Columbia Police Chief Randy Boehm stopped in to talk with Derek Gilbert about issues facing the Columbia police department.

Capt. Brad Nelson of the Columbia Police Department talked with Tom Bradley about the cases for which CrimeStoppers wants your help.

Jane Rippeto talked with Derek Gilbert about the proposed expansion of the Columbia Regional Airport and the threat by the city of Columbia to use eminent domain to acquire the three acres that she owns next to the airport.

Science teacher Julie Gastler talked with Tom Bradley about the proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.  Columbia is one of 17 possible sites for this future Homeland Security lab to study hazardous infectious diseases.

Ron Calzone, chairman of Missouri Citizens for Property Rights, talked with Derek Gilbert about two eminent domain cases in Missouri courts and why they're important to property owners.

You learn something new every day: Today, Derek Gilbert learned from Sonny Utterback that Columbia hosts the annual NRA Bianchi Cup National Action Pistol Championship. 140 competitors from 40 nations are in Columbia this week for the event, which has been held in Our Fair City for the last 17 years.

Nanette Ward of the Columbia Human Rights Commission talked with Derek Gilbert about May's Community Circle, which will focus on women and their struggles for equality.

Diana Ash and Kristin Ventrillo talked with Tom Bradley about the Susan G. Komen Golf Tourney to raise money for breast cancer research.

Tom Bradley talked about passing his exam to qualify as an official motorcycle man!

Derek Gilbert talked with agroterror expert Kate Iola, author of the novel Deadstock, about the safety of America's food supply and the wisdom of building a new Dept. of Homeland Security bioweapons research laboratory to study foot and mouth disease and other infectious diseases here in the middle of farm country.

Jessica Spanglehour of the Central Missouri Food Bank talked with Derek Gilbert during "Food for Families Friday", live from the Columbia Hy-Vee.

Tom Bradley talked with Chris Harrison of the Columbia Business Times about this weekend's issue.

Bob DeGraaff and Lyle Johnson talked with Derek Gilbert about the Daniel Boone Little League's Challenger Division, a chance for boys and girls who never thought they'd play to get out on the diamond and play baseball.

Doug Hagmann of the Northeast Intelligence Network talked with Derek Gilbert about what he believes is the imminent threat of a terror event in the U.S.

Patrick Crabtree, president of the Missouri Pachyderm Federation, Glenn Nielsen, chair of the Missouri Libertarian Party, and Chris Kelly, former Democratic state legislator and now columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, got together on The Drive for the monthly Eagle 93.9 Politics Roundtable. They talked about the Castle Doctrine bill, Sen. John Loudon’s switcheroo to get his midwifery bill passed, and -- briefly --the presidential races. As one caller said, it’s a relief to hear 90 minutes of political discussion with no yelling.

Author Jerry E. Smith talked with Derek Gilbert about his book Weather Warfare: The Military's Plan to Draft Mother Nature.

MU climatologist Pat Guinan talked with Derek Gilbert about the weather conditions  that led to the Missouri River flood of 2007.

Tom Bradley and Shelley Tucker talk with Capt. Michael Smith of the Jefferson City PD about a runaway barge carried away by the floodwaters of the Missouri River.

Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief talked with Derek Gilbert about the latest flood preparations along the Missouri River from Rocheport down to Hartsburg.  All in all, things are going as well as could be hoped.

Tom Bradley and Shelley Tucker talked with Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Sapp about preparations for the flood crest on the Missouri River.

Joan Beezley and Hardeep Bhullar talked with Derek Gilbert about the Third Annual Officer Down Fund Golf Tournament to raise money for the families of Columbia Police officers injured or killed in the line of duty.

Byron Scott, director of the Maplewood Barn Community Theater’s called in during The Drive to promote the upcoming production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The show opens Friday night at the theater’s outdoor stage in Nifong Park.

Trent Loos (www.FacesOfAg.com) talked with Derek Gilbert about the protest he’s organizing tomorrow for the state senate in Springfield, Illinois. The Illinois senate is considering a bill that would shut down the only remaining horse rendering plant in the United States. The problem is that there really isn’t any good alternative for disposing of about 100,000 unwanted horses. Trent and several hundred concerned horse owners plan to visit the Illinois capitol to make their case -- and a spectacle -- riding broomstick horses.

Derek Gilbert talked with Chas Holman, Dr. Greg Smith, and Judy Smith of the New Morgellons Order about the mysterious disease that causes victims to feel as though insects are crawling beneath their skin and strange colored fibers to sprout from painful sores on their skin.

Mindy Mulkey of the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network talked with Tom Bradley about Saturday's "Salute to Life Walk" at Flat Branch Park in Columbia.

Tom Bradley offers Shelley Tucker some advice on what to expect after bringing her daughter home from her first year away at college.

Tom Bradley talks about his surprise guest starring role in Pump Boys and Dinettes at the Columbia Entertainment Company Thursday night.

Rep. Ed Robb (R-Columbia) of the 24th District talked with Derek Gilbert about the latest news from the Missouri General Assembly as the 2007 session enters its final two weeks.

Janese Heavin, education reporter for the Columbia Daily Tribune, talked with Derek Gilbert about school issues in the news.

Jeff Huffman of ABC-17 and Tom Leuther, pastor of Family Worship Center in Columbia, talked with Derek Gilbert about the local events taking place Thursday for the National Day of Prayer. For more details, visit www.prayforcolumbia.com.

Tom Bradley talked with Glenn Beck about his upcoming TV special Exposed: The Climate of Fear (Wednesday night at 6:00PM and 8:00PM CST on CNN Headline News), and subjected Glenn to his soon-to-be-infamous "Nine Questions".

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Tim Oliver of www.learntocarry.com and the Missouri Sport Shooting Association talked with Derek Gilbert about the legal issues involved in gun ownership and new bills allowing Missouri citizens greater freedom to defend themselves when attacked.

Danny Schechter, writer/producer/director of the new film In Debt We Trust, talked with Derek Gilbert about the movie and America's love affair with deficit spending.

Tom Bradley and Shelley Tucker discuss a new survey on common courtesy.