Voices

These days, for small-business owners like me, access to independent contractors can sometimes serve as a lifeline to stay afloat. At other times, they are essential for continued...

While watching our state’s highways crumble and hearing the widespread calls for budget cutbacks, Gov. Jay Nixon has come up with a pothole of a plan. The governor...

As much faith as I have in the wise and collective wisdom of our elected officials, I’m disappointed by their recent decision to select an out-of-towner to be...

The release of new census data provides an opportunity to make an assessment of the black situation in Columbia. The city’s black population is more than 12,200, about...

There’s a theme that has become increasingly prevalent in the Missouri legislature during the past several years. On several occasions the legislature has ignored the opinion of Missouri...

That headline sums up the recently concluded five-year performance of Bill Watkins in the hot-bird seat as Columbia’s city manager. It wasn’t too many months ago that most...

It’s official: 108,500. That’s the number of people who were living in Columbia in April last year when Census Bureau workers canvassed the city. Wow. That’s a growth...

It’s time to pay our mayor and Council members On April 5, Columbia residents will vote on Proposition 1, a provision that amends the city charter by providing...

America has faced many challenges in the past six years, including the longest recession since the Great Depression, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the continuing battle against terrorism...

Great steps of innovation and creativity mark the history of the medical profession, but in the past year, much of the progress has centered on information: helping people...