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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: Bob Coble
Finlay: I’m not dropping out
For several weeks now, people have been whispering to me that City Councilman Kirkman Finlay was going to drop out of the mayor’s race and run for reelection as a district 4 city councilman. The thinking was that now with Steve Morrison in the race (along with Steve Benjamin), Finlay would look at his numbers [...]
Posted in Columbia city government Also tagged 2010 Mayor's race, Kirkman Finlay, Steve Benjamin, Steve Morrison 2 Comments
How to reconsider
I have a story in today’s newspaper about how City Council members might reconsider a vote taken last week to extend the city’s landfill contract with Houston-based Waste Management.
Mayor Bob Coble told me that’s something the council hasn’t done during his 20 years as mayor. So how could council members legally reverse themselves? That’s not [...]
Posted in Columbia city government Also tagged landfill contract, Richland County Council Leave a comment
McCutchen out in District 4 race
George McCutchen, one of the six possible candidates listed in this article for Columbia City Council’s district 4 seat, said he will not run.
“After a lot of thought and prayer and talking with friends and family I am not going to run for the City Council position,” McCutchen said. “I’ve talked with Kevin Fisher and [...]
Posted in Columbia city government Also tagged Ben Brantley, George McCutchen, John Adams, Kevin Fisher, Mark James, Troy Roberts Leave a comment
‘State of the City’ odds and ends