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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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Posts by Al Germond:
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Downtown development’s key players: MU, Columbia College
August 20th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Lessons unlearned: Theatre, YouZeum sinkholes sapped donor base
August 6th, 2010 -
The drawn-out demise of Columbia’s passenger train service
July 23rd, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: MU lab explosion a reminder of experimental dangers
July 9th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: MU, and local economy, dodges realignment bullet
June 25th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Growing inventory of vacant property troubling for Columbia
June 11th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: 1956: Another watershed year in Columbia’s economic development
May 28th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Bike, Walk and Wheel – potholes, cracks and trash
May 14th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Will Dudley stick with campaign position on West Broadway?
April 30th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Election results favorable, not a mandate for radical change
April 16th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Who are the ideal candidates from a business perspective?
April 2nd, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Let’s not miss new industrial, technological opportunities
March 19th, 2010 -
From the Round Table: Candidates deserve darts for trying to hide electronic footprints
March 5th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Boonville Bridge deal a costly boondoggle
February 19th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Raise the state gas tax (A columnist can dream, can’t he?)
February 5th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Angry voters might decide hotly contested local races
January 22nd, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Add pay, hiring power for Council members? Proceed with caution
January 8th, 2010 -
From the Roundtable: Long after “jumper” incident, pedestrian bridge still poses problem
December 23rd, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Downtown camera surveillance? A good idea, if well-planned
December 11th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Get out; Columbia is allowing ads on city buses?
November 25th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Bottomland wells? Bad idea 20 years ago, bad idea today
November 13th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: MiTek departs, empty building roster goes up another notch
October 30th, 2009 -
From the Round Table: City inspectors should mimic police enforcement standards
October 16th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: What went wrong with the YouZeum? A boondoggle from the start?
October 2nd, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: High-level resignations feed the local gossip mill
September 18th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Mayor’s retirement news kicks off humdinger election season
September 4th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Digging into the origin of KFRU’s ‘Quicky Quiz’ anything but quick
August 21st, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Population passes 100,000 mark, but getting six digits is no big deal
August 7th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Health care reform has huge impact on Columbia, however it turns out
July 24th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: West Boulevard just one of many Columbia traffic conundrums
July 10th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Get-A-Load of these parking schemes, past and present
June 26th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: True gains of HDTV conversion may take years to sort out
June 12th, 2009 -
From the Round Table: Remove with caution: streetlight system an essential service
May 29th, 2009 -
From the Round Table: Return local revenue to black by taxing sales over Internet
May 15th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Power Lunch: a productive forum for leaders public and private
May 1st, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Broadening Broadway is in the best interest of ALL Columbians
April 17th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Columbia Photo move rekindles memories of homegrown business
April 3rd, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Return The Tiger to its glory by approving tax increment financing
March 20th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: New police chief a good choice as crime debate divides city
March 6th, 2009 -
Ameren’s arrogance imperils critical Callaway construction project
February 20th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Power Brokers should engage in constructive, not destructive, activity
February 6th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Economic recovery will require realistic cooperation from all sides
January 9th, 2009 -
From the Roundtable: Keep Historical Society in Columbia, even if it takes eminent domain
December 29th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Stop red-light cameras, green-light count-down signals and get in sync
December 12th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: City, university join businesses in cutting expenses during downturn
November 28th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: The lines in the battle of West Broadway are drawn once more
November 14th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Building demolition waiting period could clash with owner’s rights
October 31st, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Potential for inflation outweighs lack of consumer confidence
October 17th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Time to reinstate Depression-era legislation
October 3rd, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Columbia’s construction permit process a welcome development
September 19th, 2008 -
From the Round Table: As budget conflict escalates, city should stick to charter guidelines
September 5th, 2008 -
From the round table: City must aim higher than Memphis as air travel destination
August 22nd, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Providence Road bridge ‘jumper’ highlights interstate expansion issues
August 8th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Summer driving highlights traffic issues around Columbia
July 25th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Future of Columbia utilities remains uncertain
July 11th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Missourian in transition as 100th anniversary approaches
June 27th, 2008 -
What’s your frequency, CMDC?
