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Al Germond

Al Germond is the host of the "Sunday Morning Roundtable" every Sunday at 8:15 a.m. on KFRU. He can be reached at al@columbiabusinesstimes.com

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From the Round Table: Candidates deserve darts for trying to hide electronic footprints
From the Roundtable: Boonville Bridge deal a costly boondoggle
From the Roundtable: Raise the state gas tax (A columnist can dream, can’t he?)
From the Roundtable: Angry voters might decide hotly contested local races
From the Roundtable: Add pay, hiring power for Council members? Proceed with caution
From the Roundtable: Long after “jumper” incident, pedestrian bridge still poses problem
From the Roundtable: Downtown camera surveillance? A good idea, if well-planned
From the Roundtable: Get out; Columbia is allowing ads on city buses?
From the Roundtable: Bottomland wells? Bad idea 20 years ago, bad idea today
From the Roundtable: MiTek departs, empty building roster goes up another notch
From the Round Table: City inspectors should mimic police enforcement standards
From the Roundtable: What went wrong with the YouZeum? A boondoggle from the start?
From the Roundtable: High-level resignations feed the local gossip mill
From the Roundtable: Mayor’s retirement news kicks off humdinger election season
From the Roundtable: Digging into the origin of KFRU’s ‘Quicky Quiz’ anything but quick
From the Roundtable: Population passes 100,000 mark, but getting six digits is no big deal
From the Roundtable: Health care reform has huge impact on Columbia, however it turns out
From the Roundtable: West Boulevard just one of many Columbia traffic conundrums
From the Roundtable: Get-A-Load of these parking schemes, past and present
From the Roundtable: True gains of HDTV conversion may take years to sort out
From the Round Table: Remove with caution: streetlight system an essential service
From the Round Table: Return local revenue to black by taxing sales over Internet
From the Roundtable: Power Lunch: a productive forum for leaders public and private
From the Roundtable: Broadening Broadway is in the best interest of ALL Columbians
From the Roundtable: Columbia Photo move rekindles memories of homegrown business
From the Roundtable: Return The Tiger to its glory by approving tax increment financing
From the Roundtable: New police chief a good choice as crime debate divides city
Ameren’s arrogance imperils critical Callaway construction project
From the Roundtable: Power Brokers should engage in constructive, not destructive, activity
From the Roundtable: Economic recovery will require realistic cooperation from all sides
From the Roundtable: Keep Historical Society in Columbia, even if it takes eminent domain
From the Roundtable: Stop red-light cameras, green-light count-down signals and get in sync
From the Roundtable: City, university join businesses in cutting expenses during downturn
From the Roundtable: The lines in the battle of West Broadway are drawn once more
From the Roundtable: Building demolition waiting period could clash with owner’s rights
From the Roundtable: Potential for inflation outweighs lack of consumer confidence
From the Roundtable: Time to reinstate Depression-era legislation
From the Roundtable: Columbia’s construction permit process a welcome development
From the Round Table: As budget conflict escalates, city should stick to charter guidelines
From the round table: City must aim higher than Memphis as air travel destination
From the Roundtable: Providence Road bridge ‘jumper’ highlights interstate expansion issues
From the Roundtable: Summer driving highlights traffic issues around Columbia
From the Roundtable: Future of Columbia utilities remains uncertain
From the Roundtable: Missourian in transition as 100th anniversary approaches
What’s your frequency, CMDC?
From the Roundtable: Will Columbia be winner or loser as energy costs escalate?
From the Roundtable: City’s search for new police chief comes at critical juncture
From the round table: Power Lunch serves up optimistic outlook on Columbia’s economy
From the Round Table: School system should determine why levy failed before trying again
From The Roundtable: Pedantic arrogance blocking inclination toward ‘yes’ vote on tax levy
From the Roundtable: Local housing market decline alarming, but rebound invariable
From the Round Table: An ode to easy listening
From the Round Table: Kirkwood shooting spotlights security needs at local council meetings
From the Roundtable: Return to public civility could aid discourse, development
From the Roundtable: April election could be bleak day for local officials
From the Roundtable: Consider creative sentencing for youth causing crime increase
From the Round Table: MU better off with business executive as president
From the Roundtable: Coal fuels Columbia—past, present and future
From the Round Table: Casting light on community’s illumination shortcomings
From the Roundtable: Worries about commercial vacancies must broaden beyond The District
From the Roundtable: Graham bound to beat the rap, but still should admit misdeed
Our city and university are heading down wrong roads
From the RoundTable: 3M layoffs reveal crack in ‘quality of life’ foundation
Events bolster sales tax revenue, but is funding source sufficient?
Planners should do homework before choosing new high school site
Columbia should offer incentives for businesses to move here, grow
Outside consultants fail to find solution for Broadway’s troubles
A suggestion: city should pay more attention to basic services
Sales tax stew overflowing, but road revenue deserves ‘yes’ vote
State of the City address, City Council retreat, citizens’ survey forecast Columbia’s economic future
City, MU must cooperate, buck up and shoot for Chicago connection
Bio-Defense building project deserves wholehearted support
Business community should monitor Planning and Zoning Commission
A regional board could boost airline service in central Missouri
With 3G, Columbia has truly mobile communications technology
County consolidation could help eliminate small-town blight
Columbia must get accustomed to providing manufacturing incentives
Call a time out to assess higher education funding priorities
A personal anniversary: 40 years on local radio
City should overhaul franchising system amid media evolutions
Technology can put consumers in control of emergency information
Technological Advances: Never say never
From the Roundtable: More advance planning could reduce some snow-related problems
BJC offers olive branch to Boone Hospital trustees
Paving MKT: Good for government grants, bad for many users
Rail lines historically pose traffic danger, growth makes safety issue priority
Visioning process should work, if not derailed by reckless endeavors first
Something needs to be done to eliminate marathon City Council sessions
Signage
Vision for downtown must include improved infrastructure throughout city
Time to tear down dilapidated city hall, build new downtown civic complex
Rising from the rubble: Downtown building owners’ restorations come forth

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