THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW
‘Right to work’
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
Rep. Ed Robb supports a bill sponsored by Rep. Steve Hunter of Joplin that would make it illegal for unions to force nonmembers to pay union fees as a "condition of employment" at shops with union contracts.

JOHN DARKOW CARTOON

Campaign, cost killed library push
By CHRIS KELLY
Boone County voters shellacked the Daniel Boone Regional Library board’s tax proposal to build two new branches, one in Ashland and one in the northern Columbia suburbs.

Oblivious to history, U.S. marches forth with ‘cowardly war’
By PETER DUNN
More than two years ago, I offered Tribune readers an assessment of the U.S. war in Iraq, an unprovoked assault on a sovereign state. 

‘Not in my backyard’ is counterproductive
By ALBERT PRICE
To all of us who have enjoyed the smallness of our town and the easy access to natural attractions of farmlands and forests, it is somewhat wrenching to see much of it disappear and be altered by the growth that provides the tax base for parks, recreation facilities and connecting infrastructure. 

OPEN COLUMN
Dropping magnet school designation is misguided
Editor, the Tribune: I was surprised to read in a story about a school board candidate forum - "Recent firing enlivens board forum" - the suggestion that Ridgeway Elementary School’s magnet school status might be dropped.

Lazy legislators revisit tired ERA
By GEORGE WILL
Liberals, dolled up in love beads and bell-bottom trousers, have had another bright idea, one as fresh as other 1970s fads.

Tony Snow deserves our prayers
By BILL O’REILLY
My friend Tony Snow is once again fighting for his life, his cancer having returned. You might remember the White House press secretary underwent six months of chemotherapy after cancer was found in his colon two years ago. His mother died of cancer, and Tony was very aggressive in treating his condition.

Rabbit ears get poor reception
By DAVE BARRY
Like most people, you probably often ask yourself: "What, exactly, are my legal rights if I am wearing a bunny outfit?"

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