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		<title>Kit Bond to follow Columbia jobs discussion with book signing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roseann Moring</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., will be at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce this morning to talk about job creation, health care and cap-and-trade.
After that, he&#8217;ll be at the MU Bookstore at 911 E Rollins Road to sign copies of his new book, The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam.
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		<title>CDD 11/12: Suspect in Doisy murder released on bond</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamespatrickschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/12
Suspect in Doisy murder released on bond (CM) Johnny Wright, who was arrested in Georgia in September and is charged with second-degree murder, is next scheduled to appear in court Dec. 11.
One in 50 million: Small business employee &#8217;scared to death&#8217; without health insurance (CM) Since she was 18, Lindsey Cathey has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4195&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/11: Humane Society considers alternative operating models</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamespatrickschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/11
Humane Society considers alternative operating models (CM) Four alternative business models were proposed at Tuesday&#8217;s meeting, including serving a smaller area, to address budget deficits.
Columbia celebrates veterans (CM) The city is recognizing Veterans Day with a variety of events, including a parade down Eighth Street, a ceremony at the Boone County Courthouse [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4193&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/10: UPDATE: Police find no hostages in Jefferson City office building</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/10
UPDATE: Police find no hostages in Jefferson City office building (CM) Police had received a call from an alarm company around 10 a.m. today.
Post offices, state offices closed for Veterans Day (CM) No mail delivery or retail services will be offered by Columbia post offices on Veterans Day. All state offices will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4190&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/6: Damon Williams found guilty of murdering Nathaniel Bentley</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamespatrickschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/6
Damon Williams found guilty of murdering Nathaniel Bentley (CM) A jury found Damon A. Williams guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in the June 2008 shooting death of Nathaniel Bentley.
Heller Road property recommended for industrial rezoning (CM) The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 Thursday to recommend [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4177&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/5: Update: Man, convicted of robbery, testifies in Williams&#8217; murder trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamespatrickschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/5/09
Update: Man, convicted of robbery, testifies in Williams&#8217; murder trial (CM) A man who has admitted involvement in the robbery that led to the shooting death of Nathaniel Bentley testified Wednesday in the trial of Damon A. Williams, who is accused of pulling the trigger.
Bus route altered near construction (CT) A Columbia [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4167&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>City infrastructure poised and ready for new subdivisions</title>
		<link>http://thewatchword.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/city-infrastructure-poised-and-ready-for-new-subdivisions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City Council followed Planning &#38; Zoning Commission recommendations to add three new neighborhood collector streets in the Scott Boulevard area to the city&#8217;s major roadway plan. The streets were first included in the Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization Major Roadway Plan, but the city&#8217;s plan is the operational document.
Still, both plans are long-range. For [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4165&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CDD 11/03: Council announces Citizens Police Review Board members</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jamespatrickschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia&#8217;s Daily Dish 11/03: News from the Columbia City Council meeting
Council announces Citizens Police Review Board members (CM) The new members of the Citizens Police Review Board will be tasked with reviewing cases of actual or perceived police misconduct with the goal of increasing police accountability and community trust in the police.
Concerns over Columbia&#8217;s water [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4160&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Covering city council race</title>
		<link>http://thewatchword.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/covering-city-council-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a journalist, one of the most frustrating things about the job can be getting out-scooped. In a city the size of Columbia, with so many media outlets, it unfortunately happens more than I’d like.
So when my editor came to me saying a local blogger had posted possible City Council and mayoral candidates, I understood [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4154&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Statehouse News: Oct. 26 to 30</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joelwalsh15</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following headlines are compiled each week by Sarah D. Wire, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism. The weekly newsletter — drawn from stories by student-reporters with Missouri Digital News — is dispatched to members of the Missouri Press Association.
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Governor announces deeper budget cuts — Gov. Jay Nixon announced $204 million in spending [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&blog=1915188&post=4151&subd=thewatchword&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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