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Columbia's municipal elections are less than three months away. Columbia mayor Barbara Buffaloe is seeking a second term in April and has at least two challengers: businessman Blair “Murph” Murphy and Mizzou journalism instructor Tanya Heath. Ms. Heath also ran in 2022. Mr. Murphy co-owns Johnston Paint and Decorating on Buttonwood. Comobuz publisher Mike Murphy, who also anchors afternoon newscasts on 939 the Eagle, discussed the April municipal elections in-detail Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's “CEO Roundtable.” Murphy tells host Fred Parry that police and the Laborers Union are unhappy with both Mayor Buffaloe and with Fourth Ward Councilman Nick Foster, who is also seeking re-election in April. Murphy says the fourth ward and labor support provided the votes to propel Buffaloe to victory in 2022, noting she beat businessman Randy Minchew by about 800 votes citywide. Murphy says the margin of victory for Buffaloe in the fourth ward was about 1,200 votes, adding that the Laborers Union provided a lot of support after Minchew mentioned the word “privatization” at a public meeting before the 2022 election. Mr. Parry and Mr. Murphy also discussed April's election in Columbia's third and fourth ward, and they also discussed April's Columbia school board race and Columbia Public Schools' (CPS) search for a new superintendent. Murphy tells listeners that no one has stayed elected on Columbia's school board without the blessing of the local teachers union, which is the NEA. The school board held four public forums and one online session last week aimed at gathering input on the qualities and characteristics the community wants to see in the next CPS superintendent. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark says the board will review applications this week and will screen semifinalists during the week of January 27. Mike Murphy tells listeners that the school board doesn't have a lot of experience hiring a senior executive. “They're like what do you want in a superintendent, what should we hire. They're doing this public thing and they're discussing it among themselves. Hold it. When you're going to hire a CEO (chief executive officer) of an operation like this, you evaluate what you need. You say what is it that we want, where do want to be. What's our short-term problem, what's our long-term problem,” Murphy tells listeners. He and Fred also tackled numerous other issues during the one-hour interview, including last week's week's winter weather, which has featured ice, snow, sleet and more snow and school closings across the entire 939 the Eagle mid-Missouri listening area:

The shooting death of a man outside Jake's Bar and Grill on Columbia's Clark lane remains under investigation. Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri" to discuss the shooting, the issue of public safety and city issues. Columbia's city council will be discussing a 95-page report tonight about the historic McKinney building downtown. The council will be tackling a 17-page agenda tonight. As for public safety, Mayor Buffaloe emphasizes the importance of having enough police officers. He notes that have eight recruits and that another 14 are in the new police academy. Mayor Buffaloe also emphasizes the importance of working with federal partners:

Matt Nichols, the President for the Columbia Police Officers' Associate, joins Wake Up Mid-Missouri to discuss the group's desire for a pro-law enforcement candidate to run against Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe.

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Columbia's city council holds the second of three public hearings on city manager De'Carlon Seewood's proposed $558-million budget at tonight's meeting. You'll be able to testify at 7. Mr. Seewood's proposed budget emphasizes public safety: $68-million of the city's general fund budget would go toward public safety. That's 51 percent of the general fund budget. Mr. Seewood's budget also includes money to fund Mayor Barbara Buffaloe's proposed Office of Violence Prevention. Mayor Buffaloe joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", telling listeners that the proposed Office of Violence Prevention will not take money away from Columbia Police and does not defund the police. Mayor Buffaloe is optimistic the office will be included in the final budget approved by the city council in September. She also discussed this weekend's shooting at Columbia's Buffalo Wild Wings on East Nifong and the proposed Flock camera system. Mayor Buffaloe tells listeners that city staff will put a report together including all of the comments about Flock at last week's eight meetings, comments expressing support and concern. She expects the issue to go before council for a vote in September. Mayor Buffaloe also discussed the Columbia Chamber of Commerce's upcoming September leadership visit to three college towns in North Carolina: Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Education and health care are huge in all three of those college towns:

