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Police association wants Sheriff Lott

By Adam Beam | Published: July 22, 2010
The Columbia chapter of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association says the city should allow Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott to run the Columbia Police Department. The Columbia PBA formed earlier this year, and its first official act was to endorse then mayoral candidate Steve Benjamin. Below is the news release the PBA sent out last [...]
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Brookings Institute high on Columbia

By Adam Beam | Published: June 17, 2010
Mayor Bob Coble just sent out this link to a Greenville News story about how the Brookings Institute has ranked Columbia in the top tier of metropolitan areas in terms of economic strength. From the story: The Washington-based think tank, in its quarterly report on economic conditions, ranked Columbia in the top tier of metropolitan areas, [...]
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What’s the housing like in your neighborhood?

By Adam Beam | Published: June 2, 2010
You can read this report to find out. I wrote about it in today’s paper.
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Benjamin’s swearing-in schedule

By Adam Beam | Published: June 1, 2010
Steve Benjamin will be sworn in as Columbia’s first black mayor on June 30. This morning, at a meeting of his transition team at the Capital City Club, Benjamin talked about the upcoming swearing-in schedule: June 29, 6 p.m.: Prayer service at Benjamin’s church, St. John Baptist Church June 30, 6 p.m.: Swearing-in ceremony, Columbia [...]
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Attorney General’s opinion on Tandy Carter

By Adam Beam | Published: May 7, 2010
S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster released his opinion today on whether the Columbia City Council can order Police Chief Tandy Carter to hand over the car accident investigation involving Mayor-elect Steve Benjamin. You can read the story about it here. You can read the opinion itself here. UPDATE: Carter has now asked the state Highway [...]
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