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An issue has arisen about which I have found no dissenters. Nary a soul laments the close of the 2006 mid-term elections. In my estimation, not a single...

While late in coming, there has been a groundswell of support in the community for terminating the lease between Boone Hospital Center and BJC Health Care, a management...

If Washington politicians want a lesson in how people from different parties can work together for the common good, they ought to visit Boone County during an election....

We’ve become so accustomed to the Internet that it can no longer be considered a new frontier. Within the last 10 years or so, most of us have...

Dr. Robert McDavid says there was a pivotal point in the debate over the Boone Hospital Center’s relationship with BJC Health Care when he realized the soundness of...

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. – F. Scott Fitzgerald. At an intersection on a hill overlooking the Missouri River...

“Thank God, it is almost over!” That seems to be the collective sentiment of the voters who have had to endure weeks of attack ads and drivel dished...

“Thank you, Mr. Knox, for coming in today and interviewing with our organization. We appreciate your interest. In closing, do you have any questions?” “Yes, just one. Why...

The Columbia Business Times asked the owners or managers of four employment services companies in Columbia to give us their views of the staffing industry. The following answers...

Ask business owners what their most valuable asset is, and they’ll tell you it’s their employees. More than facilities, equipment or inventory, it’s people who can make or...