I would say Columbia is probably the least conservative city in Missouri. It is home to over 30,000 college students, gay pride parades, Earth Day Festivals, Stephens College (very liberal arts), last year the KKK had a march because our city laws are such that EVERYONE has the right to free speech (it was a disaster, the hippies started throwing beer bottles, it lasted a total of 5 minutes, it won't happen again, clear and present danger...). There is a Mosque downtown, lots of international food markets, and the district is chocked full of poetry slam coffee shops. Kat's review describes a whole lot of Missouri, Lebanon and Fulton are especially blasts from the past, but not Columbia.
Steve | Columbia, MO | Report Abuse