Columbia Daily Tribune

Potter Banks On Moberly, Ends Drought ; Boonville Native Earns First Victory in Circuit.

MOBERLY - Rusty Potter can't remember the last time he won a feature race in a sprint car. He knows it was before the Winged Outlaw Warriors traveling tour began in the summer of 2000, but beyond that, his memory gets fuzzy. "It's been awhile. I would say several years," the Boonville native told a friend while accepting a congratulatory can of Busch Light after his feature win Saturday night.

Ruth Noll, 1917-2007

Ruth Elizabeth Noll, 90, of Armstrong died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Colonial Manor in Glasgow. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at Armstrong Baptist Church with burial at Walnut Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church.

Jaguars Pick Mu's Smith in Fourth Round

On May 12, Brian Smith could either walk or run. He could walk with his graduating class at the Hearnes Center or run with his Jacksonville Jaguars teammates. He plans to run.

Nba Roundup

- Bulls 92, Heat 79: In Miami, as the final horn sounded, Pat Riley shook Scott Skiles' hand and offered the Chicago Bulls coach words of encouragement. "They can go a long way," Riley said.

Alice Vaughn, 1917-2007

Alice Vaughn, 89, of Columbia passed away Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Columbia Manor. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 1 at 11 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Wreck Leaves Stewart Fuming Again

TALLADEGA, Ala. - This time, Tony Stewart stayed to answer every question. Although his finish in yesterday's Aaron's 499 was worse than his second-place result a week ago at Phoenix, Stewart stood calmly in the garage at Talladega Superspeedway and described in painstaking detail the wreck that took him out on the next-to-last lap.

Lucy Hinshaw, 1907-2007

Lucy May Hinshaw, 99, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at New Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Sportscene

Mariners overpower Royals Cha Seung Baek took a no-hit bid into the sixth, and Willie Bloomquist's two-out, two-run double in the seventh inning broke a 1- 1 tie in Seattle's 5-1 win over the Kansas City Royals yesterday in Seattle.

Mary Tanzey, 1929-2007

Mrs. Mary Lou Tanzey, 78, of Monroe City passed away Friday, April 27, 2007, in the Lenoir Wood Assisting Living, Columbia. Funeral services were Sunday, April 29, at Garner Funeral Chapel, Monroe City. Burial was at Stoutsville Cemetery.

Loretta Schuster, 1911-2007

Loretta Wirths Schuster, 96, of Pilot Grove died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pilot Grove with Father Tom Seifner officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Meisenheimer Funeral Home in Pilot Grove. A prayer service will be held at 6 p.m. at the church, with family receiving friends after the service.

Comptroller Sounds Financial Warning ; Deep Debt Imperils Personal, National Interests.

David Walker's message is the sort that makes you want to wallow in your beer. Good thing he spoke at a recent "Policy and a Pint" event, put on in Minneapolis by the Citizens League and Minnesota Public Radio's The Current, which combines happy hour with public- policy discussions geared toward young people. Walker is the comptroller general of the United States; that's a fancy way of saying the country's chief accountant. President Bill Clinton appointed him to the 15-year, nonpartisan posi...

Nhl Roundup

- Rangers 2, Sabres 1 (2OT): In New York, Rangers Coach Tom Renney finds plenty of positive words to describe Michal Rozsival. On Saturday, he called New York's most dependable defenseman a "warrior," for fighting his way back onto the ice after a knee injury. When Rozsival lifted the Rangers to a double-overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres yesterday, Renney referred to him as a "champion."

Open Column ; Columbians, Council Act to Stop Global Warming

Editor, the Tribune: I want to thank Ken Midkiff for his April 13 commentary on the city's duty to stop global warming. It reminds me how critical it is to keep residents informed when good things are happening. The city council and staff accept their duty to take reasoned, prudent steps to reduce dependence on fossil fuels in ways that keep electricity reliable and affordable. A brief look at the city's 2007 Renewable Energy Report shows how it's getting done by using renewable power sources...

Caution: Heavy Load Ahead ; College Savings Plans Help Carry the Budget Burden.

If you are a parent, you've probably noticed the only thing that grows as fast as your kids is the cost of sending them to college. While gains in the price of higher education have slowed a bit, they've surged 35 percent in just the past five years, according to the College Board. To help offset those costs, more and more parents, relatives and friends are socking away money in 529 savings plans - a college saving program that works like a Roth IRA. Contributions come from net income, but th...

Debt Adviser ; How to Fix an Inaccurate Credit Report

Q. I just found out I have a negative listing on my account that I know is not mine. I tried disputing it with the credit agencies, but it came back verified. The agency gave me the name of the collection agency to talk with them directly about it. How do I write a letter regarding this? - Kami

Tribune Column ; Message of Acceptance Gives Us Food for Thought

In the aftermath of the senseless killings two weeks ago at Virginia Tech University came another series of senseless acts - death threats directed at the family of the disturbed gunman. At the time when our nation was reaching out to comfort those who had lost loved ones, some within our numbers felt the need to threaten the grieving family of the killer. That family, too, needed to be embraced, to be loved and understood. That family, too, had lost a son. Instead, officials sequestered them...

City to Release List of Capital Projects

Long-term plans for roads, parks and other public construction projects in Columbia are scheduled to be released in a news conference tomorrow. City Manager Bill Watkins will unveil the city's capital improvement plan at 9 a.m. in council chambers on the fourth floor of the Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway. Columbia City Council members use the plan annually to set spending priorities for streets, sidewalks, sewer, public safety, electric and other projects.

Arrests and Summonses

Authorities made the following arrests and issued summonses from 7 a.m. April 27 to 7 a.m. April 28 COLUMBIA POLICE

Don't Get Attached to Stocks

NEW YORK - When pop star Tina Turner sang "What's love got to do with it?" she wasn't talking about investing, but she might as well have been. Experts say that one of the worst traps for investors is falling in love with their stocks, no matter how much money they make for you or what their biggest boosters say.

Lies, Hypocrisy Mark Wolfowitz's Work

At least they can't blame Paul Wolfowitz on the Jews anymore. That's the good news in the scandal - his lover and neocon political soul mate, Shaha Ali Riza, the World Bank official who received a lucrative transfer to the Department of State at Wolfowitz's direction, is an Arab Muslim. She is one in a group of Arab exiles, the most prominent being Ahmed Chalabi, who clearly had as much of a role as the oft-mentioned Israel lobby in driving the United States to war. Throw in the Christian rig...