Author Archives: Adam Beam

Dueling forums

By Adam Beam | Published: March 17, 2010
If you’re tired of all the mayoral forums (there are five scheduled for this week alone), then you might try the “Silenced Majority Forum” tonight outside of the USC Law School. Why? Because this forum will have a magician. And Aaron Johnson’s campaign manager will be drawing caricatures of people, carnival style. Johnson is protesting the official forum, [...]
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Attorney General: April 6 District 2 election OK; but court should decide

By Adam Beam | Published: March 16, 2010
The Columbia City Council’s decision to hold an election April 6 to replace former Councilman E.W. Cromartie is OK, but con-tradictions in state law should be addressed by a court “as quickly as possible,” according to an opinion from state Attorney General Henry McMaster. Click here to read the opinion. The Columbia City Council’s decision to hold [...]
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The city’s position

By Adam Beam | Published: March 16, 2010
When Columbia City Attorney Ken Gaines stands in front of Judge James Barber Thursday to defend the city in a lawsuit challenging the April 6 election for District 2, his position will be this: “Please, please please tell us what to do.” That’s the gist of a legal brief Gaines has written to state the city’s position. [...]
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Laddie Howard will not run for District 2

By Adam Beam | Published: March 15, 2010
Lobbyist Laddie Howard said today he will not file for the District 2 election to replace former City Councilman E.W. Cromartie. Howard said the election, scheduled for April 6, does not give him enough time to run a campaign. “I just think it’s going to get a lot crazier before it gets better,” he said. Howard did not [...]
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Cromartie through the years

By Adam Beam | Published: March 15, 2010
If you missed Dawn Hinshaw’s profile Sunday of former Columbia City Councilman E.W. Cromartie, shame on you. To research the story, our photo staff dug up some old pictures of Cromartie, and I’m posting some here:
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