Selected Meeting Media Links
May 3: Diana O’Brien CoMo Preservation Society. 59 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube
Apr 26: Jeanne Snodgrass, Director, Hillel, University of Missouri: “What changed for the American Jewish Community on Oct. 7th” 67 mins. Watch Zoom session on Yutube
Apr 19: George Smith & Rasha Abousalem, “Gaza Through American Eyes” 75 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube
See also Rasha’s Powerpoint presentation
Apr 5: Missouri Ballot Initiatives: Health Care, Abortion and Wages. 54 mins. Watch Zoom Session on Youtube
Mar 29: Kip Kendrick, BoCo Presiding Commissioner,: “All about Prop 1: Senior Property Tax Freeze.” Plus Linda Hays: “The Rally Blue Initiative.”
61 mins. Watch Zoom session video on YouTube
Mar 22: Nick Knoth, CoMo Ward 1 Councilman. Susan Maze, Recall Knoth Campaign Spokesperson 55 mins. Watch Zoom session on YouTube
Mar 15: Columbia Public School Board candidates forum. 60 mins. Watch Zoom session on YouTube
Mar 8 Bradford Boyd-Kennedy, Community Remembrance Project of Boone County. 58 mins. Watch Zoom session on YouTube
Mar 01 Columbia City Council Ward 2 and Ward 6 candidate forum. 66 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube.
Feb 23 The Shops at Sharp End
55 mins. Watch on Zoom or Watch Zoom session on Youtube
see also: https://www.theshopsatsharpend.com/
Feb 16 Roger Johnson Boone County Prosecutor 55 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 9 Dan Hanneken, In2Action Jessica Chambers, The Reentry Opportunity Center: “Formerly Incarcerated, Newly Released. What Now?” 64 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube
Feb 2 2024 Prof Kathy Kiely, MU J-School: Journalists listen to real people and vice-versa.65 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube
Jan 26 2024 Margie Sable, and Mary Beck, “Reproductive Rights: How Did We Get Here and Where Is It Going?” 76 mins. Watch on YouTube
Jan 19 2024 Carolyn Amparan, Jim Windsor: “Can Columbia achieve 100% renewable power by 2030?.” 69 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Jan 12 2024 Barbara Buffaloe, CoMo Mayor. 75 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Jan 5 2024 J Scott Christianson AI, Deep Fakes & Democracy 57 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Dec 15: Kathy Steinhoff, MO 45, Doug Mann,MO 50: Prefiled bills for 2024. 55 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube (this was our last meeting of 2023)
Dec 8: Adrian Plank MO-47 & David Tyson Smith MO-46 Legislative Updates 75 min. Watch on Youtube
Dec 1: David Robinson “The war in Ukraine after two years (or perhaps ten)” Watch on Youtube . 89 mins.
Bonus track: Razom Nas Bahato
Nov 17: Beth Low-Smith LeadMO Action Watch on Youtube 58 mins.
Nov 10: Chris Lawrence, Heartspace Clinic Managing Stress and Crises. Watch Zoom session on YouTube. 67 mins.
Nov 3: Janet Thompson “Boone County’s Upward Mobility Plan” Watch Zoom session on Youtube. 55mins.
Oct 27: Rigel Oliveri, JD, MU School of Law: “A Preview: The Cases the Supreme Court Will Hear This Term.” Watch Zoom session on Youtube 65 mins.
Oct 20: Hannah Evans, “Solutions Through Empowerment: Why Health and Education Matter to Climate Change” Watch Zoom session on Youtube .. 73 mins.
Oct 13 2023: Wesley Bell US Senate candidate: “My Campaign Platform and Plans” Watch Zoom session on Youtube 47 mins.
Oct 6 2023 Paul Harper: “Impact of MO anti-trans legislation on families”
Watch Zoom session on Youtube. 63 mins.
Sep 29 2023 Dr Richard Barohn, MU School of Medicine. Watch Zoom session on Youtube. 68 mins.
Sep 22 2023: Tanya Heath, Glenn Cobbins Sr., et. al. Heart of Community presentation: “Make Columbia safer.” Watch Zoom session on Youtube. 50 mins.
