May 5, 2006 RSS feed / Opinion/Crime

commentary City should exercise prudence with annual budget

As Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and City Council members deliberate the proposed $100 million budget for 2006-07, they would be wise to keep a word in mind: More...

Thirty-something speaks

I was just seeing if meatballs bounce

Kids are much easier to fuss at when they can't talk back. When they're toddling around in a droopy diaper about to jam a fork into an electrical socket it's easy to scream, "Stop!!! More...

Bullet meets bullet in deadly encounter

Last week two strangers got into an argument in downtown Seattle. During the argument one of the men dropped a gun on the sidewalk. He bent over, picked it up, tucked it under his belt in the small of his back, and walked away. More...