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  • COTTLEVILLE MAYOR AND PERFORMANCE POLITICS

    COTTLEVILLE MAYOR AND PERFORMANCE POLITICS

    At this point, the pattern is familiar. Shady Mayor Stephen’s leadership leans heavily on performance, photos, appearances, and lofty language, while tangible results remain hard to point to. Visibility comes easily. Follow-through, less so. That’s why his appearance this month that he posted at an international entrepreneurship conference in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India doesn’t feel

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  • Cottleville’s Mayor holiday spending: a digital tree and a real contradiction

    Historic Cottleville has always taken pride in simple, tasteful holiday decorations that reflect the city’s character. That’s why many residents were surprised to learn that Shady Mayor Stephen Thompson approved the purchase of an electronic Christmas tree for City Hall, reportedly costing thousands in taxpayer dollars. What makes this hard to ignore is the irony.

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  • cottleville mayor stephen’s empty vision

    What’s happening with the Mayor? Cottleville didn’t elect Stephen to run a permanent brainstorming session. In fact his own words were: “I am a candidate because our community deserves innovative ideas…” He insisted the previous administration lacked vision and claimed he was the one leader prepared to fix it. But now that he’s in office,

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