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After months of protesting Columbia’s smoking ordinance and spearheading a failed campaign to have it repealed, Joel Thiel, co-owner of Otto’s Corner Bar & Grill, said he decided this week to close doors for good. Julia Robinson photos Above, Brett Wisman, left, and Kristal Allen smoke cigarettes after dinner last night at Otto’s Corner Bar & Grill in downtown Columbia. Below, Otto’s co-owner Joel Thiel works yesterday in the restaurant. Otto’s will close next week, a move Thiel blamed on the city’s smoking ban. He said sales have been down 30 percent since the ban took effect in January. "Our...

"WARMONGERS GO TO HELL!!! Ahhh...Another Peacenik showing his true colors this afternoon here in Columbia. Ain't it grand? Hehehehe... Just me and Bluesagewoman were the only Freepers this time around, but that was good. We braved the strong and blustry winds and heard and saw the horns and waves. We did our thing showing our support for the Commander in Chief and the Troops who are doing a DAMN good job! Here is Blue doing her job! Gulfwar1vet

It's been a week since Bluesagewoman had been assaulted by the so-called "peace" freak. We all know that he was arrested this past Sunday for all kinds of assault charges, not only against Blue but against the Columbia Police as well. Ahh...Justice. Anyhow, Blue was not alone this time around. There were 6 of us Freepers total this afternoon, and I am going to be a permanent fixture there. Blue is not going to be assaulted again, not if I have any say. We fixed ourselves just down the street from the usual rif-raf crowd of "peaceniks". Of course, they...

For Mid-Missouri area, I have started a website called FR Chapter of Mid-Missouri. Mostly an informative, news-worthy kind of site to keep informed about special events and so forth. If you have anything FR-related topics that you want to put on the site, FReep mail me. :) Address:www.hometown.aol.com/midmofreeper

The White House and Westminster College yesterday confirmed that Vice President Dick Cheney would visit Mid-Missouri next week. Cheney will deliver remarks at 11:30 a.m. Monday in the Westminster Gymnasium at the liberal arts college in Fulton. Westminster President Fletch Lamkin said yesterday that he has been told Cheney will give a foreign policy address whose subject matter will include Iraq. "And let me make it clear," Lamkin said. "This is not meant to be a political rally or a fund-raiser. This is a serious policy address." According to an itinerary released yesterday by the White House, Cheney and his...