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  • Mass Incarceration

    Lunch and Learn “Mass Incarceration in the United States: the Sentencing Process” Tuesday, May 12, 2015 12:00 noon at the Hy-Vee Club Room (Nifong store, 2nd Floor meeting room) Judge Gary Oxenhandler, Circuit Judge, Division II, 13th Judicial Court, will be the guest speaker. He will address the subject of the plea process – the…

  • CAT TV – Progress in Mental Health Services

    Progress in Mental Health Services for Children and Youth Wednesday, April 8, 2015 7:00 p.m. on CAT TV Panelists: Sharon Thomas-Parks, Putting Kids First/Children’s Grove David Thomas, Putting Kids First/Children’s Grove Kelly Wallis, Boone County Community Services Moderator: Jim Robertson, Columbia Daily Tribune This program will focus on the excellent progress in mental health services…

  • Two-Event Tuesday!

    Tuesday, March 17 is a busy day and evening for League members and the interested public. At noon is the March Lunch & Learn, and at 6:30 p.m. is the candidate and issue forum at the Columbia Public Library (Friends Room). For more information on both events, scroll down or check the Calendar.

  • Lunch and Learn: Living Well in Boone County

    “Living Well in Boone County: Healthy Lifestyles” Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:00-1:00 p.m. Hy-Vee Club Room (on Nifong) Guest Speaker: Michelle Shikles Public Health Promotion Supervisor from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services People who live in a healthy community grow and stay healthier. Better access to healthy food and opportunities…

  • Income Inequality – CAT TV

     “The Implications of Income Inequality” Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. on CAT-TV.    A panel consisting of Cande Iveson, Technical Instructor, University of Missouri and Amanda Becker, MU Student – Cover the Gap Research Project, will discuss the topic. Randy Picht, Executive Director, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, will be the moderator. The program…