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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced to over 4 years in prison

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced Friday to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and “freak-offs.” The judge said a lengthy sentence was needed for deterrence and that he was unconvinced that if Combs is released these crimes won’t happen again. Combs, 55, was

A Lifetime of Teaching & Preserving History

By John Sellars This month’s 50 for 50 honoree has been a great help to the museum and the community.Gwen Marshall grew up in Jackson, Mississippi and then Memphis, Tennessee where she graduated from Hamilton High School in 1966.An only child, both of her parents worked for the U.S. Department

Expanding Statewide: Introducing the Show-Me Network

By Nicki Donnelson Thanks to nearly $3 million in federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding administered through the Missouri Department of Economic Development Missouri Technical Assistance (MOTA) Grant, Missouri State University’s efactory and long-time partner codefi are scaling up their innovative approach to economic development. The result? A new

When Seeing is No Longer Believing

By Tyler Drenon The machines aren’t just writing text now. They’re painting pictures and rolling film. Image generation has moved from glitchy weirdness to photorealism over the last year or so, with particularly notable advancements made over the last few months. Video generation too: from ten-second clips that used to

School Choice in Public Education

By Dr. Ben Hackenwerth School choice has been a hotly debated topic since the 1990s. Simply put, school choice allows parents to select an educational setting outside of their assigned public school district. Proponents argue that school choice options such as school voucher programs, charter schools, and education savings accounts,

The Ghost of Mr. McPhee

As told by Yvette Jenkins McDaniel, Edited by Samuel Knox My name is Yvette Jenkins McDaniel. I was born and raised here in Springfield, Missouri. My mother, Shirley Blakely, and her sister, Hester Thomas, told me this story one Halloween night — I want to say back in 1975.My mother,

From Teen Dad to Ringside Mentor: Developing a Champion Beyond The Ring

By Juviar Fewell, Edited by Samuel Knox I’m a Springfield, Missouri native, and I’ve lived here pretty much my whole life. I went to Kickapoo High School.Growing up, I never really felt like I fit into the typical mold when it came to football, basketball, and things like that. Instead,