COVID-19 has reconfigured life for the past year and has given new meaning to space, distance and boundaries — necessary adjustments to stop or slow the spread of the virus.
Read MoreMissourian front page on Tuesday, December 29, 2020
The Columbia Missourian: MU Health Care memo cites 'crisis' due to COVID-19 patient admissions, staff shortages
An internal document from Women's and Children's Hospital states that hospital capacity — for staffing, beds and supplies — is strained, despite assurances from MU Health Care senior leadership last week.
Read MoreThe Columbia Missourian: 'Indigenous Mural' in MU Student Center brings visibility to Native students
A new mural on campus is bringing new visibility to Native students with its grand scale and vibrant colors.
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I covered Boone County courts from my apartment in Fall 2020. For this article about the challenges of virtual justice, I sketched “courtroom” illustrations of my Zoom screen.
The Columbia Missourian: Is justice online, justice denied? Clients, lawyers and judges learn as they go
It was another day in the Boone County courthouse in October, and there was an overwhelming sense of parallel worlds.
Read MoreThe Columbia Missourian: Multidisciplinary research team studying COVID-19 antibodies and behaviors
A new multidisciplinary research project at MU is examining the connection between COVID-19 antibodies and community members’ behaviors and decision-making.
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The Columbia Missourian: Six months in the time of COVID-19: A retrospective
COVID-19 made its first appearance in Boone County six months ago. Since then, the community has endured quarantine and economic shocks and watched with alarm as the number of cases has risen in Columbia and elsewhere in the state and country.
What have these six months meant for the community, and what are the next six likely to bring?
Read MoreThe Columbia Missourian: Federal program bridges gaps in food supply disrupted by COVID-19
The Farmers to Families Food Box program has helped the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri distribute 1.1 million pounds of food since it began May 15. That’s enough to feed roughly 2,800 people in need per day.
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