Left In Missouri

The Coffee Ground, a mom and pop coffee shop recently closed its doors.  One of the reasons was the a Starbucks had opened the next block over.  I don’t drink coffee, but love the atmosphere.  So I leave it to you, fair readers, what is the best coffee shop in Columbia?

On Wednesday night NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) sponsored a candidate forum for local House and Senate candidates. Five Democrats: Kelly Schultz (21st HD), Steven Webber (23rd HD), Chris Kelly (24th HD), Mary Still (25th HD) and Chuck Graham (19th SD) and Two Republicans: Theresa Sanders (22nd HD) and Kurt Schaefer (19th SD) attended.
Republicans Ed [...]

Every four years, you see a reawakening of political fervor.  People are excited of the possibility of political change nationwide.  But I also hear and see a disturbing pattern when it comes to volunteers.  Volunteers are the lifeblood of any political campaign.  Their tireless hours canvassing, phone banking, etc is usually appreciated and celebrated.  While [...]

You all know the feeling.  You’re in bed and then someone’s recorded voice posing as a candidate asked for your vote.  No “Paid for by” tag line, nothing.  To the culprit of this dastardly deed, an attempt to get you to believe that their opponent had called you 2 in the morning and that you [...]

Well McCain has a headquarters in Columbia.  He essentially is sharing the Hulshof headquarters on Vandiver Dr.  Unlike Obama who has a HQ downtown moments from campus, the “maverick” senator decides to open one in the northern part of town in a strip mall that has two payday loan businesses, across from a car dealership, [...]

This is totally off topic, but there has been a large amount of rain here in Columbia.  I wonder if this has any influence on political campaigns.?  Think of it, if a lot of rain can change a strategy of a candidate a tiny bit, could it be a tipping point to winning or losing [...]

Over the weekend, the DNC Rules committee met to discuss the seating of the Florida and Michigan delegates. Emotions ran high and the press was there to report it. This video:
has been shown on a lot of blogs and people have commented on it. This is in no way accusing Hillary supporters [...]

Margot Patterson Lubensky, first Boone County woman to serve in the General assembly, died Friday March 28, 2008. The Missourian has a nice article about Ms. Lubensky.

Columbia Mo is in the running for a Level 4 research (germ) lab. It will be located in the SE part of the city. For those who don’t know what Level 4 means, it’s the most secure facility classification. This facility will be able to research the most dangerous viruses and bacteria [...]