway 573-442-7388 | www.josejalapenos.com Pizza Tree $–$$$$ 909 Cherry St. | 573-874-9925 La Siesta Mexican Cuisine $–$$ www.pizzatreepizza.com 33 N. Ninth St. | 573-449-8788 3890 Range Line St., Suite 115 Shakespeare’s Pizza $–$$ 573-228-9844 225 S. Ninth St. | 573-449-2454 2513 Old 63 S. | 573-397-6486 3304 W. Broadway Business Park Court #E www.lasiestamex.com 573-447-1202 | 3911 Peachtree Drive 573-447-7435 | www.shakespeares.com
Günter Hans $ 7 Hitt St. | 573-256-1205 www.gunterhans.com
India’s House $–$$ 1101 E. Broadway | 573-817-2009
International Café $–$$ 26 S. Ninth St. | 573-449-4560 www.internationalcafecolumbiamo.com
Oasis Mediterranean Cafe $ 2609 E. Broadway | 573-442-8727
La Terraza Mexicana Grill $ Olive Café $–$$
1412 Forum Blvd., Suite 140 21 N. Providence Road | 573-442-9004 573-445-9444 | www.ltmexicana.com www.olivebranchcafecomo.com
Southside Pizza & Pub $–$$ 3908 Peachtree Drive | 573-256-4221 www.southsidepizzaandpub.com
Las Margaritas $ Taj Mahal $–$$ 500 E. Walnut St., Suite 110 573-256-6800 www.columbiatajmahal.com
ITALIAN Babbo’s Spaghetteria $$ 1305 Grindstone Parkway 573-442-9446 www.babbosspaghetteria.com
10 E. Southampton Drive 573-442-7500 5614 E. St. Charles Road, Suite E 573-228-6700 www.lasmargaritascolumbia.com
Tony’s Pizza Palace $ 17 N. Fifth St. | 573-442-3188
West Main Pizza2 $ 923 E. Broadway | 573-777-7711 www.mainwestpizza2.com
Mi Tierra $ 2513 Old 63 S. | 573-214-0072
Your Pie $ 1413 Grindstone Plaza Drive 573-875-8750 | www.yourpie.com
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fter just seven months on the job, under less-than-ideal conditions, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is setting the right tone as he endeavors to put the Show Me State back on the right track. With what could be described as a “folksy” demeanor, Parson is a far cry from his cocksure, energetic predecessor Eric Greitens. With an eye on infrastructure and workforce development, Parson is wasting no time building consensus and momentum for his focused agenda. To be fair, Parson has had more than his share of distractions over the last seven months. With three vacancies to fill in statewide offices, the governor has had to focus much of his attention toward building a team that can meet the overwhelming challenges Missouri is facing right now. At the top of that list is a continuing shortfall of revenue fueled by a diminishing base of sales tax proceeds that are bleeding out of our state as a result of online sales and Internet commerce. While Parson sees a glimmer of hope from the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision, he faces an uphill battle with Missouri’s anti-tax legislature who will likely refuse to honor Wayfair unless some other existing tax can be eliminated. Another distraction for Parson has been Missouri’s crumbling infrastructure, primarily the state’s road and bridge system. Even though he was relatively new on the job, Parson put 100 percent of his energy into promoting Proposition D, which proposed a 10-cent increase in Missouri’s ridiculously low gas tax to fix the state’s roadways and bridges. Missouri voters soundly rejected the measure, but not because of Parson’s enthusiastic support. Many vot-
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ers reported being confused by the ballot language, specifically how gas tax proceeds would be allocated. In the end, Parson was disappointed, but not defeated. Last month, he proposed a $351 million bond issue that will allow the Missouri Department of Transportation to begin on work on 250 bridges across the state. Parson’s own track record may be his greatest asset. Having served for 12 years as the Polk County sheriff before joining the Missouri General Assembly as a state representative in 2004, Parson understands the inner workings of both county and statewide politics. Joining the Missouri Senate in 2010, Parson held key leadership positions in business, agriculture and fiscal oversight. For those who believe that experience matters, Missouri’s 57th governor is well-equipped to lead the Show Me State out of the muck and mire that has plagued state politics for decades. In mid-January, Parson announced his plans to completely overhaul Missouri’s Department of Economic Development. In an effort to make the state more competitive in attracting new business, Parson issued an executive order that will reduce the number of DED employees from more than 800 to 170. Many of these employees will be sent to other departments and divisions, but the overall intent was to give economic development officials the chance to focus exclusively on job growth and workforce development. Parson believes that workforce development likely begins with early childhood education, hinting of a possible shift of governance from local school districts to statewide oversight. Citing a shortage of trained workers, Parson is urging a more aggressive approach to creating educational
opportunities that encourage certificates, apprenticeships and alternative credentialing programs. Parson also favors a stronger emphasis on preparing young people better in sciences, technology and mathematics. Pointing to the fact there are currently 10,000 computer science and information technology jobs open in the state right now, Parson wants to see a better alignment of educational programs with industry needs. In last month’s State of the State address, Parson allocated nearly $75 million for the improvement of workforce development programs in the state. Having a better-trained workforce will make it easier for Missouri to attract new jobs and companies willing to pay higher wages with strong benefit programs. In the final analysis, Parson sees a strong connection between many of the moving parts of state government. A strong infrastructure is required to bring new jobs to Missouri, but before those jobs come, we must have an adequately trained workforce. Unfortunately, fixing these various components one at a time won’t work. There has to be a synergistic approach to getting Missouri back on its feet, and Parson’s vision for our state has a solid work plan accompanying his goals. Parson’s success will undoubtedly be guided by his overall philosophy regarding leadership, which he recently articulated at a statewide meeting of county commissioners. Parson said, “Leadership is not about being the best. Leadership is about making others better.” That’s a refreshing perspective Missourians can take to the bank.
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