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SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts) Thu May 10, 2012, 01:41 PM May 2012

Sometimes you shouldn't abbreviate:

This is from the Columbia, SC portion of MSNBC.com:

Council full of excuses in killing strong mayor ...

I hope so!
Actually, it is referring to their defeat of a proposal to have a referendum on changing from a City Manager form of municipal government to a Strong Mayor form, where the mayor acts as the day-to-day executive head of the city.

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Sometimes you shouldn't abbreviate: (Original Post) SCantiGOP May 2012 OP

Sorry ... GeorgeGist May 2012 #1

Actually wasn't an abbreviation SCantiGOP May 2012 #4

Maybe they felt threatened? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #2

Why the need for excuses? The mayor was strong! Kaleva May 2012 #3

GeorgeGist

(25,319 posts)

1. Sorry ...

Reply to SCantiGOP (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 02:45 PM

May 2012

I missed the abbreviation.

SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts)

4. Actually wasn't an abbreviation

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #1)

Thu May 10, 2012, 03:29 PM

May 2012

They shortened the title so that it read "Council full of excuses in killing strong mayor......"
I would hope they would have excuses if they killed the mayor.

4th law of robotics

(6,801 posts)

2. Maybe they felt threatened?

Reply to SCantiGOP (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 03:00 PM

May 2012

Kaleva

(36,294 posts)

3. Why the need for excuses? The mayor was strong!

Reply to SCantiGOP (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 03:10 PM

May 2012

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