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“Speaking of federal gravy trains, when are they going to finish building Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society"? Oh, that's ...”
“Two observations: 1- It's been known for years that responses to any poll or survey can be significantly influenced ...”
“Mark, your suggestion is logical, but in University of Missouri System there is no room for logic. There never has ...”
“Psst! Don't tell anyone but there's this campus in the University of Missouri System that has no tanning ...”
“No doubt the Communist Party speaker will have an appreciative audience, since there are those among us who would need ...”
“Lenin is supposed to have posited that when the time came it would be easy to hang all the Capitalists ...”
“The four words displayed at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. say it all: "Freedom is not free."”
“Columbia, Missouri could also be compared with Columbia, South Carolina, especially as each city is home to the respective state ...”
“It is true that Boulder, Colorado and Columbia, Missouri are for all practical purposes of equal population, and that their ...”
“Let's take this argument to its logical extreme: You would then not schedule an opponent for homecoming that had ...”
“What is a "Community Manger"? I've heard of communities, I've heard of mangers (normally associated with animal husbandry ...”
“Perhaps we need to differentiate between the "product" and the "delivery system." Sloppy journalism and sloppy writing in general also ...”
“@Richard Hayden. I see your point, but situations such as this happen. At present there's a Big 10 football ...”
“It's Washington, D. C., Ray, where everything is smoke and mirrors.”
“"I try to make a point of not asking for things I am not deserving of and am very skeptical ...”
“Chuck, I'd gladly give you my place on this board, but I don't have a place on the ...”
“Just as there may be a thin line between genius and insanity, I believe that on the Internet there may ...”
“Maybe we should treat some of these "discussions" as if they were football or basketball games at put time limits ...”
“1-What is the manufacturer's stated life for these sprinklers? What maintenance if any is specified? Are the sprinklers supposed ...”
“We have no idea how many homosexuals served honorably in World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. It ...”
“Yes, I have seen my fair share of graphs, linear regression plots and process control charts. One bonanza from the ...”
“I do not enjoy being slandered. I never attended MU nor do I ever plan to attend MU. Get your ...”
“Mark Foecking: A graft chart is a chart displaying the severity of graft and corruption. This varies across the United ...”
“Of the 50 states, Iowa probably has the highest tax break for gasoline containing 10% ethanol, to the point of ...”
“Regarding the Heisman Trophy, I believe the original intent was to award the trophy to backs (any backfield position) and ...”
“The Missourian in Gothic font? The Gospel according to...”
“John, yur English iz first rait. Apparently they razed the bar for English requirements since Joe was in school. They ...”
“Chuck, "coarse" is the opposite of "fine." I am concerned about some of your problems with English: If your English ...”
“I agree with Mark and John. Since World War II we seem to have a propensity to go around "manufacturing ...”
“"The art of taxation consists of so plucking the goose to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the ...”
“It is difficult for us to remember how many benefits we enjoy when we are so busy whining and complaining ...”
“When Les Bourgeois' A Frame (their outdoor wine garden) opened at Noon on Friday, September 25th they were carding all ...”
“Sometimes the difference between what's being called journalism and what's really theater appears to be paper thin. However ...”
“Public drunkenness at wineries - and Les Bourgeois is only one of about 80 wineries in Missouri - may be news to ...”
“Things continue to be blown far out of proportion. If you do not like the crucifix, or any other religious ...”
“While financial improvement may be good news, it ignores the fact that for several consecutive years the operation was solidly ...”
“Chickens? How about a Guernsey cow? I grew up in a city which at the time had a population of ...”
“We could have two concerns here. One is why an adequate description of the perp was available but was not ...”
“Propane is sometimes used as a standby fuel for industrial furnaces and kilns that are normally fired using natural gas ...”
“Well, Lauren, look at it as a geography lesson for ignorant Missourians. Now we've all heard of the Taconic ...”
“If this decision was made strictly along financial lines I agree with the views expressed by Chancellor Deaton. This show ...”
“A similar situation existed in print journalism. When Gannett launched "USA Today" they stated that the venture would lose money ...”
“A note about coal and oil (petroleum). The United States has considerable in-ground reserves of coal. We are a coal ...”
“Regarding the letter that is prompting these comments, gee, I sense an old saying here: "Be careful what you wish ...”
“It's been speculated that some of the bizarre carrying on in the 1960s was the result of far too ...”
“One forgotten aspect of the Apollo Space Program is that a graduate of University of Missouri System was a participating ...”
