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  • Are Our Elections Safe?

      Are Our Elections Safe? Third Annual Holly Burgess Public Policy Forum Sunday, October 29, 2017 2:00 p.m. Columbia Public Library Friends Room   Panelists: Taylor Burks, Boone County Clerk Glenn Nielson, Computer Programmer and member of the Help America Vote committee Moderator: Randy Picht, Executive Director, Reynolds Journalism Institute Sponsors: League of Women Voters…

  • Columbia Community Land Trust

    Columbia Community Land Trust Lunch & Learn Tuesday, October 17, 2017 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. HyVee on Conley Rd., 2nd Floor Meeting Room Guest speaker: Randy Cole Randy Cole, the City of Columbia housing program specialist, will talk about how the City of Columbia, through the Columbia Community Land Trust, a non-profit organization, is…

  • Health Care Vote

    From LWV-US: This could be our last chance to protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Senators are gearing up to vote on a new plan to replace the ACA before the end of the month. It’s a last-ditch effort that will harm the American public by cutting health coverage and raising premiums and out of…

  • Practicing Democracy!

    “Practicing Democracy” September 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and September 24 at 2:00 p.m. Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. 9th Street, Columbia Written by David Webber Directed by Byron Scott Tickets are $10 each, $5 for college students, and free for high school students Details are at this website:  practicingdemocracy.org The play…

  • Price Gouging of Prescription Drugs

     “Making a Killing: Price Gouging of Prescription Drugs. What Can Be Done?”   Wednesday, September 13, 2017   7:00 p.m. On  CAT TV Guest Speaker:  Jan Swaney, M.D.    Jim Robertson, former managing editor, Columbia Tribune, moderator Dr. Swaney will present material that was in the movie “Big-Pharma”, as well as describe actions that consumers…