City Council will see a shift as two challengers ousted two incumbents, while Mayor Bob McDavid will retain his seat as mayor. Columbia Proposition 1 and Boone County Propostion 1 were both approved. City...

Emily Kristin Jackson is rarely remembered without her signature smile, her contagious optimism or her ability to go above and beyond to help others. “There was a perceptible difference in the energy...

The color blue often evokes emotional responses by mellowing the mind and eliminating jitters from the breath. Simply looking at a shade of indigo or navy slows the heart rate and acts as a milder form...

Whenever those four geeky scientists on "The Big Bang Theory" ramble on about how awesome comic-cons are, I always feel the need to go to one myself. No, I’m not a huge comic book fan. I do enjoy hopping...

“The Walking Dead” has never been a show for the squeamish.  Since its dark, morally depraved series opening – who could forget the pigtailed Girl Scout from hell shot dead between the eyeballs...

It’s always a bit of a culture shock to travel from the Midwest back to my hometown of Philadelphia. Sometimes it feels like I’m not only entering a new time zone but an entirely new world. The people...

Tina Fey. How do I even begin to explain Tina Fey? She’s an intellectual and a trailblazer and well on her way to becoming a comedy legend. It’s Tina's world, and we’re all just living in it. However,...