Pack the Council Meeting
Come out and help send a strong message to the Council. The people of Columbia are united against corporate handouts in the form of EEZs and TIFs, blight, and eminent domain abuse. Help pull Columbia...
View ArticleThe Mike Mathes TIF Delusion
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political,...
View ArticleIs Tony St. Romaine Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Assistant City Manager Tony St. Romaine might be smarter than a 5th grader, but when he talks about red light camera statistics, he’s definitely not smarter than a 12th grader. I asked my 12th grade...
View ArticleCPD Targets Critics
The Columbia Police Department seems to have a habit of targeting its critics. Recently a strange and alarming document surfaced from the deepest reaches of the CPD offices. The document, a sort of...
View ArticleDid Mark Jones Commit A Major Ethics Violation?
Today, Keep Columbia Free uncovered documents that indicate Fifth Ward Columbia City Council candidate Mark Jones may have been involved in some unsavory campaign finance shenanigans during the 2002...
View ArticleRenters Beware!
RENTERS, BEWARE! If you are a renter or landlord in Columbia, MO, you should be concerned. In fact, you should be angry. During their January 7th meeting, while nearly all student renters were out of...
View ArticleFailing FastCAT to be Subsidized by CID
The Columbia Daily Tribune reported today that the CID is planning to breath some life into Mayor McDavid’s failing FastCAT bus system. Since the route was launched months ago, empty FastCAT buses...
View ArticleCity of Columbia Targets Gays and Students
Op-Ed from Stanley Diaz — President, Columbia Apartment Association STUDENTS and GAYS UNFAIRLY TARGETED BY CITY Students are the main target of the new Over-Occupancy Disclosure Ordinance. In January...
View ArticleSave Rock Quarry Rd.
Rock Quarry Rd. may be the last remaining scenic drive in Columbia. Most everyone in the area is familiar with the old road that winds through the grand wooded hills and valleys south of the...
View ArticleChadwick’s Douglass Park Prohibition
Yesterday I posted and then deleted a story regarding First Ward Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick’s proposed Douglass Park alcohol ban. It included 20-some photos of Councilwoman Chadwick consuming alcohol...
View ArticleGinny Chadwick’s Sexism Card
Ginny Chadwick’s Sexism Cardby Melissa C. Sharp Sexism happens. As a woman, I can give first-hand examples of sexism from my own life. Female politicians and celebrities are scrutinized in ways which...
View ArticleKeep Columbia Free Joins Coalition to Recall Chadwick — Richards Will Not Run
Two local groups, CoMo Council Watch and Keep Columbia Free, have joined forces with local cannabis law reformers to recall Councilperson Ginny Chadwick. More groups are likely to join the effort soon....
View ArticleWho Will John Clark Attack Next?
A few weeks ago after the “Trash Talk” First Ward Check-In, candidate for the First Ward Council seat vacated by Ginny Chadwick John G. Clark aggressively cornered City Sustainability Manager Barbara...
View ArticleColumbia Police Draw Gun and Taunt Black Teens
The audio starts after a bit in both videos. From the CFJ video On March 7, 2015 Cezan “CJ” Stock and a group of friends were hanging out in their neighborhood in Columbia, MO when they noticed a...
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