“The premise of the article appears both sound and obvious, but it raises a fundamental question. How far should a ...”
“No argument, Greg. Please note that the news article is by the Associated Press and NOT by the Missourian. We ...”
“Here we have the classic confrontation between "logic" and "legality." Logic strongly suggests that the driver of any motor vehicle ...”
“Well, Mark, you are often correct on these matters, but regarding backing into an angle parking space I am compelled ...”
“On July 5th I passed a milestone: 20 years of living in Columbia, Missouri. I've only lived longer in ...”
“I fully agree with Ayn Rand. Anyone preparing for a life's occupation needs to seriously examine the prospects, present ...”
“These situations - and has everyone forgotten the S&L crisis and bailout some years ago? - serve to remind us that ...”
“"MSA is not a summer camp." Okay, explain to me what's wrong with the long-running and very successful summer ...”
“Missouri is a state; it is not the national government. As a state, Missouri cannot run budget deficits, nor is ...”
“Two comments: One problem is the societal attitude toward older people in this country. They are treated as a burden ...”
“Finally, some sanity is introduced to this ridiculous issue.”
“Chuck, you have noted this before and I agree with you, but how do we get errant parents to "do ...”
“For engineering graduates nationwide, simply increasing starting salaries for new graduates would have little immediate effect on supply. Longer term ...”
“This question has been asked before: Have those who administer this program talked with another UM System campus that runs ...”
“There's no need to "speculate" on the situation with engineers: it's simply a classic case of supply versus ...”
“A NEWSpaper is supposed to report the facts. If a suspect has been identified as having a certain skin color ...”
“There seems to be some confusion as to what the word "trails" signifies. The trails covered in the article appear ...”
“Homes usually wind up having successive occupants. Will these features attract second or third buyers? On the other hand, if ...”
“But let's examine the most "positive" aspect of the nanny state: the "children" are no longer required to THINK ...”
“This article contains one short statement that says volumes: "There is a lot of evil in the United States."”
“I'm glad, Ray Shapiro, you found the MS&T article meaningful. So do we. However, I'm not certain ...”
“What bleak employment picture? http://news.mst.edu/2009/05/demand_remains_high_for_st_gra.html”
“"I can't wait until 'Eric" enters the real world." He may very well enter the real world before YOU ...”
“Do we consider that public schools are primarily vehicles for education or do we regard them as a tax paid ...”
“An eight-hour course might enable one to properly use a gun, but will you truly be ready to handle an ...”
“Mark, your stance on school choice, if vigorously pursued, would almost certainly close the doors of many existing public schools ...”
“An intelligence test to qualify as a voter? Aren't the turnouts for some elections low as it is? Do ...”
“Rick, Julie may have a point about our rudeness. Please clean up your act. I, for my part, will exit ...”
“Hi, This is Ellis Smith and I am 6-2" tall and weigh 180 pounds. I am 76 years old and ...”
“We don't need swine flu and we don't need this. The difference is that there may not be ...”
“I find myself in general agreement with you, john evenview. If you cannot get this Mendoza character out of UM ...”
“And we're paying state taxes for this? If you want "diversity," go to Ellis Library or the Columbia Public ...”
“Iowa has blessed America with Herbert Hoover, Harry Hopkins and Henry A. Wallace. Is any further comment necessary?”
“Perhaps the most interesting feature is the need for voter approval. Exactly how DO voters feel about this issue? Are ...”
“For 139 years students at one campus of this so-called "university system" have been allowed to use explosives. The safety ...”
“Speed is a factor, as it can be in many types of traffic situations. When designing and constructing a traffic ...”
“Chuck, your 4:17 pm post is right in principle but unfortunately out of step with much of today's ...”
“When you assign the lunatics to prepare a report on the asylum, this is what you can expect.”
“I hate to pour cold water on such a spirited debate - actually, I don't hate it at all! - but ...”
“It is a great system - period - not just financially. It has been studied by institutions of higher learning outside Missouri ...”
“The most extensive summer camp system operated in Missouri by a university campus is the long-running one at Missouri University ...”
“One assumes, Karl Miller, that you understood what you were getting into when you took the assignment of writing a ...”
“I agree with your comments about representation, Chuck; however, they do not address the question of what the size of ...”
“Both of the foregoing comments are correct. A program or programs should be available, although only large communities may be ...”
