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FAKE NEWS: CoMo schools, city never negotiated shared bus service, city officials say
Much ado about nothing
COLUMBIA, Mo 1/21/19 (Beat Byte)
-- Columbia Public Schools (CPS) has never negotiated with City Hall about using city buses for student transportation, say city officials and Mayor
Brian Treece
.
Controversy erupted at a January 10 campaign forum, when Mayoral candidate Chris Kelly attacked Treece for lobbying against the idea with the state legislature. Columbia Tribune columnist Hank Waters piled on in a Saturday editorial .
"If you are Mayor of a city, you should not lobby against things the city is trying to get done with its own school district," Kelly said. "It’s unseemly. It’s a conflict."
Treece's lobbying interfered with an ongoing negotiation, Kelly explained. "The ...
Controversy erupted at a January 10 campaign forum, when Mayoral candidate Chris Kelly attacked Treece for lobbying against the idea with the state legislature. Columbia Tribune columnist Hank Waters piled on in a Saturday editorial .
"If you are Mayor of a city, you should not lobby against things the city is trying to get done with its own school district," Kelly said. "It’s unseemly. It’s a conflict."
Treece's lobbying interfered with an ongoing negotiation, Kelly explained. "The ...
BURTON BOOKIN'? Headhunter letter suggests CoMo police chief planning exit
"Burned out" with community policing
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CRIME, VIOLENCE AT DOWNTOWN-AREA CHURCH: Alarms City Councilman
A well-intentioned mess
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SEWER BACKUPS, FLASH FLOODS, POWER OUTAGES: Haunt CoMo City Hall
Logs cause clogs
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CAFE BERLIN TO HOST 'JAW-DROPPING' VOICE: Elizabeth Moen headlines Thursday
A rising star in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo 10/23/18 (Pr...
MIZZOU'S CLASSICAL MUSIC RENAISSANCE: Wealthy benefactors bring back orchestral composing
Seeking "resident composers"
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KOPN SINGS: Non-profit CoMo radio station raises big bucks, gets matching grant
Donations pour in to news, music staple
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...!
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MORE BUDGET BALONEY: Councilman calls out city manager's bogus sales tax predictions
Bit-by-bullshit-bit
COLUMBIA, Mo 9/17/18 (Op Ed)
-- I don't see how the Colu...
The Mayor
THE PARM VS. THE MAYOR: Tense exchange suggests Tax Incentive Entitlement Syndrome
"A punch in the gut"
COLUMBIA, Mo 5/29/18 (Op Ed)
-- A tense exchange betwee...
Columbia Business
WISE GUYS: CoMo developers scheme to fleece taxpayers and ratepayers
"Never waste a crisis you helped create"
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Student Apartments
WHAT GIVES?: Top CoMo developer predicted 'distressed, obsolete' student apartments in 4-8 years
"A terrible deal for a college town like Columbia"
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Black History
A GREAT DIVIDE: Tense split erupts between CoMo racial justice groups
"Being uncomfortable is a way of life
"
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A ...
County Hall
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"Various ways to fleece taxpayers"
COLUMBIA, Mo 4/10/18 (Beat Byte) --
A Boo...
Mizzou
TOP NATIONAL AWARD: Goes to Mizzou Medical School for student doctor career advising
Team honored for innovative programs
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Columbia Public Schools
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