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                        Behind the scenes, Columbia's boards and commissions provide the city council with information to make decisions about issues such as staffing, discrimination and affordable housing.
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                        A petition completed its first step Wednesday – a movement to allow students to vote on their university governing boards. This means students are one…
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                        Gov. Jay Nixon has named an attorney from southeast Missouri to the state Coordinating Board for Higher Education.Douglas Kennedy, of Poplar Bluff, was…
 
