Coming Soon: Using Tanks to Collect on Parking Tickets!
Video of a February SWAT raid in Columbia was recently released and has been causing something of an uproar. The...
Painting a Rosy Picture
Missouri Auditor Susan Montee has found that fiscal notes relating to tax credit programs severely understate their costs. From the...
In Their Defense, Kids Do Love Explosions
From the Columbia Daily Tribune: A recent demonstration by the Missouri State Highway Patrol SWAT team had students ducking for...
Columbia Board of Education Candidates Discuss Cafeteria Food
The Columbia Daily Tribune asks school board candidates which improvements they would like to see in school lunches. One candidate...
How Not to Limit Eligibility to Parents as Teachers
In the comments section to this article about Parents as Teachers, some Columbia Daily Tribune readers are brainstorming ways to...
Don’t Judge a School by Its Building
An article in the Columbia Daily Tribune explains the commotion over the Columbia Public Schools’ brand-new elementary school building. The...
Education or Indoctrination?
[In the interest of transparency, please allow me to post this note to indicate my change of perspective. I agree...
Payday Loan Industry in the News
Some legislators held a hearing the other day on the harms caused by the payday loan industry. Combest has linked...
Local Food in Columbia Public Schools
The Columbia Daily Tribune examines school lunches in this interesting article. Like many districts, Columbia Public Schools is trying to...
Great Questions About High-Speed Rail at the Columbia Daily Tribune
Today’s Columbia Daily Tribune has a terrific editorial asking a lot of tough questions about the value of high-speed rail...
Great Op-Ed About Our Government by David Steelman
David Steelman, the former state rep., and his wife, Sarah, our former state treasurer, are both great friends and supporters...
PAYGO Would Only Provide Appearance of Fiscal Responsibility
Sen. Claire McCaskill is cosponsoring a bill, “PAYGO,” that would limit congressional spending to the amount of yearly revenue brought...
Benefits of Eliminating the Income Tax
The Sunday edition of the Columbia Daily Tribune featured an op-ed written by Dr. Joseph Haslag, Michael Owens, and Caitlin...
Local Tax: Ups and Downs
There’s an article in the Columbia Daily Tribune today that discusses the latest flap in Jefferson City about a sales...
The Difference Between the Public and Private Sectors
Jonathon Braden at the Columbia Daily Tribune‘s Homeroom blog reports on Sylvan Learning Center closings in Columbia and Jefferson City....
Followup Articles on Pork ‘N Earmarks
Two more articles about what makes an earmark, what defines pork, and when are they justified, are in the Missouri...
Assessing U.S. Education
An article comparing the educational performance of students in different countries has sparked some discussion on the Columbia Daily Tribune‘s...
A Rock in Times of Trouble (As Long As It Has Enough Cash)
If you’re looking for entertainment, check out this op-ed in the Columbia Daily Tribune about the virtues of big government,...
Dentists Go for the Jugular
Apparently, some dentists are upset that, god forbid, people are making money on something that involves teeth but does not...
It Is Time for Education Reform
The Columbia Daily Tribune reported early last month that Education Week‘s annual “Quality Counts” report on public education found that...
