Tag Archives: Bob Coble

‘State of the City’ odds and ends

By Adam Beam | Published: January 29, 2010
After Mayor Bob Coble’s “State of the City” speech last night, I tried to wrangle some of the mayoral candidates for comment. It was easier said than done because they were all feverishly working the room. That was especially true for Steve Benjamin. As I waited to talk with him, his spokesman took pity on me, [...]
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Top 10 local government stories of 2009

By Adam Beam | Published: December 31, 2009
It’s time to count down the top 10 local government stories of 2009. Some top 10 lists are not in any particular order. This one is listed in order of importance, because what fun is a list unless it makes people mad? So if you disagree, let me know. Here we go: 10. Buffers The trouble started in [...]
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Finlay: I’m not dropping out

By Adam Beam | Published: December 29, 2009
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 [...]
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How to reconsider

By Adam Beam | Published: November 5, 2009
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 [...]
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McCutchen out in District 4 race

By Adam Beam | Published: November 2, 2009
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 [...]
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