April 2010

“How did you get involved in politics?” That’s a question I was often asked during my years as county treasurer, a career with lots of responsibility and fun as well as moments when I asked myself, “What’s going to happen next?” My initiation to politics happened on the afternoon of April 9, 1976. I had

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The debate over the fair balance of public and private contributions to Columbia’s infrastructure is about to be renewed. The city is in the early stages of recruiting a taskforce to study infrastructure costs, a subject picked as a top priority by stakeholders participating in the city’s lengthy visioning process. The visioning implementation report puts

View PDF The annual Columbia Chamber of Commerce business trade show has undergone a bit of a facelift this year. The chamber decided to place more emphasis on the keynote address and not hold seminars. The chamber dropped the “conference” part of the title, though that doesn’t mean it’s any less important of a networking

Several seats for public office are up for election this spring. From the Boone Hospital Board of Trustees to the Columbia School Board and the Columbia City Council, voters have the opportunity to voice their opinions at the ballot box. No other word best describes each race than priorities. What are the priorities? What are