Haley’s backing of strong-mayor shows laudable consistency
TweetStill catching up with news from over the long weekend. I was fighting a cold, and did not leave the house from Wednesday afternoon until this morning. Nor did I blog (did ya notice?) or even read...
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Rep. James Smith on why he’s for strong-mayor
TweetHere’s a release I received today from Rep. James Smith: There are many good people who care about the future of the City of Columbia on both sides of the debate about our city’s form of...
View ArticleRequest line: Here’s that Pinson thread Silence wanted
TweetNothing I’ve posted the last couple of days has engaged y’all’s interest much. So I suppose I’ll take requests. On the last post, Silence asked: “Can we [have] Pinson thread? Or top headlines, or...
View ArticlePinson attorney claims Benjamin was original target of probe
TweetOK, so now someone is alleging that there was, at least in the past, federal interest in the mayor of Columbia: CHARLESTON, SC — Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and former city employee Tony Lawton...
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City shouldn’t shoulder the burden for Bull Street ballpark
TweetAs The State said, ‘The Columbia City Council seems to have been seduced by a voice very similar to the one that enticed Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams, with its promise that “If you build it,...
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How Benjamin, et al., are selling Bull St. ballpark
Tweet In case you don’t get these emails, I thought I’d share. The image above shows what the top of the e-blast looks like. Here’s the text: In case you missed it, Sunday’s Op-Ed in The State made it...
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Kevin Fisher missing Mayor Bob. Really.
TweetMayor Bob, during an editorial board interview in 2008. This was published several days ago, but I just saw it, so I’m sharing with others among you who are just as slow on the uptake. I enjoyed...
View ArticleBenjamin to take a position on issue of refugee children
TweetI received a text this morning at 9:52 from Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, responding to my earlier post about the children from Central America: Brad, Thank you for speaking up for the...
View ArticleWeigh in and say WHAT, Eva?
TweetRegarding all the things said about Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin in the recent Pinson trial, Eva Moore has this to say in Free Times: Yet there seems to be some discomfort in Columbia about...
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Benjamin seeks help naming baseball team
Tweet This release just came in from Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin’s office: It’s Time to Name Our Team New Professional Baseball Team in Columbia Needs Help of Fans. A new chapter of baseball in...
View ArticleColumbia’s ‘Justice for All’ initiative
TweetPassing on this release, about the city of Columbia’s response to Ferguson and Staten Island: Mayor Benjamin announces new “Justice for All” initiative Columbia, SC. – Columbia Mayor Steve...
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Ground broken on Bull Street ballpark
TweetThis just in from those promoting the Bull Street development: “Today we break ground; In April of 2016, we’ll play ball!” This morning, Columbia came together to ceremoniously break ground on...
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Columbia’s new poet laureate, Ed Madden
Tweet Hey, did you know that Columbia had a poet laureate? Neither did I. It’s a new thing. In fact, it didn’t become official until after the governor’s people had ditched the state’s poet from the...
View ArticleSteve Benjamin’s new look
TweetSince relatively few of y’all follow me on Twitter (which you should, because that’s kind of where I’m blogging when I’m not here), I thought I’d share this Tweet from last night: Columbia Mayor...
View ArticleBenjamin’s letter to Haley urging lowering of the flag
TweetSince this letter acknowledges that he knows what’s up today, this probably goes sort of in the category of giving her support at a critical moment. The mayor already called for the flag to come...
View ArticleSteve Benjamin’s 2016 State of the City address
TweetY’all, I asked Sam Johnson in the mayor’s office to send me the mayor’s speech from Tuesday night, and I meant to read it, but I haven’t, so I’m just going to post it in case any of y’all want to...
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Mayor Benjamin on Columbia’s new ‘bump stock’ ordinance
TweetAs you may or may not know by now, yesterday Columbia became one of the first, if not the first, city in the country to ban the use of “bump stocks.” Yes, city council went ahead with it, blithely...
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Columbia named a ‘City on the Rise’
TweetSoda City market, just one of many signs of a more attractive city./file photo This came in last night from Mayor Steve Benjamin: Dear friends, We’re thrilled to share that Columbia has been named...
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That 2010 picture was an expression of something good, and rare, in our politics
TweetMy original caption on this picture was, “Dogs and cats, living together — Republican Rick Quinn and Democrat James Smith at the Benjamin victory party.” Remember the night Steve Benjamin was...
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Benjamin, Kennell honored by Community Relations Council
TweetMatt Kennell and Steve Benjamin, with their awards. It occurred to me today that I don’t tell y’all enough about the doings of the Greater Columbia Community Relations Council. Which means I’m not...
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