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Adam Beam covers the City of Columbia for The State newspaper. Here, he blogs about local government. Reach him at (803) 386-7038 or abeam@thestate.com
Tag Archives: 2010 Mayor's race
Aaron & Grant 2010
I don’t know much about Aaron Johnson and Grant Robertson, other than that they have filed for mayor and at-large councilman, respectively. Together they co-own the F-Stop in Five Points and they run a Web site, Drinking in the Morning.
While City Council races are nonpartisan, Johnson and Robertson aren’t shy about their affiliation with the [...]
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Scary Steve
The Steve Morrison campaign just sent me an invitation to a campaign event this Sunday. Included in the invitation was this picture:
Woah.
Gary Myers interview regarding racist graffiti at City Hall
Columbia mayoral candidate Gary Myers, who is black, spoke with me today about the racial slur spray painted on the side of City Hall this morning. The audio from the interview is below.
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Steve Morrison statement on City Hall graffiti
Steve Morrison, who says he is running for mayor of Columbia, released this statement this morning regarding the racist graffiti found at City Hall this morning:
“I deplore the racist spew found desecrating City Hall and condemn this bigoted act. I am angry for every citizen of Columbia. Now is a time for all of [...]
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Mayoral fundraising reports