Voices
There is an old joke in law enforcement that is, sadly, true. It goes, “There are two things cops hate: The way things are and change.” Policing in...
Over the past few months, I’ve written exclusive online pieces for CBT celebrating creative ways cities have revitalized areas, added public gathering spaces, and enhanced economic vitality, but...
I recently had the opportunity to travel to our nation’s capital with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce on its inaugural D.C. Fly-in. The two-day advocacy and relationship-building tour...
As someone who does not have children, I was somewhat oblivious to the fact that some school districts were not teaching cursive writing as part of their curriculum....
During the past 18 months, the City of Columbia has experienced an unprecedented level of interest from homeowners who want to “downzone” residential properties. Some say reclassifying properties...
The call for a municipal performance audit costing upwards of a million dollars won’t go away. Proponents believe there’s a geyser of cash squirreled away that could be...
Jefferson City is a company town. The company is the State of Missouri. You cannot throw a rock and not hit someone who works for the state, or...
That’ll be $600,000, if you please! So the city recently cut a check for that amount to United Airlines to cover the agreed-upon revenue guarantee for the company’s...
What does it mean to “own” something? For centuries, the system of law that built up first in England, then in America, has defined property ownership in terms...
The Missouri Sunshine Law, the legislation requiring open government meetings and records, celebrates its 45th birthday in 2018, and it’s showing some middle-age stress in its efforts to...