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The Troubles with EEZ

The Enhanced Enterprise Zone in Columbia is a bad idea. The necessary conditions for it to help the city’s economic development do not exist, leaving Columbians with higher...

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In Pursuit of Business

Tax abatement, historic tax credits, tax increment financing, enhanced enterprise zones, transportation development districts in the stew with subsidies of various sorts are continuing to generate a ruckus....

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Downtown’s quirks challenge housing

The cash flow potential is incredible. “Beds” in the two-, three- and four-person apartment complexes shooting up across downtown Columbia are renting for north of $500 to $600...

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Technology evolves to meet students’ needs

I still remember my excitement years ago when I purchased my first Sony Walkman. I thought how marvelous was the technology that first reduced the size of music...

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Health care reform costs don’t add up

With the recent Supreme Court hearings, the rhetoric has ramped up significantly regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act. I cannot speak knowledgeably about the constitutionality...

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Underwriters giddy over bond issuances

Successful comedians and successful bond underwriter have one thing in common: perfect timing. But they are polar opposites on everything else. Bond underwriters are serious folks who read...

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It’s time to start paying attention

To paraphrase one of the songs from Rogers and Hammerstein’s hit musical “Oklahoma”: “Everything’s up to date in Columbia. They’ve gone about as fer as they can go.”...

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Working together for weather warnings

A couple of weeks ago, a warning siren in the neighborhood went off around 10 a.m. — a false alarm, as it turned out. The next day, the...

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Season of Columbia Public Schools celebrations

There are many reasons to celebrate this month. Spring arrived early, the Tigers had an amazing basketball season, and the students and staff of Columbia Public Schools are...

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Missouri’s economic recovery is on — barely

The data are accumulating and the trend is clear — the state and local economy are recovering. Sometimes it does not feel like it as everyone’s circle of...