Sep 15 2023: Richard Von Glahn: “Mission & Work of MO Jobs With Justice” Watch Zoom session on Youtube. 49 mins.
Sep 8 2023 Darin Preis and Bailey Stock: “Central Missouri Community Action – An Overview. 67 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube
Aug 25 2023 Nanette Ward “Human Trafficking – Stealing Freedom for Profit” 65 mins. Watch Zoom Session on Youtube
See also Human Trafficking 101 (Powerpoint presentation)
Aug 18: Joanne Nelson, BoCo Community Services Director: “The Children’s Services Fund: What it is and What it Does” 62 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube
Aug 11: Chief Gary Hill, Lincoln University Law Enforcement Training Academy’s mission. 63 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube
Aug 4 2023 Prof Terry Smith “From Harding to Biden: 100 Years of Change and Continuity” 62 mins. Watch Zoom Session on Youtube
July 28 2023 J Scott Christianson, “The 411 on AI and ChatGTP”
61 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube
July 21, 2023 Dan Viets re: report on 6 months of Marijuana legalization in Missouri. 61 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube.
July 14 2023 Prof Brad Lookingbill, Post-Civil War Political alignments. 59 mins. Watch Zoom Session on Youtube
July 7 2023 Elad Gross, candidate for MO Atty General live at BoCoDems HQ 63 mins. Watch Zoom session on Youtube
June 23 2023 Kip Kendrick, Boone County Presiding Commissioner discusses the County Master Plan. 56 mins. Watch Zoom Meeting on Youtube
June 16 2023: Tim Gibbons, Missouri Rural Crisis Center: “The New Farm Bill and Why You Should Care” 65 mins. Watch Zoom meeting video on Youtube
June 9 2023 Steve Hollis and Jessica Macy re: Homelessness in Columbia & Boone County. 67 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
June 02 2023 KOPN Radio’s 50 years w/ presentation by Trevor Harris. 62 mins. Watch Zoom Session on Youtube
May 19 2023 Boone County New Officeholders Panel. 61 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
May 12 2023 Dr. Brian Yearwood, Columbia Public Schools Superintendent. 66 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on YouTube
May 5 2023 Heather Harlan – ACES: Understanding Addiction. 65 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
April 28 2023 Michael Berg MO Sierra Club – Legislative Update. 60 mins. Watch Zoom Meeting on Youtube
April 21 2023 Stephen Webber, candidate MO Senate 19 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
April 14 2023 Mandy Hagseth “Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy in Missouri 2023” 57 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
April 7 2023 Panel: Mahree Skala, Karl Skala, Peter Schneeberger: Preemption vs Local Control 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 31 2023 County/City Janet Thompson, Betsy Peters discuss recreational cannabis sales tax ballot issues. 55 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 24 2025 CPS School Board Forum 3: Harper, Potter 58 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 17 2023 CPS School Board Forum 2: Horn, Lyman. 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 10 2023 CPS School Board Forum 1: Ferrao, Gordon. 67 mins, Watch Zoom Meeting on YouTube
Mar 03 2023 Dustin Bax, Legistlative Assistant MO 47. 57 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 24 2023 Columbia 5th Ward City Council Candidate forum 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 17 2023 Columbia 1st Ward City Council Candidate forum. 57 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 10 2023 MU Law Prof Richard Reuben: Update on the US Supreme “Roberts” Court. 72 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 3 2023 Ashton Kuehnel, MO Initiative Process. 63 mins. Audio Only Download Audio of Zoom meeting
Jan 27 2023 Jose Caldera, JAG officer: “My year deployed” 68 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Jan 20 2023 David Tyson Smith MO-46, Goals for this legislative session. 55 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Jan 13 2023 Rev Molly Housch Gordon on MLK 59 mins. Watch Zoom Meeting on Youtube
Jan 06 2023 Brianna Lennon: Analysis of Nov Midterm election. 67 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Une 02 2023 KOPN 50 years w/ presentation by Trevor Harris. 62 mins. Watch Zoom Session on Youtube
May 19 2023 Boone County New Officeholders Panel. 61 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
May 12 2023 Dr. Brian Yearwood, Columbia Public Schools Superintendent. 66 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on YouTube
May 5 2023 Heather Harlan – ACES: Understanding Addiction. 65 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
April 28 2023 Michael Berg MO Sierra Club – Legislative Update. 60 mins. Watch Zoom Meeting on Youtube
April 21 2023 Stephen Webber, candidate MO Senate 19 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
