Just off Stadium Boulevard in Columbia sits Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, a pretty standard hospital building with an incredible task. This hospital treats nearly 40,000 patients every year, spanning over 40 counties in Missouri, a handful in Illinois, as well as people from across the nation needing Read more
In Columbia Missouri we live in a community that has put a premium on doing good work. We are fortunate to have a very unique workforce in Columbia, that for the past 50 years has been helping meet the needs of innumerable local businesses. Central Missouri Subcontracting Enterprises was Read more
In our community, we have much to be thankful for. We have incredible opportunities for many people in Columbia, Missouri. I’m never surprised to hear about generous people giving their time and resources to a good cause, and as thankful as I am for that, it is not lost Read more
Experience gifts are the modern answer to the age old question, “Who needs more stuff?” Many people are foregoing gifts that clutter the garage or basement in favor of making memories together. I can’t say I’m disappointed in this trend, as a parent with a toddler, experiences are something Read more
Someone has a birthday coming up! It’s time to get together a guest list and figure out food, games, and the cake. But wait, 25 people in OUR house? No way will everyone fit. We need to have the party somewhere else, but where? Does this sound like something Read more
Growing up, I rarely realized how lucky I was. Not just for the big things like enough to eat, safety, and opportunity, but for the smaller things, like having a real birthday every year. I don’t mean a huge party or tons of friends coming over,but my birthday always Read more