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From recognition at the Missouri State Capitol and the “We are UCM: 150 Years of Education for Service” celebration to a graduate student research competition and volunteer service projects, the University of Central Missouri officially kicks off its sesquicentennial this month. The celebration commemorates an important historical achievement that began when the State Board of Regents voted on April 26, 1871, to approve Warrensburg as the site for the new State Normal School for the Second Normal District. Special events throughout 2021–2022 will help retrace and celebrate the steps UCM...

And here’s an email from Shawna Schuler, Fergus Falls, Minn., who writes she chuckled over a column about strange wording that is commonly used. “A phrase I dislike is, ‘first time since,’” Shawna says. ”It’s often used by sports announcers. “There can only be one ‘first time,'" she notes. She adds that her daughters-in-law and son-in-law who are from different parts of the country “love to point out the funny phrases I use. We’ve had a lot of laughs at my expense! Uffda!” Uffda indeed. And now Myrna Lyng, Mayville, N.D., contributes several more strange wordings, s...

UCM Celebrates 150th Year This Spring With the theme, “150 Years of Education for Service,” the University of Central Missouri’s sesquicentennial is an opportunity to celebrate the institution’s rich heritage of educating students through a number of special events that begin this semester. The University’s Board of Governors has officially designated 2021-2022 as the university’s sesquicentennial. The celebration commemorates a significant milestone for UCM that began with action taken by the State Board of Regents on April 26, 1871 approving Warrensburg as the site for new Stat...

PEORIA — In a historic moment, health care workers in Chicago and Peoria on Tuesday became the first groups in Illinois to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, marking what Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike called “the beginning of the end” of the pandemic. The vaccine, developed by the drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech, was granted Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week and is now being shipped throughout the United States. Early studies have shown that after two doses that are given 21 days apart, the vaccine is 95% ...