April 14 2023 Mandy Hagseth “Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy in Missouri 2023” 57 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
April 7 2023 Panel: Mahree Skala, Karl Skala, Peter Schneeberger: Preemption vs Local Control 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 31 2023 County/City Janet Thompson, Betsy Peters discuss recreational cannabis sales tax ballot issues. 55 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 24 2025 CPS School Board Forum 3: Harper, Potter 58 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 17 2023 CPS School Board Forum 2: Horn, Lyman. 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 10 2023 CPS School Board Forum 1: Ferrao, Gordon. 67 mins, Watch Zoom Meeting on YouTube
Mar 03 2023 Dustin Bax, Legistlative Assistant MO 47. 57 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 24 2023 Columbia 5th Ward City Council Candidate forum 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 17 2023 Columbia 1st Ward City Council Candidate forum. 57 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 10 2023 MU Law Prof Richard Reuben: Update on the US Supreme “Roberts” Court. 72 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 3 2023 Ashton Kuehnel, MO Initiative Process. 63 mins. Audio Only Download Audio of Zoom meeting
Jan 27 2023 Jose Caldera, JAG officer: “My year deployed” 68 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Jan 20 2023 David Tyson Smith MO-46, Goals for this legislative session. 55 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Jan 13 2023 Rev Molly Housch Gordon on MLK 59 mins. Watch Zoom Meeting on Youtube
Jan 06 2023 Brianna Lennon: Analysis of Nov Midterm election. 67 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Dec 16 2022 Brian Colby, MO Budget Project 60 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Dec 9 2022 Margaret Conroy, DBRL Exec Dir discusses MO Secy State proposal to limit what books minors can see. 58 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Dec 2 2022 Kathy Steinhoff, MO-45 Representative-Elect. 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Nov 18 2022 Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones re: FUSUS – networked video monitoring system. 47 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Nov 11 2922 David Leuthold, Analysis of the Nov 8 General Election, 58 mins. Watch Zoom Meeting on Youtube
Nov 4 2022 Barbara Hoppe, LWV: Amendments & Judges on the Nov ballot. 61 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube You may also Download Barbara’s PowerPoint presentation
Oct 28 2022 Dan Viets re: Recreational Marijuana Amendment 53 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
plus you can Download Dan’s Powerpoint presentation
Oct 21 2022 Trudy Busch Valentine at BoCo HQ 17 mins
Watch ZOOM portion on Youtube
Oct 14 Kyle Rieman, candidate for Boone County Auditor. 43 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Oct 7 2022 Bethany Mann, US House District 3 candidate, 59 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Sept 30 2022 Adrian Plank, candidate MO 47th 53 mins. Watch Zoom Meeting on Youtube
Sept 23 2022 Kip Kendrick candidate, BoCo Presiding Commissioner 48 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Sept 16 2022 Bob Nolte, candidate, Boone County Recorder of Deeds, 42 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Sept 9, 2022 Jenna Redel candidate, Boone County Treasurer, 53 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on YouTube
Aug 26 2022 Dave Raithel candidate for MO 44. 60 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Aug 19 2020 Doug Mann candidate, MO 50. 53 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Aug 12 2022 Richard Reuben, MU Prof of Law,”Overcoming Voter Suppression” 63 mins. Watch Zoom Meeting on Youtube
Aug 5 2022 Brianna Lennon, BoCo Clerk “Preparing for the November Election”
51 min. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
July 22, 2022 Trudy Busch Valentine, candidate for US Senate, 56 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
July 15 2022 Joanne Nelson, Megan Bania Boone County Upward Mobility Grant update 71 min. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
July 8 2022 Kourtney Vincent-Woodbury, Planned Parenthood, Update re: Kansas anti-choice laws 52 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
|June 24 2022 MO US 3rd Congressional District Democratic candidates forum
57 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
June 17 2022 Candidates for BoCo Assoc Circuit Judge District X: Angela Peterson and Kayla Jackson-Williams 62 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
June 10 2022 Kristin Bowen Moms Demand Action 75 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on YouTube
June 3 2022 Dem Candidates for Boone County Recorder of Deeds 56 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
May 20 2022 Chimene Schwach, candidate MO House District 47.
