Voices

From the Roundtable: Let's not miss new industrial, technological opportunities

It’s an interesting exercise to review Columbia’s hits and misses in the economic development contest.…

From the Round Table: Candidates deserve darts for trying to hide electronic footprints

It’s disheartening to learn that two candidates for seats on the Columbia City Council left…

From the Roundtable: Boonville Bridge deal a costly boondoggle

Let’s salute the Union Pacific Transportation Company for pulling off a really sweet deal with…

From the Roundtable: Raise the state gas tax (A columnist can dream, can’t he?)

Missouri needs to increase its tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, which has been stuck…

From the Roundtable: Angry voters might decide hotly contested local races

For the first time in many years, Columbia is about to embark on an exciting…

From the Roundtable: Add pay, hiring power for Council members? Proceed with caution

Five decades have passed since I attended my first City Council meeting in the old…

From the Roundtable: Long after “jumper” incident, pedestrian bridge still poses problem

*From the Roundtable*Long after “jumper” incident, pedestrian bridges in Columbia remain unchanged.

From the Roundtable: Downtown camera surveillance? A good idea, if well-planned

Now it’s up to the voters to decide whether downtown Columbia will be equipped with…

From the Roundtable: Get out; Columbia is allowing ads on city buses?

It’s something so incredible; I wonder where I’ve been all these years. The news flash:…

From the Roundtable: Bottomland wells? Bad idea 20 years ago, bad idea today

My recollections about Columbia’s drinking water go back only a few decades, but it’s always…

From the Roundtable: MiTek departs, empty building roster goes up another notch

Doesn’t there seem to be an abundance of vacant commercial buildings for sale or rent…

From the Round Table: City inspectors should mimic police enforcement standards

KAB-278, the Columbia-Boone Joint Communications radio station, crackles with excitement on a weekend evening. Although…