CoMo Street Gazette

CoMo Street Gazette Quarterly publication about, for, and by people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Columbia.

The CoMo Street Gazette is a quarterly publication in the Columbia Missourian and online about, for, and by people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and their supporters in the Columbia area. The goal of the CoMo Street Gazette is to promote, support, and inform our community of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, volunteers and supporters.

Does “just war theory” justify the Iran War?David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, April 3, 2026 “Just war theory“ is a syst...
04/06/2026

Does “just war theory” justify the Iran War?

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, April 3, 2026 “Just war theory“ is a systematic or philosophical approach to justifying military action. It has evolved over centuries in order to evaluate governments’ acts of aggression. It was popular in American discussions for comparing the justifications for World War II with our involvement in Vietnam. I have seen or heard little mention of whether “Operation Epic Fury,” the U.S....

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, April 3, 2026 “Just war theory“ is a systematic or philosophical approach to justifying military action. It has evolved over centuries in order to evaluate govern…

‘The Women’ should stimulate many lessons about VietnamDavid Webber, COLUMBIAMISSOURIAN, March 15, 2026 “The Women” by K...
03/18/2026

‘The Women’ should stimulate many lessons about Vietnam

David Webber, COLUMBIAMISSOURIAN, March 15, 2026 “The Women” by Kristen Hannah is a historical novel focused on Francis “Frankie” McGrath, a second lieutenant Army nurse serving in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969. Hannah is a New York Times No.1 best-selling author with more than 20 books to her credit. I found the book thought-provoking, moving and a good refresher of my personal, but indirect, experiences of the Vietnam era because I am about the same age as the major protagonist....

David Webber, COLUMBIAMISSOURIAN, March 15, 2026 “The Women” by Kristen Hannah is a historical novel focused on Francis “Frankie” McGrath, a second lieutenant Army nurse serving in Vietnam from 196…

City Council needs to address pedestrian safety, not just panhandlingDavid Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, January 3, 2026 ...
01/04/2026

City Council needs to address pedestrian safety, not just panhandling

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, January 3, 2026 The Columbia City Council should be able to find a way to increase traffic safety and grant homeless panhandlers the same dignity we give all other citizens by regulating median strips in a common-sense way. I propose amending the City Code to allow panhandling by one person on a 6-foot median and prohibiting dogs, a second person, laying down, sitting or creating a distraction in any way....

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, January 3, 2026 The Columbia City Council should be able to find a way to increase traffic safety and grant homeless panhandlers the same dignity we give all othe…

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, October 19, 2025 Retired Judge Gary Oxenhandler’s “The Life of a Murder” is a rivetin...
10/21/2025

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, October 19, 2025 Retired Judge Gary Oxenhandler’s “The Life of a Murder” is a riveting telling of the events between the disappearance of Rebecca “Becky” Doisy on Aug. 5, 1976, and the sentencing of Johnny Wright for second-degree murder on April 11, 2011, in Columbia. Even before recent downtown shootings and road rage incidents, Columbia has had its share of high-profile murder trials....

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, October 19, 2025 Retired Judge Gary Oxenhandler’s “The Life of a Murder” is a riveting telling of the events between the disappearance of Rebecca “Becky” Doisy on…

David Webber, COLUMBIAMISSOURIAN, October 3, 2025 I have been imagining the kind of class discussions I would have in my...
10/10/2025

David Webber, COLUMBIAMISSOURIAN, October 3, 2025 I have been imagining the kind of class discussions I would have in my Mizzou political science class if Charlie Kirk was enrolled. Let’s imagine it was 2018 — two years after his first book, “Time for a Turning Point,” when he was 22. He had only completed one year of college, so he may have gone back to school....

David Webber, COLUMBIAMISSOURIAN, October 3, 2025 I have been imagining the kind of class discussions I would have in my Mizzou political science class if Charlie Kirk was enrolled. Let’s imagine i…

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, September 21, 2025 I have been recovering from a stroke for the past 16 months. I wro...
09/21/2025

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, September 21, 2025 I have been recovering from a stroke for the past 16 months. I wrote about having a stroke three months after that event and was optimistic that I would be typing and running or biking by now. I am not. I cannot type, so I have learned to dictate my essays and emails. I can walk about a mile on the MKT Trail, but walking in public, such as at the public library, presents several obstacles I was hereto unaware of....

