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The ongoing revitalization and development of Columbia Regional Airport continues to be one of my obsessions. There are signs of progress in some areas balanced by disappointment in...

For more than 20 years, Columbia fell under the aegis of two city managers, both of them more or less homegrown with many years of residence under belt...

We’ve got a contest going to come up with a name for the much-aligned parking garage at Sixth and Walnut. There are no prizes of course, just the...

The other day I sat in on a conference call with a group of big-city bankers discussing bond investments. With developing concern about the soundness of various bond-issuing...

Numbers, numbers, everywhere. Many salespeople invest significant time attempting to manage numbers: revenue sold, profit margins, closing ratios, contacts in their database, prospects contacted, meetings scheduled, proposals being...

This is a story I’m going to call “Jack’s Three Miracles.” Among the small group that gathered in Bethel Park on May 6, 2001, to celebrate Jack’s second...

In response to achievements in the field of genetics, such as the mapping of the human genome, Congress enacted the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act to prevent misuse of...

The one-year anniversary of health care reform this month was marked by numerous media reports about the amount of confusion that still exists about the law. Surveys both...

I recently wrote about severe weather and how over the years the greater Columbia area has been largely immune from such windy disturbances as the EF-5 tornado with...

On May 4, at the request of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, I presented a proposed plan that includes reducing the size of the department’s staff by...