Columbia's city council will hear a short presentation tonight from resident Tanner Ott, who will call on the city to convert a section of the COLT railroad into a community-focused greenway park and trail. The COLT railroad is owned by the city and is operated by Columbia Utilities. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri," noting that the COLT railroad was originally designed to get coal to the power plant. Mayor Buffaloe tells 939 the Eagle that Mr. Ott's call is exciting and has been talked about for some time. She says Mr. Ott wants the city to move the project up, with the aim being to create an exciting and energetic area. She says the proposed park would be built in Columbia's popular Arcade district. The theme of the Arcade district is where innovation thrives. The proposed park would be near Columbia College and also near the popular Pasta La Fata and Walt's Bike shop. Mayor Buffaloe also discussed the two bills that will be voted on tonight involving short-term rentals:

Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is excited about a $2.5 million development planned at the former Boone County Fairgrounds in Columbia. It goes before the city council tonight for final approval. City manager De'Carlon Seewood is recommending that the council accept a $2.5 million grant from the state Department of Agriculture (MDA) to develop facilities at the former Boone County Fairgrounds to support the Boone County Fair. Missouri lawmakers have already approved the funding. Mayor Buffaloe joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri," and praises Columbia Parks and Recreation for applying for the grant. The money would be used to build a new covered arena and livestock barn, along with a fair office. Mayor Buffaloe also discussed tonight's public hearing on the planned $12.3 million voter-approved capital improvement project on busy Forum Boulevard between Chapel Hill and Woodrail Avenue. The mayor also discussed recent crime during the live interview. Columbia saw two brutal murders last week, and a gunman barricaded himself at the Greens apartments last night after allegedly robbing Subway. While CPD is currently 37 officers short, Mayor Buffaloe praises the recruiting efforts of police chief Jill Schlude, noting 11 officers are currently in the police academy. Mayor Buffaloe also praises the city council for recently voting to raise starting pay for officers and for addressing pay compression for officers:

Columbia debated the controversial roll cart issue for a decade before they were finally approved in 2023. While roll carts began two weeks ago, some residents say they are still seeing city sanitation workers picking up trash bags by hand. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", telling listeners that a few of the smaller trash trucks that are designed for tighter, smaller streets and areas haven't come in yet. That's why sanitation workers in some areas have to pick up the bags by hand. Mayor Buffaloe also says a few of the larger trash trucks are currently out for maintenance. We also discussed the proposed $1.2 million roundabout at Fairview and Chapel Hill on "Wake Up." Tonight is an opportunity for you to testify about the proposed new single-lane roundabout at the busy intersection of Columbia's Fairview and Chapel Hill. The city council will hold a 7 pm public hearing on the plan, which was on the list of projects approved by Columbia voters in 2015 as part of the capitol improvement sales tax extension. The issue came up during a June 2016 city council meeting, and many residents voiced concerns or opposition to the roundabout at that time. The council decided then to not proceed. The issue is back again, and city manager De'Carlon Seewood is recommending approval of the roundabout. Mayor Buffaloe tells listeners that she has contacted as many of the 2016 opponents as possible to see if they still have the same concerns. She says a number of them don't have the same level of concern:

Gabe talks with Barbara Buffaloe, mayor of Columbia, MO, about climate challenges and success in her community.

