Opinion

Most people believe that practicing the rules of good citizenship is proof enough of their patriotism.

Why not a voting student curator? Because, it seems to me, that undercuts the broadly representational nature of the board. If the students deserve a vote, then surely the faculty does. You can probably think of other legitimate claimants.

The Columbia Missourian is sponsoring “Watching the Watchdogs,” community forums meant to better understand the role that media should serve in our changing democracy. To what extent should voices in the community be required to identify themselves, and to what extent should they remain mere voices?

The logistics of moving are more complicated than we admit.

As a result of the court’s decision, individuals now have the right to own handguns, meaning that the good guys can protect themselves against the bad guys.

People young and old share so many of the same vulnerabilities that age is not a definitive enough way to judge anyone.

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

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.

Red-light cameras should not be delayed any further.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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