Voices

Funding Extracurricular Activities

Research draws a clear link between engagement outside the classroom and improved student achievement. Recent…

It’s all business, and it’s all personal | Leading Clearly » Tony Richards

Everything today is moving faster than ever. As Baptist minister Henry Emerson Fosdick said in…

Don’t manage numbers — manage behavior | Smart Thinking » Cathy Atkins

Numbers, numbers, everywhere. Many salespeople invest significant time attempting to manage numbers: revenue sold, profit…

Employers risk violating new genetic information law | Guest Column

In response to achievements in the field of genetics, such as the mapping of the…

Businesses benefit from health care reform | Guest Column

The one-year anniversary of health care reform this month was marked by numerous media reports…

Why MoDOT is doing what it’s doing | Guest Column

On May 4, at the request of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, I presented…

Independent contractors serve our community | Guest Column

These days, for small-business owners like me, access to independent contractors can sometimes serve as…

Columbia moves slowly in embracing African-Americans | Guest Column

The release of new census data provides an opportunity to make an assessment of the…

We know better than the voters | Guest Column

There’s a theme that has become increasingly prevalent in the Missouri legislature during the past…

It’s time to pay our mayor and Council members | Guest Column

It’s time to pay our mayor and Council members On April 5, Columbia residents will…

Guest Column: Political parties must learn to work together

America has faced many challenges in the past six years, including the longest recession since…

Guest Column: Data will drive the future of health care delivery

Great steps of innovation and creativity mark the history of the medical profession, but in…