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“The $2.16 million spent with one firm on "marketing and promotions" and the $350,000 spent engineering now defunct ...”
“Mark: You condemn a poll on my site for not being "valid. It suits your purposes." It suits my purposes ...”
“Yes, Mark. You brought up my story from two years ago when we exchanged emails on the other matter That ...”
“Mark: During our interviews, I let you abuse me, my reputation, and my motivations far more than I normally would ...”
“And what might that "different name" be, Mr. Foecking? And your journalism expertise to make such statements stems from where ...”
“PROFITING from doom For most anything that senior staffers want, there’s money in the coffers. But for basic services ...”
“Boone County’s profits of doom from the Columbia Business Times January 9,2009 It was, perhaps, the most telling ...”
“So when will we see a story that says county and city government 1) Plan to stop wasting our money ...”
“@Mary Bryant: You're mis-characterizing these questions and statements as "abuse." Far from it. Whenever you run for public office ...”
“@Dave Overfelt: To address your concerns that I'm "uninformed," I'm drawing from public sources about a public election ...”
“More and more, Sarah Read strikes me as the consummate insider. It seems like every time I open a newspaper ...”
“George: I find both of your columns wise reminders of something I worry about more and more: What's becoming ...”
“Did you hear that? John said he's THE MAN! Again, I must express my sincere concerns about his presence ...”
“John Schultz may OVERWHELM this board without Chuck on there to keep him in check. His picture is already larger ...”
“Not sure the logic of bringing people onto a product board who are "less familiar" with the product, unless it ...”
“Hmph! I see John Schultz, but no Chuck Dudley! How can that be?”
“I used to work for ACORN, which means the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, years ago, in my ...”
“AP cite my blog entry? There wasn't any blog entry to cite. The story went out in our e-newsletter ...”
“@Janese: "Reporting" like the story Jodie wrote yesterday about CMHS that got slammed for hearsay and poorly checked facts, and ...”
“No one should ever be sore or be made to feel bad about exercising their right of free speech, which ...”
“Thanks for posting this, albeit a week late. We'll take credit for breaking this story, which has been wrongly ...”
“"You always have a comment when the assessor makes the paper. It never fails." So what? Listen, I'm not ...”
“"I am sure the heartbeat will have a comment coming soon. lol" So Allan Sharrock, what's your point and ...”
“"I became a liberal because, rather than fear government, I’ve learned to admire its commitment to protecting the vulnerable ...”
“I largely disagree with David here. The American dialogue has actually become more, not less civil than it was in ...”
“BOONE-DOGGLE cont. Next up was the Jerry's Hair Flip-Flop Fiasco, when Commissioners paid over a quarter-million dollars for the ...”
“BOONE-DOGGLE: The Great Boone County Tax Hike of 2009 COLUMBIA, 9/15/09 (Beat Byte) -- Five of seven Columbia school ...”
“"If you write -- for free -- with the hope that your words will be published -- without pay -- in a middle-of-the-road publication ...”
“Yikes, Brian Wallstin! "Mr. 'Nitsllaw' is actually a former HS classmate of mine who harassed me on Facebook to the ...”
“TITLE EDITED FOR ACCURACY Columbia Missourian's finances improve after editors, general manager forgo paychecks”
“@Brian Nitsllaw: Since there's no such person as "Brian Nitsllaw" in the entire world (except for here -- Google it ...”
“Tom Warhover say: "He's incorrect that staff-written stories written are free." Just to be clear, I never made such ...”
“EDITED FOR ACCURACY The community newspaper is staffed by professional editors, student reporters, and a number of unpaid columnists and ...”
“@Bruce: We are a high-tax, low-service community, with most of our tax dollars going toward government operations that don't ...”
“This election year, one slogan should prevail: Say Yes to CMHS! So when you vote for mayor, council member, or ...”
“You're right, Mr. Wallstin. I did stop complaining about not being paid and simply stopped writing for free for ...”
“Mr. Wallstin: Not sure what you mean in your first sentence. I am essentially saying that anyone who won't ...”
“I want to preface my comments with this YouTube clip, from renowned science fiction writer Harlan Ellison: http://www.youtube ...”
“So which candidate might get the job done according to Rosman? We've added some more choices in our "Who ...”
“Who do you like for Columbia Mayor? Vote in our new poll at http://columbiaheartbeat.blogspot.com”
“One more thing -- the content of my Beat Byte/Heart Beat emails is self-contained -- no one has to visit my ...”
“Stealing, failure to appear in court, husband passing bad checks. IMHO, your credibility is absolutely zero. As far as the ...”
“Wow! Nasty body slam. Thanks for all the votes of confidence. I have to assume M.D.H. doesn't ...”
“Bob Roper: A "predictably coy standard bearer for the bulldozer crowd." I like that. Almost sounds like something you could ...”
“Open letter to the the Columbia School Board and Supt. Dr. Chris Belcher: I'm shocked at the rhetoric coming ...”
“Follow our multi-part series on this issue. First 2 parts here: Trib Publisher, Mystery "Lobbyist" Highlight Downtown Scheme http://columbiaheartbeat ...”
“In many ways, this represents same old same old debate over the need for better communication at CPD. I addressed ...”
“Glad to see Wagner and Company step up to the plate here. Frankly, it's about time. Why? Read this ...”
