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Each week, we start with an issue that affects people like you in mid-Missouri. Then we line up a group of panelists who can speak intelligently about that topic, and bring them into the studio for a live discussion every Monday at 2 p.m.

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Proposed higher education funding cuts (Jan. 30)

_Colleges and universities in Missouri could lose about an eighth of their state funding if the governor’s proposed budget for 2013 goes through. We discuss how the proposed cuts might affect the cost and quality of higher education across the state and, in particular, at MU.

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Panelists:
Brady Deaton, chancellor, University of Missouri-Columbia
Paul Wagner, deputy commissioner, Missouri Department of Higher Education

Columbia Missourian columnist George Kennedy provides a good overview of MU's budget situation.

Links submitted from the audience in our online chat:

• The MU budget and how it stacks up to SEC, AAU and others (downloadable files)
  
• The Missouri Students Association's online petition to oppose the state funding cuts
• Huffington Post article in which Deputy Commissioner Paul Wagner was quoted
• Press release about KU efforts to promote university based-economic development
  

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Columbia Regional Airport expansion (Jan. 23)

_Plans for a new terminal at Columbia Regional Airport are already under way. The question now is how to pay for it. Today we discuss the latest proposal for funding an airport expansion, as well as the connection between the airport and economic growth in mid-Missouri.

UPDATE: The Columbia Missourian followed up our airport conversation with this story: Second airport destination from Columbia to be discussed soon
And the Columbia Daily Tribune has also followed up: City optimistic about getting another air travel destination

_For more details about options for an expanded airport terminal, click here to download the full PDF file sumbitted to the City Council from the City's website.

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Special live State of the State discussion (Jan. 17)

_Two lawmakers join our panel and offer their reactions to the governor's annual State of the State address. This on-the-scene edition of Intersection was recorded live Tuesday night from the Missouri State Capitol right after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's State of the State address and the response from state Republicans.

To read a transcript of Nixon's remarks, click here.
To watch video of the Republican response, click here.

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New Columbia school boundaries (Jan. 9)

__A plan for new boundaries for the Columbia Public Schools has been presented to the board of education. Our panelists explain how those changes could affect students, parents, and the city at large.

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Religion and the brain (Dec. 19)

_A growing body of research is looking into the connections between spirituality and the functioning of the human brain. Is there a part of the brain that’s responsible for making people religious? Or is it the other way around, with spirituality affecting the way the brain operates?

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The Mamtek deal and its aftermath (Dec. 12)

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