Boone County Presiding Commissioner Ed Robb dies after attending Saturday party

The Republican was elected to his county post in November.
Sunday, September 25, 2011 | 11:43 a.m. CDT; updated 4:24 p.m. CDT, Monday, September 26, 2011

COLUMBIA — Ed Robb was a tough politician whose expertise in economics and budgeting made him a formidable foe, former political opponents and colleagues said. As a Republican, he didn't mind going after public offices traditionally held by Democrats.

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