How Amendment 3 Will Help

AMENDMENT 3, the proposal to make changes to the Missouri Plan to enable Missouri citizens…

Columbia’s Medical Hub

THE NUMBERS for the Columbia area’s burgeoning medical industry are ever changing and sometimes difficult…

Game for Life

Golf is a game that embodies the life lessons of responsibility, integrity and perseverance. It…

An Economic Solution

Education is not a social issue. It is an economic one. Investing in education is,…

The Bridge To Good

When I was a student at Rock Bridge High School, attending college was not optional;…

Lucerne cruise

Save Missouri’s Highways

Bouncing across Missouri through Jonesburg in 1914 on the Old Trails Road would have been…

Show-Me Central Habitat for Humanity

On the south side of town, right before Old Plank Road meets Route K, a…

The Troubles with EEZ

The Enhanced Enterprise Zone in Columbia is a bad idea. The necessary conditions for it…

In Pursuit of Business

Tax abatement, historic tax credits, tax increment financing, enhanced enterprise zones, transportation development districts in…

Downtown’s quirks challenge housing

The cash flow potential is incredible. “Beds” in the two-, three- and four-person apartment complexes…

Technology evolves to meet students’ needs

I still remember my excitement years ago when I purchased my first Sony Walkman. I…

Health care reform costs don’t add up

With the recent Supreme Court hearings, the rhetoric has ramped up significantly regarding the Patient…