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Columbia City Council seeks to limit lengthy meetings

A recent meeting of the Columbia City Council may have established the all-time record for length. Would the 3 a.m. adjournment on Tuesday/Wednesday Sept. 3/4 qualify for entry into the Guinness Book of Records? Perhaps, or maybe at least a footnote as a runner-up.

‘Gift’ of the Sales Tax

It’s on again, off again — in the wake of a perceived spike in local…

Proposed downtown gateways a “butt of ridicule”

The idea of having the City of Columbia assume proprietorship of certain streets presently under…

Who’s Paying for ‘Attractions?’

For many through travelers, Columbia represents a place to fuel up, grab something to eat and maybe…

A Sign of the Times

A three-month moratorium  to draw up regulations for electronic signs and billboards marks the latest phase…

The 4th Ward: A Laboratory for Study

The drone poised at Broadway and Providence Road is ready for a bird’s eye tour of Columbia’s 4th Ward. The…

A Call for Communication about Proposition One

It’s simply the most important item residents of Columbia and Boone County have been called…

Our City of the Future

The visitors were impressed. Squiring a couple of old Mizzou grads around town recently left…

I’m a Mac

MAC VS. PC isn’t a new debate, and many of the arguments from 10 years…

A Future for Columbia Skies

DOWNWIND FROM A TRYING election cycle, amidst gasps of relief that it’s over, conservatives and…

Show Us New Business

SAY YOU’RE the decision-maker at a business located in Illinois. You alone — if the…

Justice is Not for Sale

THE NONPARTISAN Court Plan has been working for Missourians for 72 years by taking politics…