Al Germond

One measure of any great city is the depth and the quality of the telecommunications services available to its residents. In this regard, Columbia has had a mixed...

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...

“Never say never” has forever been a phrase I’ve taken to heart when it comes to considering anything electronic. Who would have thought as recently as a decade...

There have been bigger snowstorms, of course. Two weeks ago, the heavens really opened up, leaving a legacy of depth that has some of us questioning how well...

It looks like all the talk around town about canceling the lease got their attention. Amid building tension, the belated negotiations between bjc executives and members of the...

“I am wary of Greeks even when they are bringing gifts.” – Laocoon Substitute “governments” for “Greeks” in this warning from the story of the Trojan horse, and...

I took this picture on Sunday, March 16, 1969, from the rear car of a Norfolk and Western Railway train headed toward Centralia, where it connected, after a...

I’ve been going back and forth about the city’s visioning project. Most of the time, visioning seems like a pretty good idea — as long as it doesn’t...

After the Columbia City Council finally succeeded in wrapping up its business for its Sept. 18 session around 3 a.m., I was convinced that there should be rules...

I predict that in 20 years members of the current Columbia City Council will regret Monday’sdecision to forge ahead with a $20 million project to renovate and expand...