Washington Publish photographer Salwan Georges felt a kinship with Ukrainians, although he had by no means been there, he stated.
“This battle is sort of private for me, even although I am not from Ukraine,” Georges stated. “I am from Iraq.”
Georges is the Photographer of the Yr, Worldwide within the Footage of the Yr competitors on the College of Missouri. He was one of many photographers honored throughout a daylong recognition Friday in Smith Discussion board within the Reynolds Journalism Institute.
He was in Kharkiv, japanese Ukraine, when the battle began, he stated.
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“Bombs stored dropping,” Georges stated. “I keep in mind in Iraq listening to that, however I have not heard it since I used to be like eight.”
He had the chance to indicate his childhood expertise by photographing Ukrainians, he stated.
Folks headed to the subways when the battle began, he stated.
“This is what it regarded just like the first day and it was simply full of individuals,” Georges stated, his picture on a display behind him. “I am making an attempt to speak with individuals. I am making an attempt to attach with them.”
Photographer centered on individuals, not fight scenes
His most recognizable picture is one he took on the practice station in Odesa, as George Keburia, exterior the practice, seems to be by way of the practice window at his spouse, Maya, and youngsters as they put together to depart for Lviv.
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“It is sort of like one other flashback for me,” Georges stated.
He remembers him and his mother leaving on a practice as his dad, within the Iraqi military, stayed behind, he stated.
Keburia is protected in Odesa, and his spouse and two kids made it to security in Germany, Georges stated.
He did not get permission earlier than taking the pictures, although he stated Keburia acknowledged him and nodded to him. He determined to get the pictures and ask permission later.
Reviewing pictures of the funeral of a Ukrainian soldier, Georges stated he remembered his uncle’s army funeral.
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“I used to be seeing my grandma, my mother, my dad” within the faces of the Ukrainians, he stated.
One other picture confirmed a woman celebrating her fifth birthday in a bomb shelter.
The Ukrainians all have been good and did not appear to care that he did not converse Ukrainian, he stated.
“What actually occurred and what’s taking place proper now’s positively a genocide,” Georges stated.
He was requested about specializing in individuals as a substitute of scenes of fight.
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“I am fairly positive the individuals are the ones who pay the value for these wars,” he stated.
He desires to return, he stated.
Lurie wins for second straight 12 months
Photographer of the Yr, Native winner Gabrielle Lurie is a photographer for the San Francisco Chronicle. She is a winner for the second consecutive 12 months, for the primary time in 50 years.
She described photographing a younger boy, Theo, and his mother over a number of months. They have been homeless.
“They’ve their very own robust voice and so they know that their tales are highly effective,” Lurie stated of her topics.
It was typically a problem simply figuring out the place they have been, she stated.
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“I needed to discover them,” Lurie stated. “She had a telephone. Generally it was on and typically it wasn’t.”
Theo managed to be a child, she stated.
“Like each child, in all places was a playground,” Lurie stated.
His mother tried her greatest, although she wasn’t good, Lurie stated.
“As soon as it comes out, it kind of takes a lifetime of its personal,” she stated. “They weren’t self-conscious. Some individuals are.”
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Different assignments concerned journey to Oklahoma with an obstetrician and gynecologist from Berkeley, California who went there month-to-month to carry out abortions.
“On the finish of the day, each girl got here as much as me and instructed me, ‘Thank you a lot for being right here,’” Lurie stated. “Even the protesters.”
She additionally photographed a household who had been evicted, with 10-year-old Brianna at its heart, she stated.
“They actually did not see it coming,” Lurie stated of the eviction.
The mother was sick, however Brianna had concepts, she stated.
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“She stored saying she was going to determine all of it out,” she stated of Brianna.
It did not end up effectively.
“Every part crumbled for them,” Lurie stated. “It grew to become dire in a short time.”
Brianna’s mother and pop break up up, and there was a custody dispute over Brianna. Then Brianna’s mother died.
It isn’t simple to be so intimately concerned in individuals’s emotional lives, however Lurie stated she feels compelled to do it.
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“I feel the work is what pushes me ahead,” she stated. “For me, it is the one energy I’ve.”
RJI reveals work by Ukrainian photographers
Additionally talking Friday was Irynka Hromotska, who organized an exhibit of the work of Ukrainian photographers on the Reynolds Journalism Institute.
“Immediately is the 59th day of the Russian battle towards Ukraine,” she stated.
She was born in an unbiased nation, nevertheless it’s a rustic that has confronted aggression and oppression from a succession of empires, together with the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire.
Many occasions in the course of the nation’s historical past, talking Ukrainian was unlawful, she stated.
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She stated she was “tremendous glad’ to have the chance to current the work of Ukrainian photographers.
“I actually needed to make Ukrainian voices shine,” she stated. “They’re residing it.”
The Russian invasion is a colonialist, imperialist effort, she stated.
“This can be a battle of concepts,” Hromotska stated. “It is imperialism versus democracy. It is terror versus freedom. That is the story of resilience. The combat for dignity.”
Valdemar Stroe Ren, from Denmark, is the Faculty Photographer of the Yr. Bernadette Tuazon, pictures director for CNN Digital, acquired the Angus McDougall Excellence in Modifying Award. Documentary Storyteller of the Yr is Ed Ou.
