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This Weekend In Kirksville

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Bored?  Looking for adventure within a 30-mile confine?  Here's what's happening in NEMO this weekend: "Encounters with Lincoln," an exhibition of artwork created by Truman Professor of Music Education Thomas Trimborn, will be on exhibit downtown at the Kirksville Arts Association building through the 29th of February.  Stop by 9-11 a.m. Monday through Thursday, ...

“Townies” and “Gownies”: A Winning Combination

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Raise your hand if you've ever used the word "townie."  Now raise your hand if you've ever wished that "there was more to do in Kirksville."  This, in a nutshell, sums up what was yesterday called the "Town-Gown" (as in academic/graduation gown, I presume?) relationship that exists between the community and the ...

Storm the Capitol…or “That One Day It Was Really, Really Cold”

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Henri Queuille, a noteable French Radical politician--with an utterly unpronouncable last name--once said of politics: "It is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant."  Most people can figure out where their political allegiances lie: some believe that President Clinton's policy of debt reduction was responsible for the boom of the 1990s, while others think that ...