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The Mayor's Race in Columbia

Ben Boozer
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For the first time in a long time a real barn-burner of a race is shaping up in Columbia for the post of Mayor. Nine candidates are vying for the job. Most observers would focus on of three of the hopefuls - Steve Benjamin, Steve Morrison and Kirkman Finlay - as the most serious of the field...

Mayoral Forum Focuses on Senior Issues

BGTime
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On February 18, 2010, there was a mayoral forum at the Capital Senior Center, in which, candidates for mayor discussed different areas of interest to senior citizens such as transportation, public safety, homelessness and other topics. Links to videos from the forum are below.

To view the videos click on the title that interests you.

Opening Statements Safety & Law Enforcement
Community Answers to Gang Activity Consensus Building
Homelessness in Columbia Engaging Seniors in the Political Process
Public Transportation Columbia's Infrastructure
Where Will the Money Come From? Closing Summations


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Eisenhower's Defense

Ernest McCutcheon
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Exciting Change

Sue Shmunes
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I admire different qualities and achievements of many of our past presidents, but I can't say I have a "favorite" president. I'm much clearer about my least favorite president[s] but I won't go into that...

FDR Gave Us Courage

Penn Gregg
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Although I know my opinion is dimmed and dusted with nostalgia and sentimental memories, I must "vote" for Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

What is BGTIME?

Senior citizens in our community have much to contribute to the civic dialogue. However, many seniors lack the skills and opportunities necessary to use all the tools available to them to tell their stories. The BGTIME program was developed to help bridge this divide between senior citizens and digital media. More

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