Voices

Guest Column: Small businesses provide good barometer of nation’s economic health

When I need a good barometer of the nation’s economic health, I read the news…

Guest Column: Where have all the farms gone? It’s time for a rural plan

The County Commission lacks leadership to protect the rural quality of Boone County.  The county’s…

Guest Column: Spring cleaning takes on new meaning with America in Bloom

This time of year, our thoughts turn to spring cleaning. Whether at home or at…

Guest Column: A Great Investment

I recently completed a 35-year career in telecommunications that took me from the main streets…

Guest Column: City planning decision process is backwards

When it comes to growth and development issues, the Columbia City Council and the Planning…

Guest Column: Maintaining a vibrant central commercial district

In an earlier article I discussed the neighborhood considerations for abandoning the idea of upgrading…

Guest Editorial: Coordinated development in East Columbia lacking

It is obvious in the selection of East Columbia EIS (Environmental Impact Study) of major…

Guest Editorial: Business doesn’t stop because it’s an election year

Where would sick people go if Missouri hospitals shut down for four months? What would…

Guest Column: Overcoming vulnerabilities in the local economy

It used to be harder to argue that there are vulnerabilities in the Columbia economy.…

Guest Editorial: Making a case for a near-north Interstate 70 bypass

Plans for improving Interstate 70 seem to have settled on an expansion of the existing…

Guest Editorial: City should consider tax incentives to lure needed manufacturers

Boone County’s precipitous fall from 45th to 130th in a national economic ranking is alarming.…