Tales from San Felipe: Life, Laughter, and Lemonade: An interview with Christine Buffaloe Summary Dive into the dynamic journey of a Milwaukee native as she embraces San Felipe's vibrant culture, from trivia nights to desert walks to the Baja 250. Discover heartwarming stories, cultural hurdles, and the joy of making Mexico home. From trivia defeats to embracing Baja life, motorcycle experiences, and the charm of desert walks, this episode of our podcast is a whirlwind of laughs and lessons learned. Tune in for a heartwarming journey of resilience, community, and quirky anecdotes straight from the sunny shores of Mexico.  Key Points • Navigating life changes in San Felipe • Importance of community and walking clubs • Cultural adaptations and 'Mañana' challenges • Trivia night and cheeky team names • Milwaukee to San Felipe: A life story  • The quintessential expat survival traits • Street tacos to Baja 250: Local favorites   Best Quotes (times are estimated)  03:01 - 03:13 • "I remember driving down here thinking, when is it gonna get pretty? When am I gonna see the palm trees? When is this gonna look like what you think of as Mexico as a vacation destination?"  05:38 - 05:46 • "I started realizing that not only did I have to make the lemonade, I had to drink the lemonade and I had to love that lemonade." 05:56 - 06:10 • "I started seeing the beauty by looking at the mountains and seeing El Diablo going to the beach and not seeing crowds of people being able to enjoy something just to enjoy it." 07:00 - 07:10 • "I was sitting there feeling sorry for myself instead of being grateful for the fact that I had a nice house to live in. I had good friends. I had my health." ******* Find on Facebook:       Christine Buffaloe      Los Caminantes (the Walkers) Baja Bound Insurance   Baja Bound Adventures   BajaBundos MC San Felipe BC Mexico   Bunk-a-Biker Mexico ***** TO SUPPORT US Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, REVIEW, and FOLLOW us on Facebook. And, we wouldn't say no to a propina at: ⁠http://www.ko-fi.com/turnleftatthecactus⁠ ! Gracias! If you, your organization, or, your business would like to sponsor an episode, please email us at cactusleft@gmail.com.--or--DM us via Messenger. *We choose our sponsors very carefully. If you hear us talking about products or services it's because we have tried the product or service, and, can vouch for it.* You can reach us at: cactusleft@gmail.com Thanks for listening! Your hosts, Cal & Tricia *The views expressed by our guests may not necessarily be our own. ABOUT Turn Left at the Cactus is a locally operated podcast in San Felipe, Baja, Mexico. This podcast has a primary focus of discovering what foreign nationals who live and work here--full or part time--find so attractive about the area, why they moved here, and what they think is deserving of more attention. However, we don't always stick to the script, so anything is possible. We drop episodes as often as we can interview people and San Felipe life doesn't interfere with post-production. If you have a suggestion of someone you think should be interviewed, please email us at: cactusleft@gmail.com Please put: Suggested Guest in the Subject Line. Thanks! Producer/Engineer: Calyn Whedbee Hosts: Calyn Whedbee and Tricia Sikes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calyn-whedbee/message

The Mad Dawg mixes up with Dari Nowkhah from the SEC Network and a very special visit from the legendary Lou Holz. Buffaloe, Dawger and the stat freak Burt Hodges from dawgbone.net. Dr Schnetzer from OrthoGeorgia updates the injury report, and Cassidy Pearson from Any Given Saturday joins the fun. Let's Goooo!

Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe has gone on her second international trip in just a few weeks. Folks have lots to say about it! Lincoln University is using newfound dollars to fund Ag Education.

Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe recaps her trip to China with other mayors from the Midwest.

Elder Candidate Gary Buffaloe Reach out to us via email at: info@wilkesborobaptist.org

The Mad Dawg welcomes Quincy Mauger, Hammy Culpepper, Burt Hodges, Buffaloe and Dawger to discuss that Dawgs!

The Mad Dawg welcomes UGA great Tyson Browning plus the usual cast of characters. Vance Levy from Bulldawg Illustrated, Burt Hodges from Dawgbone.net, Ryan Snetzer Injury Report and Buffaloe is back!

The Mad Dawg takes a deep dive with Dr Schnetzer on Injuries. Burt Hodges gives us a reality check with some mind blowing stats that matter. Plus Hap Hines joins in with his take on UGA kicking game. Buffaloe, Dawger and more!

Breaking Down the both conferences in the North, how serious is Kelce's knee? Still no Bosa or Chris Jones, which team sure worry the most?

In episode 22 of the Missouri City View podcast, we speak with Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, who was recently chosen as part of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. This yearlong Initiative brings mayors and city leaders from around the world together for extensive training to advance their leadership, strengthen their city halls and deliver results for their communities.Bloomberg Article: Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Seventh Class of MayorsPartner Social Handles: Tag Bloomberg Philanthropies on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Tag the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative on Twitter and LinkedIn. Tag the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Tag Harvard University on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. KRCG Article: Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe Chosen for Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership InitiativeBe sure to subscribe to Missouri City View and leave us a review in your favorite podcast app! Learn more at www.mocities.com.Follow MML!www.facebook.com/mocitieswww.twitter.com/mocitieswww.linkedin.com/company/mocities

John Canzano is back for his weekly visit! John shares his thoughts on the Colorado Buffaloes Spring Game, is there a QB battle brewing at Oregon State, he shares his thoughts about all the Buffaloe players hitting the transfer portal, and much more.