63 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
May 13 2022 Brittany Whitley MOST Policy Initiatives “What We Do” 58 mins. View Zoom Meeting on YouTube
May 6 2022 Samantha Moog, Status of Afghani and Ukrainian Refugee Resettlement in MO.
59 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Apr 29 2022 Crystal Quade, MO House Minotiry Leader, “The 2022 MO Legislative Session, 60 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Apr 22 2022 Dr. David Webber Universal and ranked choice voting. 55 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Apr 15 2022 Adrian Plank candidate for MO House District 47, 57 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Apr 8 2022 Dr Alan Green candidate MO State Auditor. 51 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Apr 1 2022, Brian Yearwood CPS School Supt re: School Bond issue; Janet Thomson & Matthew Lue re: Use Tax. 70 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 25 2022 Columbia Mayoral candidates forum 2: Heath, Seamon 49 mins. Watch Zoom meeting video on Youtube
Mar 18 2022 Columbia Mayoral candidates forum 1: Buffaloe, Minchew 62 mins Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Mar 11, 2022 Denise Lieberman, MO Voter Protection Coalition, 74 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
see also:
Boone County’s State Legislative Districts Map
and,
Missouri Election Protection
Protect your vote!
Mar 4 2022 Foster, Pefferman 4th Ward City Council candidate forum 48 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 25 2002 Karl Skala re: his qualifications for Columbia City Council. Roy Lovelady, other 3rd ward candidate, canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Also, Ragini Algole, Boone County Clerk’s Office, addresses need for poll workers for upcoming elections. 57 mins Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 18 2022 Renew Missouri “Energy Policy in MO” w/Tim Opitz & Philip Fracica 70 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 11 2022 Adam Burks, Taylor Lisenby Columbia School Board candidates. 51 Mins
Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Feb 4 2022 Suzette Waters, Blake Willoughby, Columbia School Board Candidates 55min Watch Zoom meeting on YouTube
Jan 28 2022 Monica Naylor, Columbia Values Diversity Breakfast 40 mins.
Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube (note: first 11 mins are audio only)
Jan 21 2022 Brianna Lennon, Boone County Clerk, Redistricting & other voting issues 61 mins Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Helpful links: MO House Proposed Redistrict map; and
Verified Voting national map
Jan 14 2022 David Holtgraewe, Heart of MO United Way – Agencies & Orgs UW Helps Fund. 55 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Jan 7 2022 Kip Kendrick, candidate for Boone County Presiding Commissioner 72 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Dec 17 2021 Mike Szydlowski, K-12 Science Coordinator, Columbia Public Schools “CPS’s New Nature School” 60 min. Watch Zoom video on Youtube
Dec 10 2021: MO Rep David Tyson Smith “Reflections on 2021 Legislative Session & Goals for 2022 Session” 64mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Dec 3 2021 Ian Thomas, Columbia 4th Ward Councilman, “Columbia’s Public Transit System and Hopes for the Future” 68 mins. Watch ZOOM meeting on Youtube
Nov 19 2021 Nick Knoth, candidate for Boone County Presiding Commissioner. 65 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Nov 12 2021 Eric Hempel, City of Columbia
The City’s Sustainability Program. 63 min. Watch Zoom video on Youtube
Nov 5 2021 Randy Cole, Columbia Housing Authority Lower Cost Housing in Columbia, 61 mins. Watch Zoom video on Youtube
Oct 29,2021 Mike Griggs Columbia Parks & Rec “Facts on Parks sales tax ballot issue”
53 mins. Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
Oct 22, 2021 Dr. Gena Ross, candidate for US Senate, 55 mins, Watch Zoom Video on Youtube.
