Opinion

The bill would bring jobs to Missouri and help clean up the environment

There are plenty of good ideas to make this country run smoother, but the United States is in need of a strong leader to execute these plans.

This notion of a level playing field is wishful thinking in that it ignores fundamental differences among people. We are all human; however, our dissimilarities abound.

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela lost a referendum that would have made him president for life, while President Vladimir Putin of Russia gained more control over parliament.

Though debate rightfully rages over the consequence of John Merrill’s quote-lifting column, MU School of Journalism faculty say its ethical problem is set in stone.

Professionals in the news business weigh in on John Merrill's unwarranted firing.

Good news: Gov. Blunt says it's acceptable to say 'Merry Christmas. Bad news: The BCS bowl selection system is flawed.

MU football's recent benchmarks mean it’s time to sit up and take notice in a different way.

There are several ways to get your pets ready for a new addition to the family.

The U.S. Constitution unambiguously says that “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”

The controversies over waterboarding and the torture of Abu Ghraib prisoners are indicative of a much larger culture of torture in the American CIA and military.

Devotees of the Brix scale think it is the most accurate indicator of the flavor of produce.

The advertisements in the “billboard jungle” along Interstate 70 are unsightly and sometimes distasteful.

A former director of Missouri’s Division of Tourism says large factory farms threaten tourism to the state’s parks.

Missouri requires a consitutional amendment to improve the protection of private property.

Some want to change to stories and traditions surrounding America's holidays, but enough is enough.

It’s too early to tell if the one-day peace conference will lead to more than good words.

The majority of curators has made it clear that the primary criteria for a new president is not that he be a politician, but rather that he be an outsider and that he come from the business world.

Training with a microphone and video camera is a great way to learn, Tom Warhover writes. There are more ways to cover stories than ever before, and a host of stories just waiting to be told.

With stories of violent crime seemingly everywhere, official explanations that nothing unusual is going on are less than satisfying.