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Pandemic, procedures and partisan politics: The 2021 legislative session, in photos Original
Senate Democrats had been talking for three hours. The filibuster, organized in response to Democrats' displeasure with Senate Republican leadership and allegations of a broken promise, had prevented any bills from being heard in the upper chamber on the last day of the session. Taking the reins, Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo, D-Independence, moved to adjourn. And like that, the Senate session ended early, while the House continued until the 6 p.m. deadline.
New view, same Q
The Big Field lives up to its name. Hundreds of festgoers filter in and out each day through Stephens Lake Park, the outdoor, COVID-conscious venue for the 2021 True/False Film Fest. Some come for the rotating suite of documentaries. Others come to events like the Flick-nic for the live music, artists and other entertainment. LEFT: Erica Kallis plays her violin Thursday at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia.
The sights of spring in a spirited city
As the flowers continue to bloom, Columbia residents are following suit, with spring activities cropping up throughout the city. The garden shops are preparing for the rush of spring gardeners eager to plant the season’s buds. Pet groomers are preparing for a surge of spring haircuts for Columbia’s four-legged friends. Local parks are seeing an influx of people participating in a wide range of activities.
Community members bring a pop of color to Business Loop
Jane O'Toole, right, and her daughter Etain O'Toole paint a mural Sunday in Columbia. Etain is a graduate of Wildy Self's art classes for children. "She's my artist. She made a video on TikTok last night that already has 1,000 views," Jane said. Grace Noteboom/Missourian The Community Pop-up Park on Business Loop was bustling with activity and dripping with color Sunday as community members and local artists gathered to create a collaborative mural.
Yousef Darkhalil looks at the mural
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The art of towing in the snow
While the rest of Columbia huddles indoors, resident Chad Slate heads out to help residents in need of a tow. Slate, who owns his own towing company, I-70 Towing and Recovery, services mid-Missouri 24 hours a day. Slate started towing cars over 20 years ago when he was 16 . He said he enjoys the strategy that recovering a vehicle can demand. "It can be a puzzle sometimes," he said. "I enjoy that because it's challenging."
Love you like a love song
Love is in the air and the airwaves. “Wise men say, only fools rush in,” but every year we celebrate a “crazy little thing called love” on Valentine’s Day. From schoolyard crushes to best friends for life, everyone has “someone to lean on” and someone to celebrate “how wonderful life is” together. In honor of this day of love, the Missourian presents a spread to celebrate all types of love. Whether it is romantic love, platonic love or even self-love, there is a song for every occasion.
PHOTO GALLERY: Punxsutawney Phil welcomes extended winter
The 135th celebration of Groundhog Day on took place Tuesday at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, shepherding in six more weeks of winter. Due to COVID-19 and safety concerns, the celebration was done without an audience, but featured cardboard cutouts of Punxsutawney Phil fans.
VIDEO: Columbia residents take to the polls
Thousands of Missourians waited in line to fulfill their civic duty and make their voices heard on Tuesday. Due to the pandemic, Missourians faced an election unlike any other with increased safety measures, additional polling locations and longer lines. Despite the pandemic, the Missouri Secretary of State’s office predicted a voter turnout of 3.2 million. By sundown, Missouri incumbents held steady in spite of the “Blue Wave” in Columbia.
PHOTO GALLERY: Take a walk down the Shepard-to-Rollins trail
On Nov. 5, 2019, activist Sutu Forté was removed from a red oak tree that she had chained herself to. Forte was protesting the development of the Shepard-to-Rollins trail, a development that was slated to require the removal of 40 mature native trees. Her protest, the result of years of contention over the trail project, did not stop the trail from being built. The Shepard-to-Rollins trail opened July 1.
Christopher Mesfin plays the mellophone during the Emerald Regiment marching performance
Christopher Mesfin plays the mellophone during the Emerald Regiment marching performance Oct. 19 at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia. The mellophone was created to be the marching equivalent of a French horn and is like a large trumpet.
PHOTO GALLERY: And the bands marched on
Columbia's high school football games have had quiet halftimes this season. With COVID-19 still a concern for public schools and students across the city, marching bands have stayed home. But that doesn’t mean they weren't busy. The marching bands have held marching camps, designed routines and and practiced steadily since the summer.
Popular Arrow Rock restaurant finds a way to succeed during COVID-19. It still may not survive Original
In March, a resourceful restaurant in Arrow Rock called Catalpa was heavily affected during the pandemic. Two months later, the restaurant was able to pivot from a fine-dining establishment to a casual, outdoor space selling burgers and shakes. In June, owner Liz Huff was surprised to see a 78% increase in new customers. She decided to expand. The next development sent her back to the drawing boards.
Huff's cat, Bingham, wanders in front of Catalpa before a lunch rush
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PHOTO GALLERY: CPS invites elementary students back to school
Classes were held in-person for elementary school students on Monday, as Columbia Public Schools opened its doors to Columbia's youngest students for the first time this year. Around 6,000 pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students attended classes in-person, while another 2,000 attended virtually throughCPSElementary@Mizzou. Meanwhile, protests were held by middle and high school students and parents outside of CPS buildings.
