Derek Gilbert's guest on Off-Road Friday was psychic Margie Kay of Quest Paranormal Research in Independence, Mo. She’s the author of Haunted Independence, a place that seems to be a lot more unusual than you’d expect to find in stolid, down-to-Earth Missouri. I mean, an interdimensional portal in her back yard?

Columbia's Mayor Darwin Hindman joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive to talk about his reelection campaign. Mayor Hindman has served since 1995 and is seeking a fifth term in Tuesday's election. The mayor's campaign website is here.

Another chance to Meet the Candidate tonight: Jerry Wade, running for 4th Ward alderman, spent an hour with Derek Gilbert to talk about his vision for Columbia’s future. Jerry’s campaign website is here.

Rep. Steve Hobbs (R-Mexico) of the 21st District took time out from listening to debate in the House Budget Committee to talk with Derek Gilbert this afternoon. The General Assembly is working on a compromise on the Social Security tax bill; as it stands now, it would cost the state about $285 million, or about twice as much as Republicans want to cut from the budget.

It was another “Meet the Candidate� session on The Drive: Gary Kespohl, candidate for alderman in Columbia’s 3rd ward, spent an hour with Derek Gilbert, outlining his positions on the issues.

Gary’s campaign website is here.

John G. Clark, candidate for mayor of Columbia, talked with Derek Gilbert about his platform. Mr. Clark's campaign website is here.

Janese Heavin, education reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, talked with Derek Gilbert about changes in the Columbia Public Schools administration, candidates for school board in the upcoming election, and the $60 million bond proposal for new schools.

Stay up to date with school issues at Janese's Class Notes blog.

Don Stamper, co-chair of "Branching Out: Yes to Libraries and Literacy", and Melissa Carr, Director of the Daniel Boone Regional Library, talked with Derek Gilbert about a proposal to increase taxes for new library branches in Ashland and north Columbia.

Find out more about the proposed branches by clicking here.

Karl Skala joined Derek Gilbert to talk about his candidacy for alderman in Columbia's 3rd ward. Karl's campaign website is www.skalaforcouncil.com.

Mike Holden kicked off the "Meet the Candidate" series on The Drive. Mike is running for 4th Ward alderman in Columbia; his campaign website is available here.

Jason Rosenbaum, political reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, talked with Derek Gilbert about last week's MOHELA filibuster, the "shield" law, and other activity down in Jefferson City.

Nanette Ward of Columbia's Civil Rights Commission stopped in to talk with Derek Gilbert about an open meeting Tuesday night to follow up on the positive things that came out of the response to the neo-Nazi march in Columbia last Saturday.

Dr. Patrick Heron, author of The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive. Dr. Heron's theory is that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built by fallen angels as a replica of their home in heaven.

Patrick cites the description of the “new Jerusalem� given in the book of Revelation as evidence. Traditionally, the belief has been that the city was described as a cube; Patrick believes that the details apply equally well to a pyramid shape. And the city will be coming back after the greatest battle in history, Armageddon.

Derek Gilbert's first guest on Off-Road Friday was Doug Elwell, author of Mysterious World: Ireland. Doug gave us some history on the real Saint Patrick, who actually wasn’t Irish at all. He was a Welshman or a Romanized Briton who was kidnapped by Irish pirates in the middle of the fifth century. He escaped after a few years, but he returned to preach to the Irish and thus created a legend that’s lasted nearly 1,600 years.

Rep. Judy Baker (D-Columbia) of the 25th District joined Derek Gilbert this afternoon to talk about what she’s working on in the General Assembly. Her driver’s ed bill is progressing, and she’s introduced legislation that create a loan program to encourage the use of renewable energy. The agency would be called MORELA — which might be similar enough to MOHELA to give her Democratic colleagues in the state senate the shakes.

David Reed, group editor for the Columbia Business Times, talked with Derek Gilbert about the Times' feature article, "Columbia's Top 10 Power Families".

The Eagle 93.9 hosted another candidate for City Council today, Mike Holden.  He’s running for alderman in the 4th ward against Jerry Wade, who was a guest on The Drive last week. Both men bring some experience in planning and zoning issues to this race.

Mike’s campaign website is here.

John Schultz, chairman of the Boone County Libertarian Party, shared his thoughts with Derek Gilbert on local and state political issues. And now that all three main parties have been in to discuss their views, the next time he’ll get them all in at once.

