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“Printing a letter or other commentary with the writer's name withheld is definitely acceptable - if the owner of the ...”
“Good point, Chuck. Meanwhile, access Monday's Tribune home page, click on "Commentary," scan down "Open Column" (below the editorial ...”
“Well, folks, my letters have been published rather frequently on the editorial page in that "other" local daily newspaper (you ...”
“Another University of Missouri campus is now into the final quarter of a drive to raise $200 Million. Since that ...”
“I would also vote for Bill Cosby for President. But what leadership experience does Cosby have? Only somewhat less than ...”
“Ayn, nothing is impossible when discussing University of Missouri System, and/or the system's so-called flagship campus (their term ...”
“How is it that one of the four UM System campuses is able to operate successfully without the position of ...”
“Amber (above) makes the statement that they take their football seriously in Texas. Indeed they do! At University of Missouri ...”
“Might we assume that "dex conwell" is also not a Mizzou fan? Neither are more than a few students, faculty ...”
“Maybe it takes a non Tiger fan to put this disaster in perspective. Yes, this was truly a bitter blow ...”
“It will be interesting to see how well this initiative is received at the Kansas City, Rolla and St. Louis ...”
“This is unfortunate, although of course we don't know the details. Truman State University is the highest ranked of ...”
“Before getting bent out of shape, as it were, over the absence of a voting student on the Board of ...”
“Sometimes it's difficult to believe the four campuses that make up University of Missouri System have even the slightest ...”
“Maybe we should look at this "marching" business from the standpoint of the organization requesting the permit to march. It ...”
“Speaking of Aaron O'Neal, what is the status of legal actions brought against certain persons as the result of ...”
“This situation has gotten considerable discussion on a local cyber forum. The thinking a present is that there should be ...”
“The first requirement of any university is to teach; research is very important, but is not the first requirement. Administration ...”
“The University of Missouri System's policy regarding condoms and condom distribution says...? Well, if there isn't any policy ...”
“Thanks for the update. There has been a lot of speculation, and definitely not just in Columbia and Boone county ...”
“This is a four-campus university, with 56% of its students - more than half - located on the Kansas City, Rolla and ...”
“Fascinating! Sarah can go back to Rolla, where she'll be surrounded by those who love and admire her, whereas ...”
“What's more interesting about this article than the hydrogen station is that apparently one campus of this multi-campus university ...”
“MU is no longer listed by Princeton Review, and hasn't been listed by them for several years. Seems MU ...”
“The St. Louis "Blimps"?”
“This is merely a case of life imitating art. In the motion picture "Blaze," starring Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich ...”
“There seems to be a supposition that should Missouri lose a congressional district and the number of curators falls to ...”
“If the curators do their job, no further additions are necessary; if the curators FAIL to do their job, no ...”
“John's point about financing is pertinent. What is "good" or "bad" in beer and ale is largely a matter ...”
“A buyout wouldn't work anyway. If Missourians can't correctly pronounce "Versailles," how will they be able to order ...”
“The first hydrogen-powered car to appear as a demonstration vehicle in a North American solar car race was one built ...”
“Mr. Brasler's points are good ones. Do any of you recall that some years ago we were told in ...”
“In endless arguing over this subject we miss a core point: the best and most effective solution is to employ ...”
“Cindy, please note my previous post, two posts above yours. Again, I believe we have systemic problems that are not ...”
“"It occurs to me that the problems at the Missourian may be issues of organizational leadership... [William Srite, see above ...”
“I don't pretend to know anything about journalism, but printing the "Missourian" once a week seems an obvious way ...”
“What benefit or benefits would this proposal, should it go forward, hold for the Tribune?”
“There would appear to be no surprises here. In an era of declining print journalism one would NOT expect to ...”
“As I responded to one of your previous articles on this subject, isn't it time we stopped beating on ...”
“Why would any sane, reasonable person put the emphasis on reducing faculty positions versus reducing administrative positions? How much teaching ...”
“The Memphis routing once briefly existed, years ago. That it is being considered again is fascinating. Even more fascinating is ...”
“Technology is what we make of it. If I give a beautiful, rare violin to a skilled violinist, he or ...”
“Rolla campus today operates using plans specifically aimed at raising its national standing. That's a stated goal! We invite ...”
“Perhaps it's true that "all things old are new again." The city should have some record of it, but ...”
“The final paragraph, obviously not written by President Forsee, fails to note that Gary Forsee is an alumnus of this ...”
“Under government regulations in the former Soviet Union citizens starved to death and were sent to prison camps. Government regulations ...”
“"Draconian budget cuts" is an interesting expression. If an obese person weighed 350 pounds and he or she went on ...”
“It's the responsibility of a lecturer or program director to see that a balance of views is presented. If ...”
“How much longer do we propose to beat a dead horse?”
“First, the Constitution itself does not address political parties or the number of political parties. It can hardly give us ...”
“I agree with Colonel Miller. I was never a Marine, but recall no instance in the United States Army where ...”
“Would the MU Athletic Department become part of public MU or part of private MU? Since soliciting and obtaining funding ...”
“How many of these derisive comments concerning Forsee would exist if Forsee had exactly the same resume but had obtained ...”
“William Shakespeare wrote a play about this. The play is titled "Much Ado About Nothing."”
“Well, let's look at our new University of Missouri System. As President, Gary Forsee, 1972 graduate of UMR. As ...”
“Some of us prefer the suggestion made by MU law school graduate and former University of Missouri System curator Woody ...”
“So, we have a name change that's NOT EXACTLY a name change. How much whining did Deaton have to ...”
“But consider the progress that's been made since 1865! Finally, near the end of the fourth decade of the ...”
“Who cares?”
“Given that this is a state university, one might question whether this department is either relevant or necessary. There are ...”
“For some years now we've had in this state what some of us call "The Great Disconnect." Everyone knows ...”
“"Cheer up," they said, "Things could be worse." So I took their advice and cheered up, and sure enough things ...”
“Close the offending fraternity and sorority houses and re-open them, on a case by case basis, only when they meet ...”
“1- Well, you knew when (the year) the anniversary would occur. What ever happened to the concept of "plan ahead ...”
“This would seem to be a very inefficient way to effect staff reductions at our so-called flagship campus. Do you ...”
“Years ago an article appeared in "Chemical Engineering" magazine about an engineer who was on the road quite a bit ...”
“Aw! The poor babies.”
“I enjoyed the cartoon, but a sign in the background says "MU Curators." What are "MU Curators"? There is a ...”
“As your article notes, the 1936 heat wave was present in several states. We lived for days in our basement ...”
“Good for DeLana Sattarin! Some professors seem to think they are immune to accepted standards of decency - and it isn ...”
“This is an interesting article, and the information shown in the "box" (sidebar) was interesting. I have two comments: Is ...”