I recently worked as a department editor for the City Life section of Vox Magazine in Columbia, Missouri. Below you’ll find links to the stories that I oversaw last semester in my position. In my role as editor of these stories, I edited for content, checked AP and local style, facilitated art requests, wrote headlines and carried out fact-checking calls or appointments. At the bottom of this page, you’ll find a gallery showing some of the print pages I personally edited.
Features and essays
Holistic health for the whole: How a local health coach helps herself and others
December 27, 2018: From the garden to the consultation office, local health coach Amanda Garrison-Lucas brings compassion, knowledge and personalized care to everyone she meets.
An in-depth guide to the grocery stores in Columbia
December 27, 2018: CoMo’s grocery shopping scene has everything you need to eat and live well.
The Sit-In at the Minute Inn
November 19, 2018: Before he became one of a handful of black students at MU in 1960, Jim Nunnelly protested a segregated diner in Columbia’s majority-black neighborhood. What happened that night would inform a lifetime of volunteerism.
What it means to be black in Columbia
September 20, 2018: A recent graduate looks at the racism that pervades Columbia’s past and present and explains why he won’t live here again.
Paul Pepper: The man behind the microphone
September 6, 2018: The radio personality found his way onto TV screens and into people’s lives in Columbia. He’s managed to stay there just by being himself.
Department stories
Ring in the Lunar New Year with family history and new beginnings
January 5, 2019: Learn the history of the holiday that originated in China and how to respectfully celebrate.
The search for a salon for textured hair
November 29, 2018: For people of color, finding a nearby stylist can make you want to pull your hair out.
5 tips and tricks to lower energy costs this winter
November 8, 2018: It’s no winter wonderland dealing with high utility bills.
Everything you need to know about CBD
October 25, 2018: With the opening of two CBD shops within the last year, people are asking questions about CBD’s presence in CoMo.
Breaking down the benefits of bird scooters
September 1, 2018: With all the buzz about Bird, we assessed the pros and cons of the rental scooter craze.
Libby Moeller 