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The most important matter engaging Columbia municipal officials right now is the future of its electrical power supply infrastructure conducted under the aegis of the Columbia Water and...

Times are tough in the newspaper business these days and Columbia’s rare status as a city with two competing daily newspapers is clearly under siege. The Columbia Missourian,...

When it comes to growth and development in and around Columbia, try using an imaginary radio dial to sort out the players and the groups they represent. Since...

In any situation there will be those who win and those who are not so fortunate and end up losing. As the cost of energy in this country...

City Manager Bill Watkins has added the task of finding a new police chief to the already-crowded items on his plate. It came as no surprise, since the...

A fortnight ago, the Columbia Business Times hosted the first of a series of “Power Lunches” designed to explore significant local issues of interest to the business community....

This time of year, our thoughts turn to spring cleaning. Whether at home or at the office, it is satisfying to spruce up our surroundings. What about sprucing...

There may be a thousand and one reasons why the Columbia school levy failed so miserably a fortnight ago, but there’s no question the matter was talked to...

The talk on the street is that this one is going down in defeat big time on April 8. “This one”is the proposal to raise the property tax...

I recently completed a 35-year career in telecommunications that took me from the main streets of many Missouri communities to the canyons of Wall Street in search of...