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		<title>A look at lodging tax rates around the Southeastern Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kip Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last Tuesday&#8217;s City Council meeting, Mayor Bob McDavid set the gears in motion for a lodging tax rate increase from Columbia&#8217;s current 4 percent up to 7 percent. McDavid pointed out what he perceives as drastic shortcomings at the Columbia Regional Airport before discussing the lodging tax, saying that the airport would be up-to-date [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6911&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Curious About City Council Candidates?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Columbia natives managed to gather the 60 signatures necessary for a spot on the City Council ballot for the 2nd and 6th Wards in April. Check out who cast their lot with whom right here at The Watchword: Ward 2 petitions – Mike Atkinson, Bill Pauls, Michael Trapp Ward 6 petitions – Barbara Hoppe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6925&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>City Council News Roundup &#8212; 1/17</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps eclipsed in visibility by the buzz surrounding Gov. Jay Nixon&#8217;s State of the State, City Council met Tuesday evening to consider items, including a increased lodging tax and snow clearance routes, comprising a hefty docket. Here&#8217;s what you missed while you were caught in the political crossfire: Downtown license fee tax repealed A special [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6897&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Dish &#8211; Dec.16</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MU relies on retention programs to keep science, engineering, math majors on track by Kate Everson, Columbia Missourian. MU has a higher retention rate  in science, technology, engineering and math majors. This article shows how MU encourages from the freshman year to keep interested in your major. Columbia Star Dinner Train popular in first five months by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6890&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Dish &#8211; Dec.15</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>myteethfence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organizations helping college students become more active in elections  by Anna Carlson, Columbia Missourian. Members of Mizzou Change Today,  a group affiliated with Students for Barack Obama, encouraged students to register to vote. The article is accompanied with a graphic that shows the number of people between 18 and 24 years old who registered and voted in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6886&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Dish- Dec.14</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>myteethfence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lost artifacts from Rocheport archaeological excavation recovered 29 years later by Alex Baumhardt, Columbia Missourian. Ten boxes full of artifacts of the Ancient Native American were lost for almost 30 years. Brett Dufur, a former mayor of Rocheport, began the research ten years ago. UPDATE: Tim Wolfe, new MU president, has strong ties to Columbia by  Zach [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6882&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gold and Black bus routes in danger</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city is looking for a way to to balance the transit budget moving forward. With talks stalling between the city and students on a university partnership, the city is looking for ways to stay out of the red. One suggested way to do this was to cut the Black and Gold routes which are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6873&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Dish Dec. 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>myteethfence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tommy Saunders helping Kewpies junior basketball player gain confidence by  Brendan Meyer, Columbia Missourian. Tommy Saunders and Cecil Williams met through Big Brothers and Sisters. This story shows the interaction between them and how this relationship has motivated Cecil Williams to improve in  basketball. &#160; Hospital Scanner scanner spot disease earlier by Jodie Jackson, Columbia Daily Tribune. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6868&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Dish- Dec. 12 (and the previous weekend)</title>
		<link>http://thewatchword.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/the-daily-dish-dec-12-and-the-previous-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannahspaar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In testimony in Ryan Ferguson case, a question of memory - Sangeeta Shastry, Columbia Missourian A really in-depth look at the issues with memory in the Ryan Ferguson case (about the 2001 killing of the Tribune sports editor. Columbia Public Schools teachers reflect on growing poverty rate - Abby Eisenberg and Garrett Evans, Columbia Missourian From the story: &#8220;38.9 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6867&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Event- The Mayor&#8217;s Appreciation Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://thewatchword.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/event-the-mayors-appreciation-breakfast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cblukin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Columbia City Council and Mayor Bob McDavid were honored for their service to the city at the  annual Mayor&#8217;s Appreciation Breakfast on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The breakfast, which took place the Frontier Conference Center at Stoney Creek Inn, had more than 200 people in attendance. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce hosts the event with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewatchword.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1915188&amp;post=6858&amp;subd=thewatchword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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