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Roger McKinney is the schooling reporter for the Tribune. You’ll be able to attain him at rmckinney@columbiatribune.com or 573-815-1719. He is on Twitter at @rmckinney9.
South Carolina Gamecocks (12-1) at Missouri Tigers (11-4)
Columbia, Missouri; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: Missouri plays No. 2 South Carolina after Grace Slaughter scored 22 points in Missouri’s 90-51 victory over the Jackson State Tigers.
The Tigers are 9-2 on their home court. Missouri ranks ninth in the SEC at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 57.9 points while holding opponents to 38.0% shooting.
The Gamecocks are 1-1 on the road. South Carolina has an 11-1 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
Missouri makes 46.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.6 percentage points higher than South Carolina has allowed to its opponents (34.7%). South Carolina averages 23.6 more points per game (81.5) than Missouri gives up (57.9).
The Tigers and Gamecocks meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Slaughter is averaging 14.7 points for the Tigers.
Te-Hina Paopao is averaging 11.4 points for the Gamecocks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, averaging 80.6 points, 34.7 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 9.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.2 points per game.
Gamecocks: 9-1, averaging 82.8 points, 39.0 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 11.7 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas is eliminating its sales tax on groceries.
Will Missouri shoppers take their business across the state line to save money?
The state’s tax on Kansas food sales was 2%.
In Missouri, the food sales tax is 1.225% on take-home grocery food items and the revenue it generates primarily supports public schools.
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Local governments levy sales taxes on groceries, potentially increasing the total tax rate up to 8%.
The Missouri Department of Revenue has an online tool that shows the full tax breakdown.
A bill to end the grocery tax in Missouri stalled in the legislature last year, with lawmakers citing lost revenue and confusion on how money from the tax would be made up.
“Frankly, I’ve lived in a couple of states where they didn’t have sales tax on food and it always works out better,” said Marcus Moses, a shopper in south Kansas City. “Oh yeah, it’s going to affect how I shop. I’m going to spend a lot more time in Kansas buying food than in Missouri.”.
Grocery store operators are paying close attention to what happens when the Kansas sales tax goes away.
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Missouri store cuts prices
“It’s important to shop in Missouri, to support your state and support your stores, but I also think the store needs to do their job too to keep the customers shopping,” said Moe Muslet, who oversees Farm Fresh Market in south Kansas City. “I mean they’re looking for value, so we need to offer them value or they’re going to go somewhere else.”
Muslet knows his customers want the best deals.
“Us opening this store, we knew it was going to happen and we planned on it already, he said. “Our prices are aggressive, offering good products at good prices, nice customer service, and a store. They’ll continue shopping here.”
One couple said it’s not likely they will change where they shop.
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“Where you used to go the store for $35, now it’s $60 or $65,” said Louise and Jimmy Clossick as they shopped Tuesday night. “Grocery prices are going up, so you do watch for bargains or sales. Does it make a difference in where we shop? Probably not that much; it’s more of a convenience for us.”
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Gas prices will keep one Missouri shopper in the state.
“It costs more in gas to get over there and back,” Jeremy Coleson said. “And time. Time is probably the most valuable.”
Kansas officials estimate the elimination of the tax will save about $500 a year for a family of four.
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Muslet says he has a plan to stay competitive at his store.
“Lowering margins, lower our margins so we are losing a little bit here, but we will gain it with increased sales we are hoping,” he said. “I don’t think the sales tax will compete with our store much, but I think their stores will.”
COLUMBIA — Minimum wage in Missouri will increase by more than a dollar on Wednesday after voters passed Proposition A by a significant margin in November.
Minimum wage will increase to $13.75 from $12.30, and some employers will also be required to provide their employees with one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
Proposition A will increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026.
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Some businesses in Columbia say this increase will have an impact on employees and business owners alike.
People in favor of the proposition believe it is a step in the right direction toward giving minimum wage workers a more livable income. However, people against say it will cause another spike in prices.
“Inflation on food products are through the roof — we’re still at 10-to-12% price increases,” said Buddy Lahl, the CEO of the Missouri Restaurant Association. “Adding additional regulations is going to, in turn, continue to add increased prices onto consumers.”
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Lahl also believes the mandated paid sick leave could deprive workers of other benefits. “Typically employers provide vacation days and health insurance and then you’d get to sick pay. This is mandating sick pay in front of health insurance and I’m not so sure that’s the right thing to do.”
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce claims Proposition A violates the requirement that ballot measures only address one issue.
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A manager at Hitt Mini Mart said business owners can prepare for the wage increase to help keep costs down.
“The best thing that most businesses can do is try to give out deals as much as possible,” Patel said. “Yes, I know prices are going to rise and it will be tough for some people to adjust to the new prices, so the best thing I can do is try to get a deal for them.”
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With basic necessities becoming more expensive, experts say higher wages for Columbia residents will go a long way toward keeping the pantry full.
“Currently in 2024, a full-time minimum wage worker earned less than $500 per week,” said Richard Von Glahn, the political director at Missouri Jobs with Justice. “That is not enough to survive in any county in this state. Those rising prices are actually why raising the minimum wage is so important to begin with.”
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