July 05, 2008

Five Ideas: What are your thoughts on these items in the news this week?

By SARAH M. PANUSKA This week, we ask you to weigh in on whether Missouri’s ethanol mandate should be repealed, if Columbia Police officers should carry Tasers, the closing of Athena and more.

King of Beers? Only in America

By George Kennedy While patriotic Missourians groan at the prospect of an international takover of Anheuser Busch, InBev offers a more diverse and better-tasting selection.

July 03, 2008

Letter: Not all E. coli strands are harmful

By RICHARD A. FINKELSTEIN, Columbia There are many subsets of E. coli, and many are regularly found in the human body. The article about E. coli at the Lake of the Ozarks did not explain this difference and therefore could have raised unnecessary alarm.

July 02, 2008

Rewarding illegal behavior?

By J. KARL MILLER Red-light cameras should not be delayed any further.

Columbia writer promotes nuclear disarmament

By Bill Wickersham Steven Starr, a long-time Columbia resident, has written journal articles about nuclear disarmament and spoken before the United Nations and other international groups on the topic.

All names are all-American

By David Rosman Names don’t make the American. They shouldn’t separate people just because sometimes they are hard to say.

June 30, 2008

Struggling economy makes apartment life seem attractive

By Rose Nolen Rising prices for gasoline and endless lists of projects have turned the idea of home ownership into a nightmare. In a sound economy, the dissatisfaction would probably never have arisen. On a bright summer day in any other year I would have been horrified if anybody had suggested apartment living to me.

Letter: Support Mary Still, who has the experience needed for state representative

By Henry Hager, Columbia Columbia resident says Mary Still, candidate for the 25th District , has a lot of experience that can help her serve the community.

Letter: Residents concerned about use of Tasers by police

By Ed Berg, Lily Chan, Linda Green, Mary Hussman, Katherine Murrie, Brenda Procter A public meeting to discuss the decision of the Columbia police to use Tasers is being held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Labor Temple building, 611 N. Garth.

June 29, 2008

Analyzing the Zimbabwe election

By Stuart Loory Robert Mugabe has said only God can oust him as president of Zimbabwe, and he's taken actions to keep it that way.

June 28, 2008

Columbia school system's stakeholders must be included in continuing conversation

By George Kennedy School board members bemoan the fact that there aren't more dollars available for funding the core teacher-pupil mission, but it is not too early to begin scrutinizing budgets for the next year.

June 27, 2008

Five Ideas: What are your thoughts on these items in the news this week

By KRISTEE SHERRY This week, we ask readers to share their thoughts on red-light cameras; neighborhood residents joining talks with developers; the new Street Crimes Unit; the latest Supreme Court rulings; and what they want from the media.

June 26, 2008

Understanding a child’s death requires naming names

By Tom Warhover Columbia Police originally refused to release the name of Cortez Johnson, the 2-year-old who was found dead this week.

Letter: Barbara Bishop, running for county assessor, seeks changes to local taxes

By Michael J. Martin, Columbia Bishop, if elected, would change the way certain properties are assessed and create a commission to handle tax appeals.

Journalism will survive, no matter the medium

By David Rosman Mortality is the subject of discussion in the wake of recent celebrity deaths and talk of the possible demise of the Missourian’s printed edition. But the printed word will never die; it will just change its mode of delivery.

June 25, 2008

Letter: Nuclear power is not the answer

By Claire Garden, Columbia Nuclear power is dangerous and dirty. Instead of using money to build nuclear plants, we could invest in wind and solar power.

June 24, 2008

Letter: Missourian should keep printing

By Harsh Brown, Columbia A Missourian reader asks for the newspaper to remain in print for the information, pictures and the opportunity for students.

Letter: Missouri Press Association directors support continuation of Missourian's print version

By Missouri Press Association, Columbia In a resolution approved at the Board of Directors’ June 11 meeting, the group called for MU School of Journalism administration to investigate ways to continue the print newspaper version of the Missourian.

Voters be wary of presidential candidate’s pledges for change

By J. Karl Miller Miller compares the evolution of Columbia to the changes promised by presidential hopefuls, illuminating the negatives to such action and possible dried-up promises that result.

June 23, 2008

Nine-to-fivers will soldier us out of economic crisis

By Rose Nolen Acknowledgement of the strengths and weaknesses of the diversity between artistic types and those that rely on hard facts and discipline will help us illuminate the traits that can lead us out of the current economic crisis.