Columbia businessman David Parmley describes the city’s hotel industry as recession-proof. He says everyone comes to Columbia at least once a year for something. Mr. Parmley owns the Broadway Hotel in downtown Columbia and the Hampton Inn and Stadium Grill near Faurot Field. He joined 939 the Eagle host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour on Saturday morning’s “CEO Roundtable” program, telling listeners that he expects construction of the Broadway Hotel’s tower two to begin in the next month. Mr. Parmley hopes to open the second tower by the end of 2024. Parmley, who grew up in western Missouri’s Warrensburg, also talked about the success of the Hampton Inn on Stadium and talked about some of the many celebrities who have stayed there over the years, including Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, four days before the 2008 presidential election. He would be President-Elect Obama four days later:
(AUDIO): Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-Springfield) emphasizes civility on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-Springfield) accumulated one of the most conservative voting records in Missouri’s GOP delegation during his 12 years on Capitol Hill. For State of the Union every winter, Congressman Long stood in the aisle before and after every speech, shaking the hands of both President Barack Obama (D) and Donald Trump (R). Presidents Obama and Trump also signed Congressman Long’s St. Jude tie, and the ties were auctioned off to help St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis. Some of Congressman Long’s constituents in conservative southwest Missouri were not happy that he shook President Obama’s hand. Congressman Long discussed that this morning on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri.” He encourages civility on Capitol Hill, and urges Missouri freshmen U.S. Reps. Mark Alford (R-Harrisonville) and Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) to sit in the aisle for next Tuesday’s State of the Union. Long says they can and should be cordial to President Biden while still fighting for conservative principles:
Missouri man who threatened two Democratic congressmen sentenced to prison; suspect had previously threatened President Obama
A southwest Missouri man is heading to federal prison, after being convicted of threatening two Democratic members of Congress. 63-year-old Kenneth Hubert of Marionville has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison, after pleading guilty to two counts of threatening to injure federal officials. One of the congressman Hubert threatened was U.S. …