http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/ en-us http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2012-05-11/Government_%7C_Neighborhood/Columbia_City_Council_votes_for_no_change.html <img src="http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/sites/www.thecolumbiastar.com/files/images/2012-05-11/16p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="16p1.jpg" title="16p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="100" height="42" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Photo and article by Josh Cruse </div> </div> </div> <p>Columbia City Council held it&rsquo;s monthly meeting Tuesday, May 8. Council members present were Dr. Belinda Gergel, Tameika Issac Devine, Sam Davis, Bryan Newman, Leona Plough, Daniel Rickenmann, and Mayor Steve Benjamin. A two and a half hour public hearing took place to address the issue of changing the form of government at City Hall?</p><p><a href="http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2012-05-11/Government_%7C_Neighborhood/Columbia_City_Council_votes_for_no_change.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2012-05-11/Government_%7C_Neighborhood/Columbia_City_Council_votes_for_no_change.html#comments 2012-05-11 Government / Neighborhood Thu, 10 May 2012 17:03:07 +0000 63188 at http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2012-05-11/Government_%7C_Neighborhood/Be_smarter_than_the_criminals.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Josh Cruse </div> </div> </div> <p>Columbia Police Officer Scott Stover, with the Crime Prevention Unit, spoke to residents at the South Kilbourne Neighborhood Association meeting Thursday, May 3 about things the community can do to prevent crime.</p><p><a href="http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2012-05-11/Government_%7C_Neighborhood/Be_smarter_than_the_criminals.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2012-05-11/Government_%7C_Neighborhood/Be_smarter_than_the_criminals.html#comments 2012-05-11 Government / Neighborhood Thu, 10 May 2012 17:03:07 +0000 63189 at