Columbians

The other day while reading a Tribune article's comments, I came across this reader's description of the people that live in Columbia, Mo. Now, I'd been thinking about this for a while, how to describe the population here. Because, I mean, it's obviously a college town, but what about ALL the people who live here for good? There is a huge population outside college kids, and I'm around them a lot, and I could never nail them down as good as this guy. It kills me!

He called them "college-educated ex-hippies."

Perfect! I couldn't think of a better phrase.