Published Sunday, November 30, 2008
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW
The Clydesdales
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
Anheuser-Busch brewery has moved its legendary Clydesdale horses from California to a new facility in Cooper County. Even though A-B recently was sold to InBev, a Belgian brewery known for strict cost-cutting, most observers think the Clydesdales will remain in the corporate stable, so to speak, so iconic is their presence.
HOT FLASHES
Temporary
gig exposes weaknesses
By SHARON HARL
It has been said pride cometh before the fall, and boy have I plummeted. My husband has an office at Lake Ozark, and he asked me if I would mind becoming his temporary receptionist after his front desk person of 20 years retired.
OPEN COLUMN
Offshore drilling is the
answer, not going green
Editor, the Tribune: On Nov. 15, you printed Claire Garden’s letter to Barack Obama supporting his green jobs program. She speaks of "transforming our nation" and green jobs that could be "required to pay a living wage." Would the government be the employer?
OPEN COLUMN
Healthy banks can take
over business of others
Editor, the Tribune: The recent columns on the financial crisis by Bob Roper are excellent. Thank you for running them. However, I disagree with his statement regarding the treasury bailout, that "no one has ever done this before."
OPEN COLUMN
Mizzou’s reponses to
crisis are conflicting
Editor, the Tribune: Over the past week, we have been subjected to two very different but nonetheless telling tidbits of information about the University of Missouri’s response to the financial crisis.
OPEN COLUMN
Humane Society issue
needs to be addressed
Editor, the Tribune: I would like to respond to comments that I have both seen and heard recently regarding the request by the Central Missouri Humane Society to increase its contractual fees to Columbia/Boone County Animal Control for the services it provides.
Redefining truth won’t fix what ails President Bush
By LEONARD PITTS JR.
We should be ashamed of how poorly we have treated President George W. Bush.
hat, believe it or not, is the thesis of a bizarre opinion published the day after the election in the Wall Street Journal by one Jeffrey Scott Shapiro, described as an investigative reporter, a lawyer and a former intern for, of all people, John Kerry.
Economic freedom essential to prosperity
By WALTER WILLIAMS
There’s a growing anti-trade sentiment in our country. Much of the dialogue is grossly misinformed. Let’s try to untangle it a bit with a few questions and observations. First, does the United States trade with Japan and England?
So much for letting free market rule
By JOSEPH L. GALLOWAY
Hear that humming sound? That’s the printing presses at the U.S. Treasury running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, churning out an ocean of green paper to bail out the billionaire bankers, brokers and assorted brigands who are responsible for the economic disaster that has befallen us.
Bigotry is real threat to Obama
Every American president is at risk of an assassination attempt. But because of the historic nature of President-elect Barack Obama’s victory as the first black in that office, the risk of assassination is greater.
