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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: Benedict College
CIAA statement on the Pioneer Bowl
I wrote a story in today’s newspaper about how Benedict College is hosting a bowl game this weekend on a week’s notice. That’s right, they have a week to prepare for and promote the event. Yesterday, I tried to get an explanation from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association — [...]
City sees opportunity with broadband stimulus
Columbia, Richland County and Benedict College officials are meeting today to discuss how they can team up to go after $7.2 billion in stimulus money for broadband technology. Columbia is eyeing the money to help with its plan to install super-smart security cameras that can hear gunshots. It’s not the cameras that are expensive, it’s the [...]
Do you know where your mayor is?
I do. He’s in China. At least, he will be next week. What with all the fuss about South Carolina’s disappearing governor, Columbia Mayor Bob Coble thought it best to be overly cautious about releasing his schedule. He called us over the holiday weekend to tell us about his China trip from July 11-July 21. [...]
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