Local Columnists

The whining, weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth by State Department and Foreign Service Officers over the administration’s decision to order them to service at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is appalling.

Americans need to step up and get involved in civic projects if they want to improve the country.

Missouri was not represented at a recent conference of Midwestern governors gathered to address global warming.

Sports hate can be enjoyable, but old-time real hate is something best left in the past.

Put a little aside for those charities that really need the money.

This isn’t 20 years ago: If TV and screen writers continue to hold out for better wages, audiences may well shrug and move on

American politicians and citizens should fight for better benefits for the people who fight for their country.

We must call on our legislators to provide better treatment to veterans.

Spider plants reproduce easily and purify the air.

Different nations have different responses to the rising price of oil.

According to public opinion polls, the public isn’t satisfied with the limited information the media provides on the presidential hopefuls.

New Missourian blog The Watchword focuses on Columbia and Boone County government news, and it is meant to foster community conversation.

Expecting parents brush up on carpentry and accounting skills in preparation for their new family member.

J. Karl Miller’s column criticized anti-war protests at the Memorial Day Salute to Veterans Air Show. Anti-war protests are acts of good citizenship, not denigration of the military.

The historic structure is a major Missouri landmark, one that will not be let go of easily.

After the cancellation of his Missourian column, John Merrill questions the deeper meanings of plagiarism.

Although everyone has the right to free expression, a federal appeals court made the wrong decision in allowing protests during the Salute to Veterans Air Show.

In the chaos of war, looking back on good memories is a way to keep sanity and survive hard times.

The president of the Heartland Chapter of Global Action to Prevent War outlines the goals and strategies of the organization.

Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s second coup slows democracy and the flow of information to Pakistanis.