From the Round Table: As budget conflict escalates, city should stick to charter guidelines

As budget conflict escalates, city should stick to charter guidelines Former city manager Ray Beck…

From the round table: City must aim higher than Memphis as air travel destination

I know many people have worked very hard to restore regularly scheduled passenger airline service…

From the Roundtable: Providence Road bridge ‘jumper’ highlights interstate expansion issues

While others continue to talk about the “jumper” who almost leapt off the Providence Road…

From the Roundtable: Summer driving highlights traffic issues around Columbia

You can tell the summer driving season has begun because the nightly closings to repave…

From the Roundtable: Future of Columbia utilities remains uncertain

The most important matter engaging Columbia municipal officials right now is the future of its…

From the Roundtable: Missourian in transition as 100th anniversary approaches

Times are tough in the newspaper business these days and Columbia’s rare status as a…

What’s your frequency, CMDC?

When it comes to growth and development in and around Columbia, try using an imaginary…

From the Roundtable: Will Columbia be winner or loser as energy costs escalate?

In any situation there will be those who win and those who are not so…

From the Roundtable: City’s search for new police chief comes at critical juncture

City Manager Bill Watkins has added the task of finding a new police chief to…

From the round table: Power Lunch serves up optimistic outlook on Columbia’s economy

A fortnight ago, the Columbia Business Times hosted the first of a series of “Power…

From the Round Table: School system should determine why levy failed before trying again

There may be a thousand and one reasons why the Columbia school levy failed so…

From The Roundtable: Pedantic arrogance blocking inclination toward ‘yes’ vote on tax levy

The talk on the street is that this one is going down in defeat big…