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, September 21, 2025 I have been recovering from a stroke for the past 16 months. I wrote about having a stroke three months after that event and was opti…

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, September 12, 2025 The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid of a Hyundai-LG plant...
09/15/2025

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, September 12, 2025 The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid of a Hyundai-LG plant in southern Georgia last week should raise concern not only about the Trump administration‘s immigration policy, but also how we relate to our allies. South Korea is one of our most reliable and strategically important allies who deserve our best treatment. Because of its geographic location, South Korea is critical in balancing China and North Korea in northeast Asia....

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, September 12, 2025 The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid of a Hyundai-LG plant in southern Georgia last week should raise concern not only about the Trump …

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, August 29, 2025 That American presidents have substantial power should surprise no on...
08/30/2025

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, August 29, 2025 That American presidents have substantial power should surprise no one. Having taught American Public Policy for 42 years, l am certainly not surprised that Donald Trump has significant presidential powers. Compared with the imperial presidency of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, Trump stands alone in the extra extravagant use of powers he may or may not have....

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, August 29, 2025 That American presidents have substantial power should surprise no one. Having taught American Public Policy for 42 years, l am certainly not surp…

David Webber, COLUMBIAN MISSOURIAN, August 1, 2025 Books are wonderful. The U.S. Armed Services realized that in the 194...
08/04/2025

David Webber, COLUMBIAN MISSOURIAN, August 1, 2025 Books are wonderful. The U.S. Armed Services realized that in the 1940s. Books inform, entertain, distract and foster community. Molly Gupta Manning‘s “When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II” published in 2014 describes the efforts by citizens, the publishing industry and the military to provide books to the armed services personnel engaged in training and war in Europe and the South Pacific....

David Webber, COLUMBIAN MISSOURIAN, August 1, 2025 Books are wonderful. The U.S. Armed Services realized that in the 1940s. Books inform, entertain, distract and foster community. Molly Gupta Manni…

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, July 13, 2025 There are many reasons to have opposed the Budget Reconciliation Bill s...
07/20/2025

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, July 13, 2025 There are many reasons to have opposed the Budget Reconciliation Bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, but the worst is the betrayal of so many sectors of American society. For a moment, specifically on May 12, when he had a New York Times opinion essay titled “Don’t cut Medicaid,” I had hopes that Missouri Sen....

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, July 13, 2025 There are many reasons to have opposed the Budget Reconciliation Bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, but the worst is the betr…

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, June 29, 2025 I don’t read much fiction, but a friend loaned me his copy of “James,” ...
06/30/2025

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, June 29, 2025 I don’t read much fiction, but a friend loaned me his copy of “James,” the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Percival Everett. I am grateful he did. I had seen media stories about “James” winning a lot of awards and noticed a guy carrying a copy of the book at the public library so I decided to take a look....

David Webber, COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN, June 29, 2025 I don’t read much fiction, but a friend loaned me his copy of “James,” the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Percival Everett. I am grateful he d…

David Webber, Columbia MISSOURIAN, May 23, 2025 Former President Joe Biden’s health would have been in the news this wee...
06/19/2025

David Webber, Columbia MISSOURIAN, May 23, 2025 Former President Joe Biden’s health would have been in the news this week, even it if not for the revelation that he has prostate cancer, because of CNN reporter Jake Tapper’s and Axios reporter Alex Thompson’s book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice To Run Again.” Tapper and Thompson document that the White House staff were aware of Biden’s memory loss during his presidency and cloistered him from public events, his cabinet and other Democratic leaders for at least the last year....

David Webber, Columbia MISSOURIAN, May 23, 2025 Former President Joe Biden’s health would have been in the news this week, even it if not for the revelation that he has prostate cancer, because of …

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