July 18, 2008

Letter: Trails are great for residents and property owners

By Ian Thomas, executive director, The PedNet Coalition The economic, environmental and recreational benefits of new trails far outweigh the complaints raised by the project’s opposition.

July 17, 2008

Student vote on board of curators would lead to positive results

By Craig Stevenson, chairman ASUM Board, Columbia The chairman of ASUM, the student lobbying organization, say ASUM did not "agitate" legislators into passing the bill to allow a student curator to vote as a George Kennedy column said.

Mary Still is strong candidate for state representative

By Monica Miller, Columbia Support of Missouri schools is support of Missouri’s future; Mary Still, running for the 25th seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, supports both.

July 16, 2008

‘Welfare’ is a misused term

By Tracy Greever Rice, Columbia The Monday article ‘Circles Help People Looking To Get Out of Poverty’ says the Temporary Assistance for Program for needy families was formerly known as welfare. But "welfare" is a generic term, not the name of a real program.

July 15, 2008

Letter: Discussion must be led without anonymity to have impact

By JULIA WILLIAMS, Columbia No one should be ashamed of statements made during a discussion that was for the public's benefit.

July 03, 2008

Letter: Not all E. coli strands are harmful

By RICHARD A. FINKELSTEIN, Columbia There are many subsets of E. coli, and many are regularly found in the human body. The article about E. coli at the Lake of the Ozarks did not explain this difference and therefore could have raised unnecessary alarm.

June 30, 2008

Letter: Support Mary Still, who has the experience needed for state representative

By Henry Hager, Columbia Columbia resident says Mary Still, candidate for the 25th District , has a lot of experience that can help her serve the community.

Letter: Residents concerned about use of Tasers by police

By Ed Berg, Lily Chan, Linda Green, Mary Hussman, Katherine Murrie, Brenda Procter A public meeting to discuss the decision of the Columbia police to use Tasers is being held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Labor Temple building, 611 N. Garth.

June 26, 2008

Letter: Barbara Bishop, running for county assessor, seeks changes to local taxes

By Michael J. Martin, Columbia Bishop, if elected, would change the way certain properties are assessed and create a commission to handle tax appeals.

June 25, 2008

Letter: Nuclear power is not the answer

By Claire Garden, Columbia Nuclear power is dangerous and dirty. Instead of using money to build nuclear plants, we could invest in wind and solar power.

June 24, 2008

Letter: Missourian should keep printing

By Harsh Brown, Columbia A Missourian reader asks for the newspaper to remain in print for the information, pictures and the opportunity for students.

Letter: Missouri Press Association directors support continuation of Missourian's print version

By Missouri Press Association, Columbia In a resolution approved at the Board of Directors’ June 11 meeting, the group called for MU School of Journalism administration to investigate ways to continue the print newspaper version of the Missourian.

June 19, 2008

Letter: Printing the Missourian only once a week would be the end of the newspaper

By Ted Farnen, Columbia Printing the Columbia Missourian only once a week would ruin a community and School of Journalism resource.

June 18, 2008

Letter: Farm loans available to socially disadvantaged applicants

By MARK MUDD, farm loan manager, Farm Service Agency The Farm Service Agency can make and guarantee loans to applicants to buy and operate family size farms and ranches.

Letter: Railroads could be more cost-effective way to move freight

By Cleo Kottwitz, Columbia Increasing rail systems instead of building additional lanes on Interstate 70 for trucks could be more cost-effective.

June 17, 2008

Letter: McCain has conflicting views on war

By Carleton B. Spotts, Columbia Republican presidential candidate John McCain's television commercials appear contradictory.

Letter: Bob Pund would be advocate in state legislature

By Michelle M. Gibler, Centralia Pund, a candidate for the 25th District seat has a diverse background that would make him a strong state representative.

June 16, 2008

Letter: Families feeling money crunch

By ANNA DAVIS, COLUMBIA The community can do more to make the financial bind less serious for families.

June 12, 2008

Letter: U.S. tactics must evolve with terrorism warfare

By George Parker, Columbia Outdated war rules may not be serving overseas soldiers well.

Letter: City Council retreat far from unproductive

By DeAnna Walkenbach, Columbia Several ideas for city development were discussed, with stakeholder views in mind at the City Council retreat.