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TRIB TANK: Why CoMo's version of state-run media stands by its man at City Hall

TRIB TANK: Why CoMo's version of state-run media stands by its man at City Hall

A "confluence of interests"

COLUMBIA, Mo 6/16/18 (Op Ed) -- I've long thought the Columbia Daily Tribune's owners -- as distinct from its reporters -- were in the tank for the Columbia city manager and his minions. 
 
The print paper's recent spate of stories and editorials attacking proponents of a City Hall audit -- something city manager Mike Matthes almost certainly dreads -- is only the most recent example of tank-dwelling.

City managers Ray Beck, Bill Watkins , and Matthes have had the Trib's unquestioning support. The print paper parrots their budget projections, praises their initiatives, badmouths their critics, attempts to silence their dissenters.  It tries to shit can Council candidates who questio...

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SWISS BANK BALANCE: City adds nearly $5 million since September

SWISS BANK BALANCE: City adds nearly $5 million since September

But City Hall is still broke

COLUMBIA, Mo 6/14/18 (Beat Byte) -- In just six months, Columbia officials have added nearly $5 million to the city's pooled cash accounts at the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), the latest financial reports show . 
 
From September 2017 to March 2018, the account balance increased $4.7 million, from $321,264,778 to $325,946,027 (see chart below, from Interim 6-month 2018 Financial Report). 
 
The Swiss Bank balance is up $25 million since the Columbia Heart Beat first broke the news about it in 2014 . 

It has nearly tripled in twenty years . 
 
City Councilmen Ian Thomas , Karl Skala , and Matt Pitzer have joined city manager Mike Matthes and his allies to downplay the increases, instead urgi...

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WISE GUYS: CoMo developers scheme to fleece taxpayers and ratepayers

WISE GUYS: CoMo developers scheme to fleece taxpayers and ratepayers

"Never waste a crisis you helped create"

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COLUMBIA, Mo 6/3/18 (Beet Bite) -- Three CoMo developers go into a bar.
 
 
"Helps to have a rooftop bar for City Council campaign parties ," Parmley says. "Also helps to patronize the Mayor and be on the board of a quasi-government agency that gave a homeless services contract to -- one of the Council members ."
 
"Parm's got all the right moves," Odle says.

"What about you, Bruce?" Potterfield says. "What's your secret?"
 
"Stay outta Boone County," Odle says.  "You won't find me trying to get the city to annex ...

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BEDFELLAS: CoMo city manager, newspaper conspire to push tax hikes, document shows

BEDFELLAS: CoMo city manager, newspaper conspire to push tax hikes, document shows

City Hall's new publishing division? 

COLUMBIA, Mo 5/30/18 (Beat Byte) -- Columbia city manager Mike Matthes and Tribune Publishing -- the parent company of the Columbia Daily Tribune -- frequently join forces with private groups to promote tax and utility rate hikes at the ballot box, a document obtained by the Columbia Heart Beat shows. 
 
The Tribune is a frequent Matthes defender, but does not disclose its business with him or City Hall, which also includes roughly $10,000/month in advertising fees .    

A statement of qualifications (SOQ) "intended to show Tribune Publishing's diversity of experience " lists Matthes as the sole client reference for between $50,000-$225,000 worth of city-related campai...

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THE PARM VS. THE MAYOR: Tense exchange suggests Tax Incentive Entitlement Syndrome

THE PARM VS. THE MAYOR: Tense exchange suggests Tax Incentive Entitlement Syndrome

"A punch in the gut"

COLUMBIA, Mo 5/29/18 (Op Ed) --...
BACKFIRE: Public rejects CoMo City Hall's top community policing question

BACKFIRE: Public rejects CoMo City Hall's top community policing question

"Straight up bullshit"

COLUMBIA, Mo 5/27/18 (Beat B...
HEARTBREAK HEROES: Mizzou prize honors poignant poetry and prose

HEARTBREAK HEROES: Mizzou prize honors poignant poetry and prose

Lives, lost and restored

COLUMBIA, Mo 5/24/18 (Feat...
CoMo CITY HALL SWISS BANK ACCOUNT: Adds $210 million over 20 years

CoMo CITY HALL SWISS BANK ACCOUNT: Adds $210 million over 20 years

But city leaders keep pushing tax hikes
 
COLU MBIA, ...
COUNCILMAN SLAMS FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE: Claims trying to

COUNCILMAN SLAMS FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE: Claims trying to "undermine local government" with state audit demand

Accusations fly over Swiss bank account

COLUMBIA, M...
CoMo POLICE FAIL: Boone Sheriff better at community policing, resident tells crowd

CoMo POLICE FAIL: Boone Sheriff better at community policing, resident tells crowd

"I don't like half the stuff they do."
 
COLUMBIA, M...
ANGEL IN AMERICA: Family documents CoMo girl's epic cancer journey

ANGEL IN AMERICA: Family documents CoMo girl's epic cancer journey

Lizzy Joy's Walk of Faith
 
COLUMBIA, Mo 3/18/18 (Op...

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