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SHOULD IAN THOMAS RESIGN? Ethics lapses and scandal prompt question for CoMo Councilman

SHOULD IAN THOMAS RESIGN? Ethics lapses and scandal prompt question for CoMo Councilman

How well is he representing us?

COLUMBIA, Mo 4/8/19 (Op-Ed) -- Columbia City Councilman Ian Thomas has a five-year history of apologizing for ethical lapses. Just elected to a third term unopposed, he's also facing a criminal investigation over a vote-selling scandal. The question of whether Mr. Thomas should resign looms over his service and his legacy.

He first apologized for an ethical lapse in 2014, claiming ignorance of the law. 

"Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas might have violated state law by using his city-provided email address to distribute a newsletter that denounced claims made by Proposition 2 opponents and solicited donations for a campaign committee supporting the measure,"  the Colu...

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YOU WON'T BELIEVE: What the rich pay in CoMo/Boone County property taxes

YOU WON'T BELIEVE: What the rich pay in CoMo/Boone County property taxes

I want what they're having!
 
COLUMBIA, Mo 5/8/19 (Feature) --   "Let me tell you about the very rich," the writer F. Scott Fitzgerald said.  "They are different from you and me."

Nowhere is that more true than at property tax reassessment time, when the rich pay about what they always have while you and I pay more -- sometimes, a lot more.  About 44,000 Boone County residents will pay an average eight percent more in property taxes this year, the Columbia Missourian reported . 

But many of the county's richest people won't pay more, County Assessor records show.  They also get a prime tax dodge called the "fake farmland assessment rate" for pricey development property the law says should pay tax at ...

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CoMo CANDIDATE CASH: Developers, bankers rain dollars on Kelly for Mayor campaign

CoMo CANDIDATE CASH: Developers, bankers rain dollars on Kelly for Mayor campaign

Donors use old trick to disguise contributions

COLUMBIA, Mo 3/31/19 (Beat Byte) --   Bankers, developers, construction magnates, and partners of billionaire real estate giant Stan Kroenke have contributed thousands of dollars to the Chris Kelly for Columbia Mayor campaign.

But donating in their own names has made the cash harder to trace, giving Kelly an opportunity to tout how many "individual, non-corporate contributions" he's received . 
 
Current and retired bankers from Commerce Bank, Central Bank, Columbia Bancshares and others have donated nearly $4,500 to the Kelly campaign so far. 
 
Tom Atkins and Bob Pugh -- among Columbia's largest subdivision developers through their St. Charles Road Development Gro...

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POWER & PRIVILEGE: For CoMo Mayoral candidate Kelly, Mizzou Law School waived admissions, attendance requirements

POWER & PRIVILEGE: For CoMo Mayoral candidate Kelly, Mizzou Law School waived admissions, attendance requirements

Juris Doctor degree made easy

COLUMBIA, Mo 3/17/19 (Beat Byte) -- The University of Missouri School of Law excused Columbia Mayoral candidate Chris Kelly from admissions and attendance requirements when he was a Missouri State Representative and his wife, Federal Judge Nanette Laughrey , taught at the school. 

School officials waived the requirement Mr. Kelly -- a Mizzou law school alum and former Boone County Judge -- take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) . He was the only student for whom the exception was made in 1985, Terry Ganey of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported at the time.  

The law school also allowed Mr. Kelly to attend classes part time , "although the school's policy requires students to tak...

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ANGEL IN AMERICA: Family documents CoMo girl's epic cancer journey

Lizzy Joy's Walk of Faith
 
COLUMBIA, Mo 3/18/18 (Op...
KELLY GETS NASTY: Moderator intervention, audience clap-down interrupt CoMo Mayor candidate forum

KELLY GETS NASTY: Moderator intervention, audience clap-down interrupt CoMo Mayor candidate forum

Climate change forum goes nuclear

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CoMo MAYORAL CANDIDATE KELLY: Boosts Chamber of Commerce, blasts voters who

CoMo MAYORAL CANDIDATE KELLY: Boosts Chamber of Commerce, blasts voters who "break promises" and cops

City leaders who "lack integrity," militarized pol...
NOT FUNNY: Former State Rep calls out CoMo Mayoral candidate's

NOT FUNNY: Former State Rep calls out CoMo Mayoral candidate's "cringeworthy behavior" toward women

"That teenage blonde chick"

COLUMBIA, Mo 3/4/19 (Be...
FAKE NEWS? CoMo schools, city never negotiated shared bus service, city officials say

FAKE NEWS? CoMo schools, city never negotiated shared bus service, city officials say

Much ado about nothing

COLUMBIA, Mo 1/21/19 (Beat B...
GOOD TIDINGS: Radio station rescues holiday parade that (almost) wasn't

GOOD TIDINGS: Radio station rescues holiday parade that (almost) wasn't

A festive beginning for a Columbia tradition

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CoMo GROUP STARTS STATE AUDIT PETITION: Citizens bypass reluctant City Council in search for answers, truth

CoMo GROUP STARTS STATE AUDIT PETITION: Citizens bypass reluctant City Council in search for answers, truth

First-ever look at City Hall's mysterious ways

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