Al Germond

As budget conflict escalates, city should stick to charter guidelines Former city manager Ray Beck was fond of referring to Columbia as a “full service city.” By that,...

I know many people have worked very hard to restore regularly scheduled passenger airline service to Columbia Regional Airport, and they deserve our support. Mesaba Airlines brought back...

While others continue to talk about the “jumper” who almost leapt off the Providence Road pedestrian bridge a fortnight ago, it’s time for business and commercial interests to...

You can tell the summer driving season has begun because the nightly closings to repave portions of Interstate 70 have begun. Two westbound lanes of this splendid thoroughfare...

The most important matter engaging Columbia municipal officials right now is the future of its electrical power supply infrastructure conducted under the aegis of the Columbia Water and...

Times are tough in the newspaper business these days and Columbia’s rare status as a city with two competing daily newspapers is clearly under siege. The Columbia Missourian,...

When it comes to growth and development in and around Columbia, try using an imaginary radio dial to sort out the players and the groups they represent. Since...

In any situation there will be those who win and those who are not so fortunate and end up losing. As the cost of energy in this country...

City Manager Bill Watkins has added the task of finding a new police chief to the already-crowded items on his plate. It came as no surprise, since the...

A fortnight ago, the Columbia Business Times hosted the first of a series of “Power Lunches” designed to explore significant local issues of interest to the business community....