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With a mission to educate children in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), art, and all things creative, Lab Space Robotics uses hands-on building and exploration of how things work…
Business Briefs
The Missouri Mental Health Foundation Board of Directors selected their next executive director, Connie Cunningham. Cunningham brings 30 years of experience in nonprofit and association leadership. Her career focuses on…
High Expectations, Hands-on Experience
State Technical College of Missouri earns high rankings while providing hands-on technical programs. State Technical College of Missouri, in Linn, currently boasts the highest graduation rate of any college in…
Alternative Education
Options to consider when charting a learning path. You’ve helped your child learn from the day they were born. You taught them to eat, sleep, sit, crawl, and speak, crossing…
Weighing In on the Pros and Cons of Technology
My kids and my wife never let me forget that I am aging. To say that more of my life is in the rear-view mirror than the windshield is an…
Making the Budget
City employees prepare for the annual budget. By the time you read this, I hope and pray that we are nearly finished preparing the city’s budget for the fiscal year…
Future Tech Heads
Our community could benefit from having more tech jobs available, as well as more qualified people to fill them. These jobs continue to become a more important component of every…
The New Side Gig
The economy is changing, and while the typical 9-to-5 jobs persist, more and more work is shifting to the gig economy. The gig economy is full of freelancers and independent…
Zoom Into Open Government
Attend council meetings from your couch? We’ve talked about open government and getting the message to our constituents, but who would have ever thought it would become a reality not…
We Each Bring a Little Something to Our Community.
Jefferson City is a beautiful community inside and out. We often think about the capitol, the stunning architecture and historic buildings, the vast nature, the greenway trails, and the Missouri…