June 13th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Will Columbia be winner or loser as energy costs escalate?
May 30th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: City’s search for new police chief comes at critical juncture
May 16th, 2008 -
From the round table: Power Lunch serves up optimistic outlook on Columbia’s economy
May 2nd, 2008 -
From the Round Table: School system should determine why levy failed before trying again
April 18th, 2008 -
From The Roundtable: Pedantic arrogance blocking inclination toward ‘yes’ vote on tax levy
April 4th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Local housing market decline alarming, but rebound invariable
March 21st, 2008 -
From the Round Table: An ode to easy listening
March 7th, 2008 -
From the Round Table: Kirkwood shooting spotlights security needs at local council meetings
February 22nd, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Return to public civility could aid discourse, development
February 8th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: April election could be bleak day for local officials
January 26th, 2008 -
From the Roundtable: Consider creative sentencing for youth causing crime increase
January 12th, 2008 -
From the Round Table: MU better off with business executive as president
December 29th, 2007 -
From the Roundtable: Coal fuels Columbia—past, present and future
December 15th, 2007 -
From the Round Table: Casting light on community’s illumination shortcomings
December 1st, 2007 -
From the Roundtable: Worries about commercial vacancies must broaden beyond The District
November 17th, 2007 -
From the Roundtable: Graham bound to beat the rap, but still should admit misdeed
November 3rd, 2007 -
Our city and university are heading down wrong roads
October 20th, 2007 -
From the RoundTable: 3M layoffs reveal crack in ‘quality of life’ foundation
October 6th, 2007 -
Events bolster sales tax revenue, but is funding source sufficient?
September 22nd, 2007 -
Planners should do homework before choosing new high school site
August 25th, 2007 -
Columbia should offer incentives for businesses to move here, grow
August 11th, 2007 -
Outside consultants fail to find solution for Broadway’s troubles
July 28th, 2007 -
A suggestion: city should pay more attention to basic services
July 14th, 2007 -
Sales tax stew overflowing, but road revenue deserves ‘yes’ vote
June 30th, 2007 -
State of the City address, City Council retreat, citizens’ survey forecast Columbia’s economic future
June 16th, 2007 -
City, MU must cooperate, buck up and shoot for Chicago connection
June 2nd, 2007 -
Bio-Defense building project deserves wholehearted support
May 19th, 2007 -
Business community should monitor Planning and Zoning Commission
May 5th, 2007 -
A regional board could boost airline service in central Missouri
April 21st, 2007 -
With 3G, Columbia has truly mobile communications technology
April 7th, 2007 -
County consolidation could help eliminate small-town blight
March 24th, 2007 -
Columbia must get accustomed to providing manufacturing incentives
March 10th, 2007 -
Call a time out to assess higher education funding priorities
February 24th, 2007 -
A personal anniversary: 40 years on local radio
February 10th, 2007 -
City should overhaul franchising system amid media evolutions
January 27th, 2007 -
Technology can put consumers in control of emergency information
January 13th, 2007 -
Technological Advances: Never say never
December 30th, 2006 -
From the Roundtable: More advance planning could reduce some snow-related problems
December 16th, 2006 -
BJC offers olive branch to Boone Hospital trustees
December 2nd, 2006 -
Paving MKT: Good for government grants, bad for many users
November 18th, 2006 -
Rail lines historically pose traffic danger, growth makes safety issue priority
November 4th, 2006 -
Visioning process should work, if not derailed by reckless endeavors first
October 21st, 2006 -
Something needs to be done to eliminate marathon City Council sessions
October 7th, 2006 -
Signage
September 23rd, 2006 -
Vision for downtown must include improved infrastructure throughout city
September 9th, 2006 -
Time to tear down dilapidated city hall, build new downtown civic complex
August 26th, 2006 -
Rising from the rubble: Downtown building owners’ restorations come forth
August 12th, 2006
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