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On this episode, Matty Saltibus has a discussion with High School Orchestra Director, Bryan Buffaloe. They talk about the importance of having student support in your program and the goods and the bads of accepting student help. Their experiences will help you understand what to look for in a good student helper.  Bryan is a veteran in his field with 29+ years of experience and is well known in the community of music in Texas. Listen to this episode for more information about what to expect when selecting student officers. Visit our webpage to learn more about Bryan Buffaloe at TheSaltyMusicTeacher.comWant to help support the show? Click this link -->> https://www.buzzsprout.com/1954204/supportSound Thinking Interactive - Use the Discount Code "SALTY" to receive 25% off your first month. https://soundthinkinginteractive.com/Support the show

The Mad Dawg welcomes the legendary Loran Smith to the show. Also get the skinny on how the NIL really works with Steven Farmer from Classsic City Collectives and of course Buffaloe chimes in on the upcoming matchup with Ohio State.

Hosts Max Saltonstall and Daryl Ducharme are joined by Bryce Buffaloe and Seth Denney to chat about Assured Workloads and the sovereignty control Key Access Justifications so customers can see how their data is used and control who can see what. Assured Workloads with Google is a security and compliance engine that allows users to control their data with the help of Google. With the expansion of data use around the globe, data sovereignty has become more important as well, and Google Cloud products offer myriad tools to maintain control, privacy, and compliance no matter the location. Seth talks more about sovereignty and how it's changing data storage and management. Our guests talk about how Google has tackled the sovereignty issues, difficult decisions that had to be made, and the process of working with clients to optimize tools for different security and sovereignty scenarios. With Key Access Justifications, Google has bolstered its offerings to provide clients with trustworthy controls to keep data secure and sovereign, from Compute Engine VMs to BigQuery. We learn what Key Access Justifications look like for users and how the encryption keys work in different Google Cloud services. Customer managed key material is stored outside of Google and the key manager must give permission for access for an added layer of trust and security. Seth and Bryce explain why this is important and describe how KAJ are used with some examples. These features may also be used to improve security in the future by preventing data from being decrypted and stolen should someone ever get access to your system. We hear more about the future of data security and sovereignty, including simplifying the process with managed services and easier onboarding. Strategic European partnerships are helping Google tackle these important issues overseas so clients can focus on their businesses and worry less about data security. The catalyst for KAJ was a large German bank that recognized the sovereignty changes coming, and we hear more about the origins of KAJ and the path to where it is today. When paired with Assured Workloads, clients get maximum sovereignty coverage. Seth talks a little about the Sovereignty Access Controls done internally as well. Bryce walks us through using these Google services with a European example. Bryce Buffaloe Bryce is Product manager for Google Cloud Security managing the portfolio of the Assured Workload's solution suite. Seth Denney Seth is KAJ Tech Lead, responsible for ensuring the integrity and usefulness of KAJs to support customer data sovereignty Cool things of the week DevFests site Best Kept Security Secrets: Tap into the power of Organization Policy Service podcast Interview Assured Workloads site Assured Workloads Playlist videos Key Access Justifications docs Compute Engine site BigQuery site GCP Podcast Episode 325: Digital Sovereignty with Archana Ramamoorthy and Julien Blanchez podcast T Systems site What's something cool you're working on? Daryl just released a video about using Workflows' new parallel step. Max is working on crossover episodes across our various podcast streams, so we can have SRE guests on to the GCP podcast to talk reliability, for example, or bring some of the Kubernetes hosts to the Cloud Security podcast to discuss securing Kubernetes workloads. Hosts Max Saltonstall and Daryl Ducharme

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has proposed a $140-million upgrade at mid-Missouri's busiest interchange, the I-70 and Highway 63 connector. One possibility is a diverging diamond, but no final decisions have been made by MoDOT. Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri." She emphasizes the project's importance but notes the council has some concerns with the proposal, which she's expressed to MoDOT. Mayor Buffaloe outlined those concerns on our program. She's also voicing her support for possible new bus service between Columbia and Jefferson City:

Velkommen til den femte episode af Danes Abroad. Mit navn er Jesper Serritzlew og jeg er jeres vært. I dag har vi besøg af en talentfuld ung spiller, som lige er blevet færdig med sin anden sæson på University of Colorado som en Buffaloe. Hun har basketballopvækst i Værløse og og har spillet der indtil hun tog afsted mod college. Hun har ligeledes været en del af ungdomslandsholdet og et enkelt landsholdsvindue med seniorlandsholdet. Det unge talent er Frida Formann!

