For real estate agents, the mantra is “location, location, location.” For the 2007 session of the Missouri General Assembly, the mantra may be “health care, health care, health care.” Four local lawmakers—House Minority Leader Jeff Harris, Rep. Ed Robb, Rep. Judy Baker and Sen. Chuck Graham—recently discussed the outlook for legislative action on health care […]
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Mike Holden is tired of watching Columbia play catch-up with growth. If elected in April to the Fourth Ward seat on the Columbia City Council, Holden said he will encourage city leaders to adopt a new way of thinking that would put Columbia in control of its growing infrastructure and enable the city to stop
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Jerry Wade says it’s time Columbia residents put their differences aside and agreed on what to do to keep the city livable. And the Columbia City Council should facilitate that result, he said. Wade believes his professional background and years of service on the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission have prepared him to play a
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The city sewer system was been expanding for more than 100 years and now serves nearly 110,000 customers with 600 miles of sewer lines, with an average flow of 15 million gallons per day. The lines are accessed by about 16,000 manholes. The wastewater treatment plant was built in 1983 and there are 23 pump
CenturyTel is poised to begin competing with the cable and satellite companies by offering digital television service through its existing telephone wires in Columbia, and some of CenturyTel’s employees are already testing the technology in their homes. “Consumers are looking to get the triple play—voice, telephone, internet and TV—all from one provider,” said Don Neely,
Manager, City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs AGE: 37 JOB DESCRIPTION: Responsible for the programs and services of the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs, including funding of local arts organizations, the Percent for Art program and the Columbia Festival of the Arts. YEARS LIVED IN COLUMBIA: 18 ORIGINAL HOMETOWN: Springfield EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree and
Moving beyond how area agencies plan to deal with the next Great Blizzard, government officials are now reviewing the way they communicate with the general public when extraordinary or emergency conditions develop. Most of us were frustrated sitting snowbound in early December as we clamored for news about the epic storm or tried to find
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How often do you participate in a planning process in your business, lab, office, department, unit or university? Ever contribute to a “strategy session?” Have you ever read the strategic plan you’re supposed to be contributing to? As a student of strategy, I’ve come to the conclusion that our plans often don’t align with reality.
I was strolling down the long, wide alley that runs behind the businesses along Broadway and had a brilliant idea! Why not spiff up this alley—and others like it—by creating pedestrian-friendly stroll ways in the spirit of other great cities such as New Orleans, Paris and New York? Alleys are sometimes known for funky smells,
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Need to make a deposit? There’s bound to be a bank close by looking for your business. The number of banks and the number of bank offices in Columbia both have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and bank listings and their advertisements span almost four pages in the area’s Yellow Pages. The
