Opinion

Kosovo has declared official independence, but this has not been recognized by all countries. To succed with its independence, Kosovo will need help from the EU.

A Web site informs readers of plans to fix I-70, but implementing those plans is another issue.

I know something few other journalists know: Day after day, novelists are writing about us. Some of those writers actually work in newspaper, magazine, and broadcast newsrooms, but some of them have never even set foot inside a newsroom.

It’s hard enough getting some sleep when there’s a baby on the way; it’s even worse when the stomach flu pays a visit.

The guns in the NIU and Kirkwood shootings were obtained legally. Although the freedom to bear arms should not be curtailed, mandatory gun safety training is a must.

Although conservative talk show hosts have enjoyed success for their entertaining and informative commentary, the success is beginning to go to their heads.

Missouri leads the nation in black-on-black crime. We need to develop a system to help people who are going to break the rules so we don’t have to live with violence any longer.

As the pope recently said, “Not one good thing has come out of the Iraq War.” However, I feel there has been much bad from this war.

The smoking ban should endure through all the controversy surrounding it.

From acquaintances to close friends, relationships can be mapped out before they begin — if you know what you want to give and receive.

What once was published in print is now available in a Google search by anyone across the globe and for as long as anyone knows. Does that change a newspaper’s moral obligations?

Gov. Matt Blunt’s deputy chief of staff for communications responds to a comment in an editorial regarding Mrs. Blunt’s move to Jefferson City.

If education is the only method of maintaining our prosperity, then public schools should not be the first target in state and federal budget cuts.

This proposal is opposed by the neighborhood associations in the Crosscreek vicinity and was voted against by the city Planning & Zoning Committee.

Anderson’s “zero tolerance” policy restores integrity and character to the MU basketball team.

People quoted about political matter should be clearly identified if they are politically active.

With all the serious issues facing the nation, entertainment stories on television news programs seem irrelevant.

A Columbia resident speaks out in support of the smoke-free workplace ordinance.

Reconstruction and peacekeeping is a challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence erupts around the plundering of the country’s valuable mineral resources.

Reconstruction and peacekeeping are a challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence erupts around the plundering of the country’s valuable mineral resources.