We're kicking off Pride Month with a very honest conversation with social media influencers Burton Buffaloe (@bbbuffaloe) Dustin Smith (@dustin_patrick_smith) and José Rolón (@nycgaydad) about what it's like being a gay dad with such a public life.Aside from managing a major social media following, the dads also stay busy with their own businesses, appearing in magazines and on TV, and of course raising their awesome kids. So how do they balance it all, is it as perfect as it seems on IG, and why do they do it?This episode, influencer husbands Dustin and Burton talk about choosing to have kids after Burton was subjected to conversion therapy, their life on and offline, their experience moving to a farm near Raleigh NC amid the pandemic, and what it means for their kids' futures for the dads to have family-centric social media accounts. Single gay dad José opens up about his decision to keep his twin pregnancy the week after his husband suddenly passed away, how he balances being a single dad and a professional wedding planner with a new TV show in the works, and how he decides what does and does not appear on his social media channels.Follow GWK on social media @gays_with_kids and learn more about becoming a gay dad at GaysWithKids.com.Thanks to this episode's sponsors; Mosie Baby, find out more about at-home insemination kits at MosieBaby.com and use code GWK10 for 10% off. And thanks to Little Spoon; go to LittleSpoon.com and enter code GWK50 for 50% off your first order of organic baby, toddler and kid food.

Columbia Mayor-Elect Barbara Buffaloe says trash is the biggest thing she heard about as she campaigned door-to-door. Ms. Buffaloe was elected on Tuesday. She also wants to see government operate more efficiently, and wants to see a 24-7 shelter. She has called for serving housing needs for people across the income spectrum, so that everyone can find their home in Columbia. Mayor-Elect Buffaloe joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Columbia":

Despite Internet issues, Andrea and Loree keep the conversation going with their guest Lisa Buffaloe. She is a Christian and an author of books that heal hurting hearts, both fiction and nonfiction. Come and discover Lisa's story today on our podcast.

Melissa Buffaloe is a good humor, and the business owner of Blue Moon Event Planning (Bluemooneventplanning.com). A female and LGBTQ+ owned business, Melissa shares her insight in building her brand and ensuring her clients have the times of their lives. KnewAmsterdam.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/knewamsterdam/support

Mark Mirchandani and Max Saltonstall are back this week to learn everything there is to know about Assured Workloads with Bryce Buffaloe and Mikaela Misaka. Google’s Assured Workloads helps companies and governments ensure secure projects and privacy protection in sectors with extensive compliance requirements while taking advantage of Cloud capabilities. Bryce and Mikaela start the show talking about the challenges faced when using a public cloud for projects with very specific regulations and how Assured Workloads was developed to help solve these issues. The easy setup steps and uncomplicated UI help customers move from their on-prem infrastructure to Google Cloud where scaling, local customer support, and other advantages can be easily leveraged while maintaining a secure, compliant environment. With so many compliance standards in sectors like finance and healthcare, our guests walk us through the process Assured Workloads clients go through from identifying the regulations of markets they participate in to planning their data security, keeping customer support local to maintain privacy, and using Google Cloud to put these plans into practice with their projects across the world. On the Google Cloud side, the team works to create regulation maps that organize the rules of potential markets so customers can click a button and rest easy knowing their projects are compliant. Bryce details what goes into making Google Services like GKE compliant for customers as well. Assured Workloads continues to grow as new client challenges are presented. In the future, monitoring support, audit management, and other features will be introduced. Global expansion and sovereign cloud capabilities are coming soon, and our guests tell us more. Bryce Buffaloe Bryce is the Assured Workloads Product Manager at Google. Mikaela Misaka Mikaela is a Customer Care Offer Lead at Google Cloud, focused on creating new customer care offerings and value-added services tailored to the needs of regulated customer segments. Cool things of the week Run your fault-tolerant workloads cost-effectively with Google Cloud Spot VMs blog 8 more things to love about the new Pixel phones blog Government and Education Summit site Interview Assured Workloads site Assured Workloads Documentation site New capabilities for Assured Workloads for Government blog GKE site New data sovereignty controls for EU customers blog T-Systems and Google Cloud partner to deliver sovereign cloud for Germany article What’s something cool you’re working on? Max has been sharing AI use cases from inside Google IT and tech support and was working on red panda and sith warrior Halloween costumes for his kids. Mark is planning some cool podcast updates for next year.

