May 2009

From the Round Table: Remove with caution: streetlight system an essential service

With revenues from sales taxes trickling into the city’s coffers at a slower pace – down by 3 percent this year – the balance between guns and butter becomes more significant. Typically mentioned during times of war when budgeting for military and civilian goods, government officials on all levels are faced with making “guns vs.

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Key leaders support downtown initiatives

Also by Mina Mineva Mayor Darwin Hindman and First Ward City Council Representative Paul Sturtz endorsed two new initiatives aimed at improving Columbia’s downtown, including a revamped management structure and the establishment of a half-cent sales tax inside the district. The boards of the Special Business District, funded primarily through property taxes, and the affiliated

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Entrepreneurship: A 12-step program for marketing in turbulent times

Adapted from an Entrepreneurial Excellence Week presentation The following was printed in the Wall Street Journal. Can you guess the year? “It was quite the Thursday on Wall Street. A weak president, under-regulated credit markets and investors’ greed finally began to take their full toll on share prices, and after years of unprecedented growth, the

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