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“How did you get involved in politics?” That’s a question I was often asked during…
What are you looking for in your perfect match? Humor, attractiveness, chemistry, creativity, honesty, reliability?…
When you’re shopping for a house, Craig can help you. When you need tickets to…
The debate over the fair balance of public and private contributions to Columbia’s infrastructure is…
View PDF The annual Columbia Chamber of Commerce business trade show has undergone a bit…
Several seats for public office are up for election this spring. From the Boone Hospital…
Carol Van Gorp is resigning as chief executive officer of the Columbia Board of Realtors…
So much for the small talk. When I finally got to sit down with Jeff MacLellan for an interview, I casually mentioned that for someone recently retired, he’d been pretty hard to catch. Had he been out of town?
No, he answered. He had prostate cancer, and he’d been in the hospital having his prostrate removed.
That’s Jeff MacLellan: straightforward, honest, not one to mince words.
Columbia attorney Craig Van Matre recently wrote a letter to city officials criticizing the Planning…
So you think bankers are boring? Check out Landmark Bank’s rap videos on YouTube, and…
Columbia’s electric utility is having no problem meeting a voter mandate to increase its renewable energy supply to 5 percent by 2012. The city expects to provide that much electricity to residents — by harnessing wind power and burning wood and landfill gas — by the end of this year.
The next two targets — 10 percent by 2017 and 15 percent by 2022 — are “going to get a little harder,” said Mike Schmitz, interim Water & Light director, during a CBT forum Feb. 23, a day after issuing his renewable energy report to City Council.
Financially troubled Premier Bank announced today that it is selling its three banking centers in…