“Mark: Few people want to live in a neighborhood with a bunch of junkie ramshackle houses. Getting good people into ...”
“I think Mark, Ray, and the city exhibit the same tendency with respect to the central city: NEGATIVITY. I know ...”
“@John Schultz: What George is saying here is that placing a powerful development honcho on a board like P&Z ...”
“$3.2 million with nearly nothing to show for it but some poorly attended classes, this website: http://getaboutcolumbia.com ...”
“You'd have to ask a council person that question. I haven't heard anything about the status of any ...”
“YES, GetAbout Columbia did put too much money toward advertising and education and YES, $2.1 million to one firm ...”
“Possibly a good idea but ONLY if the county assessor re-assesses the land from agricultural to commercial after the rezoning ...”
“As a "victim" of some of these alternative sentencing strategies, I'm not impressed. I experienced so-called "home detention" first ...”
“Join The Beat Board at the Columbia Heart Beat: http://beatboard.18.forumer.com We're self-moderated (a team of ...”
“I nominated this family, and sent along these articles. They actually have a house, on 8th Street, but for some ...”
“IMHO, George hits the nail on the head here, especially through his eye-opening exchange with Mr. Waters, something few local ...”
“There's a Deidre Hoelzeman who's the secretary to city manager Bill Watkins -- spelled the same, about the same ...”
“None of the people interviewed for this article expressed even a peep of criticism over Gartner's transgressions, which apparently ...”
“Pix related to this story are here: http://columbiaheartbeat.blogspot.com/2009/04/beat-byte-arnie-v-carrie-parking-pix.html”
“BEAT BYTES: News briefs from the Columbia Heart Beat Amanda Huhman and Libby Burks have been working hard to save ...”
“"The bball program generates millions for the university in profit after Anderson's salary and other costs are taken in ...”
“Great story and video! The neighbors in North Central would love to help the Purvises fix up their family home ...”
“I'm very concerned to see John Schultz once again DOMINATING the forums. It is very clear to me that ...”
“For cryin' out loud guys -- quit busting the Colonel's chops! I don't happen to agree with him on ...”
“Polling numbers for 2nd and 6th ward city council candidates are as follows: Barbara Hoppe, Ward 6 180 (74%) Rod ...”
“Eminent Domain may have Silver Lining made of Gold COLUMBIA, 3/16/09 (Beat Byte) -- Great news for the two ...”
“@Dan Viets: "Are those who violate traffic laws, minors in possession of alcohol, DWI's, misdemeanor marijuana possessors, overtime parkers ...”
“2nd Ward Council candidates Jason Thornhill and Allan Sharrock answered the same questions on crime. For their answers, visit this ...”
“6th Ward city council candidate Rod Robison and incumbent councilwoman Barbara Hoppe answered crime-related questions in our survey: QUESTION 1 ...”
“Tom Dresner, interim chief of the Columbia Police Department; John Schultz, Chairman of the Boone County Libertarian Party; Jake Sherlock ...”
“"It has been my experience in Boone County elections, a proven yardstick for measuring accuracy, that absentee ballots are treated ...”
“Every young woman should read the advice Cary Tennis, at Salon.com, gives in this column, which is about as ...”
“I'm glad to hear David Rosman is getting compensation he hopefully finds satisfying, but so should all the other ...”
“Jake, I spoke about this issue early last year with Tom Warhover, et. al. and this is indeed unfortunate news ...”
“Are you guys paying J. Karl, David Rosman and your other columnists now? I know a discussion of that sort ...”
“RELATED STORY: Downtown Plan Shows Big Kroenke Move http://columbiaheartbeat.blogspot.com/2009/02/beat-byte-downtown-plan-shows-big.html”
“Man, this is really getting ratcheted up in here. And I largely blame John Schultz for it (lol).”
“Not sure how mentioning a possible story planned about someone is mocking them. But if it sounds like that, it ...”
“Has anyone heard that rumor that one of our local newspapers is planning a story about none other than Charles ...”
“Outstanding documentary video about why the Central Missouri Humane Society needs help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVlrRUsNuEo”
“Is this the same letter we reported nearly two weeks ago? http://columbiaheartbeat.blogspot.com/2009/02/hindmanameren-letter-troubles-callaway.html”
“Since when do we zone vacant land "agricultural" for "future development opportunities?" The only reason to try for an ag ...”
“I set something up a while back called "The Beat Board" and hearing the news that the Tribune is closing ...”
“If the Missourian will contact Mitch Skov with the city's planning department, he had a nice powerpoint presentation on ...”
“BEAT BYTE -- 2/2/09 Breaking News from the Columbia Heart Beat http://columbiaheartbeat.blogspot.com 1) "Ropergate" No Surprise ...”
“Feel free to click and read the letters I've posted on the Columbia Heart Beat that describe a month-long ...”
“I should also note that Bob Roper denied ever using the word "activist" to describe council members and that he ...”
“As former mayor Clyde Wilson presented it to me, the Bob-Roper-led discussion largely became what we call in this biz ...”
“David makes a good point with this editorial and one I've heard before. But his is one interpretation. Another ...”
“Everyone here is wrong because you're all fooled by the old canard: government cuts where it hurts the most ...”
“Not sure the student fees for Rec center, et. al. are being handled all that well, either: Thursday, October 2 ...”