Opinion

Columbians should be thankful for all Columbia has to offer.

The deal does keep higher education more affordable, but it's still another step backward — if it even passes.

MU sororities and fraternities are implementing several changes to their social policy, after a couple of incidents at off-campus sponsored parties.

Columbia Missourian reporter Alycia Yount joins KBIA's Eric Durban to discuss the recent Columbia School Board meeting.

Americans should have faith in our court system and support the 9/11 terrorists trial being held in New York.

Columbia Missourian sports editor Greg Bowers and reporter Joan Niesen joined KBIA's Eric Durban on "The Beat" to discuss how international athletes get to Columbia and their transition upon arriving.

With 2009 coming to an end, the past 10 years need a name that describes the many surreal things that have happened.

In response to a proposed same-sex marriage bill for the District of Columbia, The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is threatening to discontinue its social services program.

Columbia Missourian sports editor Greg Bowers and reporters Kelly Nelson and Mark Levitt joined KBIA's Eric Durban on "The Beat" to discuss the story of an athlete who pushes the limits of human endurance.

Nobody said a word about my husband and me adopting a pit bull until we started telling people that I was pregnant. That’s when I realized just how easily people’s prejudices come into play, especially since pit bulls have been given a bad reputation.

Missouri football hosts Iowa State for its final home game of the season Saturday at Faurot Field. The team's small class of seniors has been through a range of emotions as Tigers. They contributed to landmark victories and suffered a number of difficult losses.

Living through others makes it hard for one to function as an independent person.

Johnny Wright is out of jail on bond, with a court appearance scheduled for Dec. 11. Columbia police had been looking for him for more than two decades before he was arrested in September on a second-degree murder warrant in connection with the disappearance of Becky Doisy.

MU students are helping in their protest of coal use on campus and are bringing the university closer to being coal-free.

The Stupak Amendment is a controversial health care reform bill that could prevent private insurance companies from offering abortion coverage in the future, even though they currently do so.

We must educate ourselves and others to make the decisions that are best for society rather than allowing ourselves to be manipulated. We must take action to address the mess we face.

Missourian reporters and editors are taking an increasingly Web-centric focus for the newspaper.

The Stupak amendment to the House health care bill states that federal money cannot be used to pay for insurance plans that cover abortions not performed for medical reasons or in situations involving sexual assault.

Sesame Street is not only a childhood staple in the U.S., but the show is popular in many countries, such as South Africa, Brazil and Germany. However, the reach of this American show is sometimes at conflict with a country's culture.