Voices

The drawn-out demise of Columbia’s passenger train service

The last time I took a train to Columbia’s Wabash Station was in April 1969.…

Guest Column: Meat inspection program preserves local option for consumers, producers

From the Missouri Department of Agriculture Every Saturday from March through October, shoppers at the Columbia Farmers Market line…

From the Roundtable: MU lab explosion a reminder of experimental dangers

The recent explosion and fire in Schweitzer Hall on the University of Missouri’s white campus…

Guest Column By Heather Lutze: Expand by thinking global, acting local

Many small-business owners think that to be successful, they must dominate the world. After all,…

From the Roundtable: MU, and local economy, dodges realignment bullet

The college athletic conference realignment scenario that almost cascaded this month proved to be a…

Guest Column: First step in Gulf oil crisis: Stop the leak, not advance legislation

The BP oil spill is an ongoing tragedy for the Gulf Coast region, its economy…

From the Roundtable: Growing inventory of vacant property troubling for Columbia

Watching the claw of a backhoe nibble away at the old Cleeks building on the…

Guest Column: Legislative leaders fail to support Missouri manufacturers

Did you know Missouri manufacturers employ nearly 290,000 Missourians, more than 10 percent of total…

From the Roundtable: 1956: Another watershed year in Columbia's economic development

My first contact with Big Blue was in the early ’50s. Staring at a school…

From the Roundtable: Bike, Walk and Wheel – potholes, cracks and trash

The Columbia area couldn’t have been blessed with finer weather for the recently concluded Bike,…

Guest Column: An insider's view of payday lending in Columbia

Early in my job as a center manager for Advance America, I began noticing the…

From the Roundtable: Will Dudley stick with campaign position on West Broadway?

Pick any day of the week, and at 4 p.m. you can watch the traffic…