In this episode, we will introduce you to our good friend and brother in Christ, Chaplain Tim Buffaloe. Chaplain T oversees DayStar Advanced Response Ministerial Outreach, a Christ-centered ministry in Maryland focussing on helping men and women who are struggling in areas of homelessness, human trafficking, drug addiction, and transitioning from prison. He shares his story of how God delivered him from death and Satan's hands and called him into a life serving ministry that would change his life and many others. Chaplain T is a powerfully anointed leader and man of God.

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Barbara Buffaloe is the city’s first Sustainability Manager. In her role, she is responsible for integrating short- and long-term sustainable comprehensive action plans, resource conservation, and related sustainability programs to advance a more sustainable, vital and well planned future for the city. Barbara is a co-chair of the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) Planning Committee, a peer network of local government sustainability officials across the United States and Canada dedicated to creating a healthier environment, economic prosperity, and increased social equity. Buffaloe holds a BS in Environmental Design and a MS in Environment & Behavior from the University of Missouri. She has been a LEED Accredited Professional since 2004 and is a huge fan of breakfast tacos. Barbara Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: Climate Action and Adaptation Planning in a red state Maintaining personal sustainability while working on behalf of global sustainability Working collaboratively with other institutions throughout the community Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders Barbara's Final Five Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? Taking time for yourself, making sure that you're thinking about what sort of priority areas that you want to focus on and sticking with them as part of a plan will help you maintain your sanity as well as show the impact of the work that you're doing without getting distracted with all the other squirrels and balls running around. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? I am most excited about the local action efforts I see among communities. After the president pulled out of Paris Agreement, seeing all these communities, even without sustainability staff members, signing on and saying, "We're still in and we're still committed to making a difference." What is one book you would recommend sustainability professionals read? There's actually a good book written by a couple of former sustainability directors called The Guide to Greening Cities, and if you're in sustainability in local government, it has a lot of really good projects and ideas that can help you establish and make impact in your community. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in your work? I must sound like a broken record and I should be getting royalties on this, but USDN, the Urban Sustainability Directors Network is a wealth of knowledge besides just the peer learning among your peers and other communities, but also their innovation projects have a lot of best practices that you can implement in your own community Where can our listeners go to learn more about you and the work you're leading at Columbia? You can google my name because there's not a lot of Barbara Buffaloe's out there. And our city website is Como.gov/sustainability or else you can find me at Twitter @BarbaraBuffaloe.  

You'll learn more about the two of us in Podcast 42 when we read "Where I'm From" poems about our childhoods. Steve grew up in Oakland, California, and Becky spent her childhood in a small Wyoming town called Wheatland. We'll also read some more "Kid Chuckles" plus continuing chapters from "Treasure Island" and "Winds of Wyoming." We've shared inspirational pieces by Lisa Buffaloe in the past, but for this podcast, we read from one of her novels. This one is titled "Prodigal Nights."

Female writers across the country treat our listeners to Christmas stories, thoughts and poetry on this segment of Let Me Tell You a Story. Patricia Watkins shares a Christmas dinner story from the perspective of a fork, Vera Anderson offers a wintry poem, Patricia Diehl imagines the challenges Mary faced when she learned she was to be the Messiah’s mother, Kristine McCord surprises us with her Santa fable introduction, and Lisa Buffaloe reminds us to appreciate God’s gifts. Plus, Steve reads the conclusion to "Winds of Wyoming," chapter five. Lisa Buffaloe: http://lisabuffaloe.com/ Patricia Diehl: http://pat-mylearningcurve.blogspot.com/ Kristine McCord: http://www.kristinemccord.com/

Again, we're privileged to read writings by local author friends. The podcast begins with the first chapter of Hilarey Johnson's brand-new young-adult novel titled "Heart of Petra." Next is "Free on the Inside" from a book I wrote several years ago about Freedom Fellowship, a prison ministry, followed by a couple devotionals from Lisa Buffaloe's "Living Joyfully Free" collection. The podcast concludes with two vignettes written and read by Steve. Find out more about the authors: http://hilarey.com/ http://lisabuffaloe.com/ http://beckylyles.com/ You can locate Steve on Facebook, where he occasionally stops by for a visit. :-)