Opinion

While public and private security cameras have minimal effect deterring crime, they do aid in the capture of criminals. Does this advantage outweigh our expectations to privacy?

Earth Day has evolved into little more than a “feel good” exercise in pop environmentalism, embraced largely by those with negligible scientific or agricultural experience.

Delay in making decision about Providence Road safety just delays making the road safer, too.

The Revenue agency was directed last week by Gov. Jay Nixon to stop making copies of concealed weapons permits. It also will delete all previously scanned permit information from state computers.

The vote against background checks for gun owners proved that Congress is in favor of special interest groups rather than U.S. citizens.

The American government can not work properly under the constraints of hyper partisanship

Congress must find the political will to both elevate the importance of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers while recognizing the need for a plan that takes climate change into account.

The same lawmakers that deplore citizen "takers" who ask for state services, such as Medicaid, are insistent on taking perks for themselves.

Past experiences of people being killed or stranded by flooding are the basis for MoDOT’s recommendations to stay away from flood-covered roadways.

State Republicans continue to overlook the benefits of the Affordable Care Act with circular logic.

In a time where plagiarism is easier than ever, Missourian Executive Editor Tom Warhover says the principles are easy: Don't cheat. Don't lie. 

The Senate voted against the Manchin-Toomey amendment, which proposed that "all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System."

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Even in the chaos of tragedies such as the Boston Marathon bombings, our collective human spirit provides reason for hope.

Mayor Bob McDavid and Councilman Karl Skala are likely to debate issues of "smart" development and infrastructure in Columbia. The Break Time vote is just the beginning.

There is so much need to raise Medicaid eligibility to 138 percent of federal poverty level, so small community hospitals can stay open and provide vital care and stabilization to those who live far from larger cities.

The controversy over Missouri's driver's license processing is a briar patch of thorny issues.

We seem to forget the sheer number of terrorist attacks, foreign and domestic, on United States soil.

Former Cardinal player Stan Musial might have been one of the best people to play baseball, due in no small part to his unwavering integrity.

In the past, when the United States or its allies offered aid to calm tensions, North Korea promised to clean up its act — for instance, to abandon weapons programs — and then reneged. This has to stop.