Ridgeway Elementary students return to school for this first time this academic year
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PHOTO GALLERY: MU students bring Homecoming colors to Columbia
Despite MU's Homecoming football game being postponed, students still participated in Decorate the District on Thursday in downtown Columbia. Several MU student organizations painted the windows of businesses for Homecoming. The murals featured classic Mizzou icons like the columns and Truman the Tiger, while also incorporating elements of each organization. The paintings will be viewable through Sunday.
PHOTO GALLERY: Falling into the new season
A few weeks after the first day of fall, Columbia’s leaves have started to put on their autumn coats. Hues of red, orange and yellow are emerging from the foliage. While green colors leaves most of the year, it breaks down in the fall, revealing the leaves’ true colors. The leaves on a sugar maple tree transition from green in color to red in color The leaves on a sugar maple tree transition from green in color to red in color Thursday outside of Jesse Hall in Columbia.
Columbia sees a new type of litter - masks
Discarded masks lie on the ground Thursday around downtown Columbia and the MU campus. MU health experts said walking by discarded masks presents no health risk. Grace Noteboom/Missourian The pandemic has altered the face of litter in Columbia, with limp, discarded face masks joining beer cans, plastic bags and burger containers on streets and sidewalks.
A protester confronts Bill Stackman inside of Jesse Hall on Friday
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Learning pods become go-to format for CPS virtual learning
A child participates in his Zoom classes at the Tiger Bounce on Thursday, in Columbia. The learning pods were staffed by Tiger Bounce employees who were there to help the students focus on their classwork and troubleshoot any technical difficulties. Grace Noteboom/Missourian It was the first day of school for nearly a dozen first, second and third graders.
PHOTO GALLERY: Tiger Bounce hosts student learning pod
As the school year begins with a virtual twist, students gather at the Tiger Bounce to recieve extra help and supervision in learning pods. The playplace turned school-zone includes safety precautions such as desks dividers, a special place to hang their masks, and a covid friendly school kit featuring pencils, pens and handsanitizer. Students all attend their classes on CPS issued tablets, but recieve help with IT problems and focusing from staff.
MU students can face discipline for off-campus partying, but does it matter?
An empty beer can adorns the front bushes of an East Campus house on the morning of Sept. 4. Discarded drinks lay in the yard of the property, and empty cases of beer sat further back in the yard. East Campus parties have continued despite the COVID-19 restrictions set by the city of Columbia and MU. Grace Noteboom/Missourian MU sophomore Elise Diesfeld has visited downtown Columbia frequently since returning to campus in August. She heard the music blaring and saw the party clothes.
Two men yell at KOMU reporter Sara Moyers, interrupting her reporting
Two men yell at KOMU reporter Sara Moyers, interrupting her reporting, on the evening of Sept. 5 in Columbia. The men, who left a bar shortly after close, had just purchased their cases of alcohol before approaching the masked reporter, who urged them to leave. The men, whose masks were lowered, then left with a group of unmasked individuals.
PHOTO GALLERY: Off-campus partying with little discipline thrives amid pandemic
With the closure of bars at 10 p.m. every night, many bar goers, masked and unmasked, flock to nearby residential neighborhoods and downtown apartments to continue evening festivities. The students can be seen in large groups walking around MU's campus and the trash and aftermath of the evening events can be seen littered across the ground. On Sept. 7, Columbia, Mo. was number six in the U.S. with the greatest number of new cases in the last two weeks, according to The New York Times.
ROTC members conduct a posting of the colors ceremony for 9/11
In remembrance of 9/11, MU ROTC members conducted a posting of the colors ceremony during a moment of silence Friday. Three U.S. flags were displayed on the Columns at Francis Quadrangle to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Grace Noteboom/Missourian
PHOTO GALLERY: United States Exercise Tiger Foundation stocks 100 thousand masks
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the state, local organization Exercise Tiger received 100,000 masks, which it plans to distribute to local organizations, as well as other veterans groups around the state. These masks follow a shipment of 50,000 that the organization received last week. In addition to these distribution efforts, masks are also being handed out to veterans at its offices downtown.
Pedaling cross country, Leo Walsh hopes to bring peace to divided communities
Before taking a photo of the court for his upcoming project, Leo Walsh stands for a portrait on Friday at Douglass Park in Columbia. He played basketball through high school and walked onto his college team during his junior year. Now, he shows his appreciation for the sport by documenting basketball courts throughout the U.S. at @peachbaskets on Instagram. Grace Noteboom/Missourian When the pressures of COVID-19 and civil unrest hit Leo Walsh, he found that he couldn’t sit still.
Leo Walsh's bike remains parked outside of Lakota coffee
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PHOTO GALLERY: He shoots, he scores, he cycles
Hailing from the state of Pennsylvania, with no final destination in mind, Leo Walsh is a cyclist with a set goal. Walsh, with only a bike and a few personal belongings, stopped in Columbia on his way across the U.S. The cyclist also has a passion for basketball after playing in high school and college. Utilizing his camera, he plans to make a photo book "Peace Baskets," of the various basketball courts he finds on his journey.
Liquor bottles sit inside of The Penguin Piano Bar on Friday
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