Derek Gilbert was joined by Debbie Baldwin, Co-artistic Director of PACE Youth Theater, and David Moser, the young man who stars as Attacus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. The play opens Thursday night at the historic Missouri Theater.

Jay Sparks dropped in on The Drive with an update on the Brickwall Film Competition. Seven teams spent 48 hours over the weekend producing a five-minute film. Winners were announced tonight at Deja Vu Comedy Club.

Derek Gilbert's guest for Off-Road Friday on The Drive was Dr. Michael Lynch, director of Paravision, a paranormal research agency in St. Louis. The conversation ranged widely, from basic investigation techniques to remote viewing.

The Eagle 93.9 was honored to host two members of the Patriot Guard Riders, Larry Page — aka Chaplain Larry — and Larry Carmer. Carmer is the ride captain for northern Missouri, and his first mission as captain was the patriot ride for Page’s son, Lance Cpl. Rex Page of Kirksville.

Jay Sparks talked about the Brickwall Film Competition today on The Drive. It sounds like a great way to spend a weekend: Contestants have 48 hours to create a five-minute film that will be judged Monday night at Deja Vu.

Dr. Jerry Wade is running against Mike Holden for Columbia�s City Council in the 4th Ward, and he stopped by to talk with Derek Gilbert about his vision for the city's future. You can find out more about what Jerry stands for at his campaign website.

Todd Burke of Tactical Training Specialties, Inc. was a guest on The Drive to talk about the requirements for getting a concealed carry permit, the types of firearm training available, and answered questions from callers about gun laws in Missouri and surrounding states.

Jerome R. Corsi talked with Derek Gilbert about his forthcoming book, The Late Great United States of America.  Jerry says the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) is being used as a means to merge the United States, Canada, and Mexico into a North American Union along the lines of the European Union.

It explains why neither of the two major parties has much interest in closing the border with Mexico.

Gov. Matt Blunt talked with Derek Gilbert on The Drive about his proposal to replace Medicaid, Missouri HealthNet.

Lee Greenwood sings "No One Walks Alone", the theme song for the forthcoming film about the Montgomery GI Bill by Thom Baker of Baker Film & Video in Columbia.

Thom Baker of Baker Film and Video was a guest on The Drive Monday.  He's got a new project in the works for the Veterans Administration that will promote the benefits available to veterans through the Montgomery GI Bill.

The project features a great new song by Lee Greenwood, "No One Walks Alone", which is available for download at The Eagle 93.9 Podcast site.

Ronnie McMullen, author of Sold Out Warning, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive on Off Road Friday to talk about the government and its deal with "aliens".

Ronnie McMullen, author of Sold Out Warning, joined Derek Gilbert on The Drive on Off Road Friday to talk about the government and its deal with "aliens".

Vicki Hobbs of the Boone County Democratic Party joined Derek Gilbert to talk about the local party organization and its affiliates. You can find out more about the Boone County Democrats at their website.

Dr. Robert McDavid was Derek Gilbert's first guest today. He’s a trustee of the Boone Hospital Center and now a published author. His novel, Only Daughters, is a thriller with a sub-plot that deals with an important ethical issue: The thin line between prenatal screening and eugenics.

Rep. Steve Hobbs (R-Mexico) of the 21st District joined Derek Gilbert with an update from Jefferson City.  Things are getting interesting again in the ongoing struggle over the governor’s MOHELA plan, although no details are available yet.  Steve is working on an economic stimulus bill and a plan to help Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations control their impact on their neighbors.

Author Jack Cashill joined Derek Gilbert to discuss his two-part article in WorldNetDaily on Terry Nichols (read the article here: Part 1 | Part 2). Nichols is telling tales from his prison cell, but it seems that nobody in the major media is interested -- especially because he connects the Oklahoma City bombing to Islamic terror groups, which raises some big questions about who dropped the ball before 9/11.

Dr. Richard Houseman is an associate professor of entomology at MU, and he shared some thoughts with Derek Gilbert on the mystery of disappearing honeybees. 29 states have reported cases of Colony Collapse Disorder, and the Columbia Missourian ran a story earlier this week on a case here in mid-Missouri.

This is a big deal: No pollination, no crops.