Monthly Archives: February 2018
Election Forum
Candidate and Ballot Issue Forum
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
6:30 p.m. (6:00 p.m. refreshments)
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
Columbia City Council, Ward 2
Paul Love
Michael Trapp
Columbia School Board (Two positions open)
Susan Blackburn
Christine King
Tyler Lero
Teresa Maledy
Ben Tilley
Boone Hospital Board of Trustees
Mark Dempsey
Greg Steinhoff
Boone County Fire District Board (Two positions open)
Karmon Griffin
David Ritchie
Bill Watkins
Columbia School District – Ballot Issue
Dr. Peter Stiepleman, superintendent
Dr. Stiepelman will make a presentation and answer questions about the issue.
The Columbia City Council Ward 6 seat is up for election, but only one candidate (Betsy Peters) is running unopposed and will not be included in the forum.
We are expecting KFRU Radio to broadcast the forum live and David Lile and Renee Hulshof will serve as moderators.
The Columbia Public Library is cosponsoring this event which is free and open to the public.
Lunch & Learn – State Historical Society
The State Historical Society’s New Center for Missouri Studies
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
12:00 Noon
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
(Please note new location)
Guest Speaker:
Abigail Anderson, senior advancement officer, State Historical Society
Ms. Anderson will give a presentation on the status of SHSMO’s Center for Missouri Studies new building project that is currently under construction at Sixth and Elm Streets in Columbia. She will also present information on Missouri’s “Women as Change Agents” oral and history program that started in St. Louis and Kansas City and their plans for expanding the program to the rest of Missouri.
Although no lunch is provided, attendees are welcome to bring their own.
This program is free and open to the public.
“The Sunshine Law: what is it and how does it help government?”
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
7:00 p.m.
On CAT TV
Guest speaker:
David Roland, director, Freedom Center of Missouri
Moderator
Randy Picht, executive director, Reynolds Journalism Institute
The Sunshine Law requires meetings be open and transparent. But there are also many other aspects to the law that make for good government.
The Freedom Center of Missouri is a non-profit, non-partisan organization focusing on the protection of constitutional liberties.
The show airs live at 7:00 p.m. on February 14. The program will be available a few days later on our website or at http://www.columbiaaccess.tv
The show replays on CAT TV at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
CAT TV can be found on Mediacom 85, Charter Communications 983, and CenturyTel Prism 98.
League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County 