Voices

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…

Guest Column: Missouri Chamber compares upcoming session to a walk on a tight rope

After withstanding a historic recession for more than a year, some telling economic indicators show…

Guest Column: The SBA's surety bond program

The United States Small Business Administration, an independent federal agency, is well known for its…

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.

Guest Column: Successful, long-term mentoring is good for Columbia

“I never knew the power that a little bit of time and a little bit…

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…

Guest Column: Investing in Missouri: The Missouri Linked Deposit Program

As a state it is critical we are always looking for ways to invest in…

Guest Column: East Columbia annexation plan must include cost estimates

If you were not at Old Hawthorne on Nov 17, you missed an important meeting.…

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…