“Soon we will be observing the 150 anniversaries of the various battles of the Civil War, or, if you prefer ...”
“Does anyone affiliated with MU or the "Missourian" know the history of University of Missouri? For at least fifty (50 ...”
“So, there are 1,921 students in the school? That's small compared to Missouri S&T; however, any U ...”
“The problem with living as if there were no tomorrow is that there always IS a tomorrow. Would we want ...”
“Thank you very much, Phillip. The information site on stations and antennas was revealing. It appears that with the exception ...”
“Some folks would oppose nuclear energy even if nuclear power plants could be built at no cost to anyone. Some ...”
“It appears the beneficiaries of this program, other than those making converter boxes, may be cable and satellite providers. Some ...”
“The confusion is due to considering the health care profession as a whole versus looking at it in discrete segments ...”
“That more jobs are needed seems obvious. That most of those jobs should be lasting ones also seems obvious. So ...”
“There is presently a parking lot on the west side of Garth just north of the intersection between Broadway and ...”
“Without taking part in a debate about parking lot lights, I find it interesting that it takes a severe financial ...”
“I agree that future power generation, and how and where the generated power is routed, needs to be a serious ...”
“At least in theory if not also in practice, doesn't a state legislature represent the state's taxpayers? Are ...”
“Well, Timothy Lloyd, we're glad to hear that you don't want your faculty coverage concerning views about the ...”
“The public may not have a clear understanding of the status of the $1 billion raised by MU or the ...”
“And the University of Missouri's system-wide policy on this matter is...? There are three other campuses, having a total ...”
“Ayn Rand's point is well taken, and some of those who are most dissatisfied with the Taj Mahal edifices ...”
“This is a subject about which the educational establishment AND the public (in the case of public universities and colleges ...”
“Note: Not mentioned in the article is the fact that the extension of Scott Boulevard north from Broadway to I-70 ...”
“Even a cursory look at the proposed interchange site should rule out the possibility of a full cloverleaf as an ...”
“To reach Mo-X, dial 256-1991.”
“Printing a letter or other commentary with the writer's name withheld is definitely acceptable - if the owner of the ...”
“Good point, Chuck. Meanwhile, access Monday's Tribune home page, click on "Commentary," scan down "Open Column" (below the editorial ...”
“Well, folks, my letters have been published rather frequently on the editorial page in that "other" local daily newspaper (you ...”
“Another University of Missouri campus is now into the final quarter of a drive to raise $200 Million. Since that ...”
“I would also vote for Bill Cosby for President. But what leadership experience does Cosby have? Only somewhat less than ...”
“Ayn, nothing is impossible when discussing University of Missouri System, and/or the system's so-called flagship campus (their term ...”
“How is it that one of the four UM System campuses is able to operate successfully without the position of ...”
“Amber (above) makes the statement that they take their football seriously in Texas. Indeed they do! At University of Missouri ...”
“Might we assume that "dex conwell" is also not a Mizzou fan? Neither are more than a few students, faculty ...”
“Maybe it takes a non Tiger fan to put this disaster in perspective. Yes, this was truly a bitter blow ...”
“It will be interesting to see how well this initiative is received at the Kansas City, Rolla and St. Louis ...”
“This is unfortunate, although of course we don't know the details. Truman State University is the highest ranked of ...”
“Before getting bent out of shape, as it were, over the absence of a voting student on the Board of ...”
“Sometimes it's difficult to believe the four campuses that make up University of Missouri System have even the slightest ...”
“Maybe we should look at this "marching" business from the standpoint of the organization requesting the permit to march. It ...”
“Speaking of Aaron O'Neal, what is the status of legal actions brought against certain persons as the result of ...”
“This situation has gotten considerable discussion on a local cyber forum. The thinking a present is that there should be ...”
“The first requirement of any university is to teach; research is very important, but is not the first requirement. Administration ...”
“The University of Missouri System's policy regarding condoms and condom distribution says...? Well, if there isn't any policy ...”
“Thanks for the update. There has been a lot of speculation, and definitely not just in Columbia and Boone county ...”
“This is a four-campus university, with 56% of its students - more than half - located on the Kansas City, Rolla and ...”
“Fascinating! Sarah can go back to Rolla, where she'll be surrounded by those who love and admire her, whereas ...”
“What's more interesting about this article than the hydrogen station is that apparently one campus of this multi-campus university ...”
“MU is no longer listed by Princeton Review, and hasn't been listed by them for several years. Seems MU ...”
