Opinion

We should be careful of our strong reactions, because the things we find important may be different in the future.

Allison Ross wrote a great cover piece on Quran recitation during the month of Ramadan. It was insightful, and for once, Muslims looked like quite amiable people in the news. Until I had to open my big mouth.

With hard work, great organization and lots of money, a Campaign Reform Amendment can become a reality.

The democratic candidates are not showing enough leadership to be successful future presidents.

The United States’ move from defensive applications in space to offensive weapons, including particle beams, lasers and rocket and missile launchers is a dangerous gambit.

Fall is the perfect time to get ahead on your gardening by pruning shrubs and trees and clearing leaves from the beds.

The City Council and Columbia Public School District would benefit from using Cosmo Park land for the school.

While striving for peace should be lauded, the nation must remain prepared for war.

At a recent luncheon, Robb characterized several state universities such as Harris-Stowe State University as unnecessary and a waste of state funds.

The expansion of the program was vetoed by President Bush despite a bipartisan compromise by both of Missouri’s U.S. senators.

Those who have served this country deserve the same support and care as those who are serving now.

Fifty years after Russia launched Sputnik, nations are still figuring out the importance of space exploration.

Even with a bump in city fees for new houses, Columbia falls well below the rest of the country.

Missourian editor provides helpful links that direct the public to stories of interest.

An expecting father recalls what he felt when a doctor told his wife that their baby won’t have a full uterus in which to grow.

A researcher and administrator by day, Schultz is also a music enthusiast who has been known to carry a guitar into the wild.

Layoffs at 3M and 172 home foreclosures should have our elected officials worried about the local economy.

Dennis Sentilles tells how meals can use local ingredients and produce a taste some say is “to die for.”

Academic freedom is all well and good but it shouldn’t promote obscenity.

People who are labeled as ‘troublemakers’ advocate for better changes and find remedies for tough dilemmas.