Oct 15 2021 Sharon Schneeberger & Carol Schreiber, League of Women Voters: “The Legislative Redistricting Process in Missouri” Watch Zoom video on Youtube 61 mins
Oct 8 2021, Steve Smith, Job Point’s Programs and Services 59 mins Watch ZOOM video on Youtube
Oct 1 2021 Andrea Waner “Community Engagement w/ the American Rescue Plan” No video. Download the pdf file of the presentation.,
Sept 24 2021 Scott Clardy, COVID-19 Updates, 62 mins,
Watch Zoom meeting video on Youtube
Sept 17 2021 Elyse Max, Alternatives to the Death Penalty, 58 mins, Watch Zoom video on YouTube
Sept 10 2021 Seth Smith, Daniel Boone Regional Library “Community History
Archive” 47 mins Watch Zoom video on YouTube
Aug 27, 2021 Troy Greer, CEO, Boone Health, “Boone Health Update” 66 mins Watch Zoom video on Youtube
Aug 20 2021 Melissa Schulte, Aging Best, “Ongoing Services, New Services,” 64 mins.
Watch ZOOM video on Youtube
Aug 13 2021 Dr. S. David Mitchell, Critical Race Theory, 60 mins. Watch ZOOM video on Youtube
Additional info links re: Critical Race Theory appear in our Aug 13 Announcements Page
Aug 6 2021, Columbia Mayor Brian Treece “Reflections on Columbia 2020-2021” 66 mins
Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
July 30 2021 Janet Thompson, Northern BOCo Commissioner, “Upward Economic Mobility Grant” 63 mins
Watch Zoom meeting on Youtube
July 16, 2021 Spencer Toder, candidate for US Senate, 59 mins,
Watch Zoom video on YouTube
July 9, 2021 Tom Schauwecker, Boone County Assessor, 64 mins
Watch Zoom video on YouTube
June 25, 2021 Rev Larry Brown, “The Complexities of White Nationalism,” 70 mins Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
See also: Larry’s Bibliography of White Nationalism (pdf file)
June 11 2021 Rudi Keller, deputy editor of Miissouri Independent: “Historic Achievement and Embarrassing Failures of the 2021 Missouri Legislature.” 59 mins
Watch ZOOM video on Youtube
June 4, 2021 Lucas Kunce, candidate for US Senate, 57 mins
Watch ZOOM video on Youtube
May 21, 2021 Timothy Shepard, candidate for US Senate, 61 mins
Watch ZOOM video on Youtube
May 14 2021 Prof Tim McBride – Missouri Medicaid Expansion,
61 mins Watch ZOOM Video on Youtube
May 7 2021 US Senate Candidate Jewel Kelly, 57 mins
Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
Apr 30 2021 Columbia Public School Superintendent Peter Stipelman introduces new Superintendent Brian Yearwood
Watch ZOOM video on Youtube
47 mins
Apr 16 2021 Barbra Horrell – Columbia’s African American Heritage Trail
— Trail Questions and Guide (pdf)
— Trail brochure and map (pdf)
Apr 9 2021 US Senate Candidate Scott Sifton
Watch Youtube video (70 mins)
—or —
Listen to mp3 audio (67 mins)
Apr 2 2021 MO Sen John Rizzo
Watch ZOOM video on Youtube (38 mins) –OR–
Download mp3 audio (37 mins)
Mar 26 2021 Columbia School Board candidates forum (57 mins)
Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
Mar 19 2021 MO 45th House District candidates forum (44 mins)
Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
Mar 12 2021 Ward 2 Columbia city council candidates (approx 53 mins)
Watch ZOOM video on Youtube
Feb 19 2021 Scott Clardy, Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services: Covid-19 Issues in Boone County (1 hr 18 mins)
Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
Feb 12 2021 Kristin Bowen, Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense (1 hr 35 mins)
Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
Jan-15-2021 MO 45 Candidate forum (56 mins)
Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
12-18-2020 Marilyn McLeod, Suffrage’s 100th anniversary. (1 hr 9 mins)
Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
12-11-2020 Steve Hunt – Columbia Solid Waste and Recycling issues...(approx 50 minutes)
Download video of ZOOM meeting
12-04-2020 Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon discusses the November 2020 election (approx 49 mins).
– Watch ZOOM video on YouTube
— or —
– Listen –mp3 audio (much smaller faster download)
11-20-2020
Kip Kendrick discusses his decision to leave the MO-45 House seat and the future of Missouri’s politics under Amendment 3 — the permanent Republican super majority (approx 60 minutes).
Download video of ZOOM meeting
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