Voices

More Challenges Ahead for MU

Figures released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau estimate Columbia’s population is now 119,109, making…

Mike Matthes: A Brief History of Flying

“Come Josephine in my flying machine. Going up she goes! Up she goes!” – Fisher…

Roadblocks to New Terminal Takeoff

The most important item on the City of Columbia’s “to-do” list of municipal projects is…

Mike Matthes: Death and Sales Taxes

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” –…

A Bipartisan Look Forward

The April 5 municipal election confirms Columbia’s continued drift to the political left and, like…

It’s Not Over Yet

That an untenured assistant professor of communications can cause the University of Missouri so much…

Mike Matthes: So, Why a City Manager?

Almost three score and ten years ago (no kidding), Columbia voters discarded the political party…

A Calm Between Storms

For months, it seemed like the bad old days of the ’60s and ’70s had…

Peter Stiepleman: From Generation to Generation

The story I am going to relate to you is really a parable. It speaks…

The Retail Wheel Spins On

Dad was late to work that morning. It was Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1950 when he…

CPS Will Never Be the Same

Each year, I like to thank my team for the work they do with a…

Peter Stiepleman: Do the Math for Student Success

Last week, my fifth-grader son brought home a math assignment. My middle son and mathematics…