“The St. Louis "Blimps"?”
“This is merely a case of life imitating art. In the motion picture "Blaze," starring Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich ...”
“There seems to be a supposition that should Missouri lose a congressional district and the number of curators falls to ...”
“If the curators do their job, no further additions are necessary; if the curators FAIL to do their job, no ...”
“John's point about financing is pertinent. What is "good" or "bad" in beer and ale is largely a matter ...”
“A buyout wouldn't work anyway. If Missourians can't correctly pronounce "Versailles," how will they be able to order ...”
“The first hydrogen-powered car to appear as a demonstration vehicle in a North American solar car race was one built ...”
“Mr. Brasler's points are good ones. Do any of you recall that some years ago we were told in ...”
“In endless arguing over this subject we miss a core point: the best and most effective solution is to employ ...”
“Cindy, please note my previous post, two posts above yours. Again, I believe we have systemic problems that are not ...”
“"It occurs to me that the problems at the Missourian may be issues of organizational leadership... [William Srite, see above ...”
“I don't pretend to know anything about journalism, but printing the "Missourian" once a week seems an obvious way ...”
“What benefit or benefits would this proposal, should it go forward, hold for the Tribune?”
“There would appear to be no surprises here. In an era of declining print journalism one would NOT expect to ...”
“As I responded to one of your previous articles on this subject, isn't it time we stopped beating on ...”
“Why would any sane, reasonable person put the emphasis on reducing faculty positions versus reducing administrative positions? How much teaching ...”
“The Memphis routing once briefly existed, years ago. That it is being considered again is fascinating. Even more fascinating is ...”
“Technology is what we make of it. If I give a beautiful, rare violin to a skilled violinist, he or ...”
“Rolla campus today operates using plans specifically aimed at raising its national standing. That's a stated goal! We invite ...”
“Perhaps it's true that "all things old are new again." The city should have some record of it, but ...”
“The final paragraph, obviously not written by President Forsee, fails to note that Gary Forsee is an alumnus of this ...”
“Under government regulations in the former Soviet Union citizens starved to death and were sent to prison camps. Government regulations ...”
“"Draconian budget cuts" is an interesting expression. If an obese person weighed 350 pounds and he or she went on ...”
“It's the responsibility of a lecturer or program director to see that a balance of views is presented. If ...”
“How much longer do we propose to beat a dead horse?”
“First, the Constitution itself does not address political parties or the number of political parties. It can hardly give us ...”
“I agree with Colonel Miller. I was never a Marine, but recall no instance in the United States Army where ...”
“Would the MU Athletic Department become part of public MU or part of private MU? Since soliciting and obtaining funding ...”
“How many of these derisive comments concerning Forsee would exist if Forsee had exactly the same resume but had obtained ...”
“William Shakespeare wrote a play about this. The play is titled "Much Ado About Nothing."”
“Well, let's look at our new University of Missouri System. As President, Gary Forsee, 1972 graduate of UMR. As ...”
“Some of us prefer the suggestion made by MU law school graduate and former University of Missouri System curator Woody ...”
“So, we have a name change that's NOT EXACTLY a name change. How much whining did Deaton have to ...”
“But consider the progress that's been made since 1865! Finally, near the end of the fourth decade of the ...”
“Who cares?”
“Given that this is a state university, one might question whether this department is either relevant or necessary. There are ...”
“For some years now we've had in this state what some of us call "The Great Disconnect." Everyone knows ...”
“"Cheer up," they said, "Things could be worse." So I took their advice and cheered up, and sure enough things ...”
“Close the offending fraternity and sorority houses and re-open them, on a case by case basis, only when they meet ...”
“1- Well, you knew when (the year) the anniversary would occur. What ever happened to the concept of "plan ahead ...”
“This would seem to be a very inefficient way to effect staff reductions at our so-called flagship campus. Do you ...”
“Years ago an article appeared in "Chemical Engineering" magazine about an engineer who was on the road quite a bit ...”
“Aw! The poor babies.”
“I enjoyed the cartoon, but a sign in the background says "MU Curators." What are "MU Curators"? There is a ...”
“As your article notes, the 1936 heat wave was present in several states. We lived for days in our basement ...”
“Good for DeLana Sattarin! Some professors seem to think they are immune to accepted standards of decency - and it isn ...”
“This is an interesting article, and the information shown in the "box" (sidebar) was interesting. I have two comments: Is ...”