Scott City, Missouri
Compliance director, Blue Cross Blue Shield
__What do you think was the most remarkable news story of 2014?__
Well for me it was the start of the health-care exchange; it impacted the entire country, I believe.
__January is National Soup Month. What's your favorite soup?__
Tortilla soup. It's a recipe I picked up and customized in San Antonio about 10 years ago, and everybody loves it.
__What winter sports do you follow?__
Scott City Rams, professional St. Louis Cardinals, and we like the Missouri Bulls.
__What sort of winter vacation suits you?__
Before my boys were playing in the Christmas tournament, my husband's a farmer, so we used to go on cruises and other trips because that's when we traveled. Then I had one son doing the tournament and now my other son is a sophomore, so it will be a few years before we can do it again.
Scott City
Administrator at Preferred Hospice
__What do you think was the most remarkable news story of 2014?__
Something that impacted me was [my cousin] Shae [Simmons] was drafted by the Atlanta Braves. He's from Scott City, a hometown boy, so that was huge for us. For a small town that was huge.
__January is National Soup Month. What's your favorite soup?__
Vegetable, that's my favorite.
__What winter sports do you follow?__
Scott City Rams and the Atlanta Braves, my cousin plays for them.
__What sort of winter vacation suits you?__
I can't tell you the last time we took a vacation in the winter.
St. Louis
Student
__What do you think was the most remarkable news story of 2014?__
When Kim Kardashian broke the Internet.
__January is National Soup Month. What's your favorite soup?__
Tomato soup. I had it a lot when I was a child, and ever since then it's been my favorite.
__What winter sports do you follow?__
I follow a lot of rugby, the New Zealand All Blacks, in particular.
__What sort of winter vacation suits you?__
Visiting family is my favorite thing to do in the wintertime.
Chaffee
Self-employed
__What do you think was the most remarkable news story of 2014?__
The lost planes.
__January is National Soup Month. What's your favorite soup?__
Zuppa Toscana, from Olive Garden. It's my favorite because it's really, really good, and I'm not a big soup fan.
__What winter sports do you follow?__
The Blues and the Cardinals, and Kelly.
__What sort of winter vacation suits you?__
I would say visiting family.
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