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Rules of the Road

How to play fair when it comes to background checks, drug tests and providing references....
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Women in a Changing Workplace

Although women still havent achieved parity or equal pay in all areas, its good to take stock every now and then and celebrate how far theyve come. Here...
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The Mommy-Less Mommy Chronicles

Leaving the kids behind for a much needed vacay can be nerve-wracking. But as long as theyre alive when you get back, youll survive. And so will they...
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Women At Work

For the majority of human history, men and women stood as equals, hunting and gathering side by side. When we took to the farm a few thousand years...

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Faith Based

The city of Columbia is now home to seven high schools, a large number for a town with a population near 113,000. But as the school list expands,...
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Bill Watkins, Part II

In the public sphere for nearly his entire working life, former City Manager Bill Watkins leaves behind retirement for a new career in the private sector....
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Term Limits in Missouri

Voted on in 1992 and fully enacted in 2003, Missouri term limits were meant to eliminate career politicians and protect the freedom of constituents....
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“Likes,” shares and votes

Think “election,” and chances are big issues and important posts come to mind. Election Day 2012 would seem to have been no exception. President, U.S. senator, governor: these...

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In God We Trust

Why do businesses use appeals to the heart to sell? And why do we keep buying it?...
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Innovate and Improve

With more than 65 active parks, seven indoor recreation facilities and 50 miles of trails that make Columbia a desired location, Columbia Parks and Recreation always has a...