Category: elections
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Apologies and firing squads
I was all wrapped up in pre-wedding festivities yesterday, so there’s a lot of stuff I didn’t get to react to. Since my last post, Chairman Carson has apologized for his off the cuff remarks. It takes strength to admit when you’ve made a mistake. I applaud him for that. Ready, shoot, aim The circular…
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Groundhog Day for Shelby County Democrats
Thursday night’s election results are disappointing in a lot of ways. But they should also serve as a wakeup call…much like they did in 2010. We had some candidates that were a drag on the ticket. Many candidates didn’t run effective (or any campaigns). Most didn’t raise enough money to be effective (or in some…
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Go Vote!
I know I’m a little late. Had some blog related issues to deal with. Go vote in the Shelby County elections! Polls are open from 7am to 7pm today, Thursday, August 7th. Don’t forget to take a photo ID! Here’s a list of approved ID’s. Not sure who’s on the ballot? Here’s a sample ballot.…
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Defining the Residency Process
On Monday, the effort to determine if County Commissioner Henri Brooks does indeed live in her district will come before the County Commission again. This time will be different, as the Commission will have to begin the process anew in the wake of a completely expected and predictable ruling by Chancellor Kenny Armstrong. Reports of…
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Stupid, stupid, stupid
One of the things about working the 3rd shift, is that you’re often greeted with tomorrow’s news today…or at least the news most people didn’t see before they decided to disconnect from the constant influx of news items, large and small, that we’ve come to accept. So it was with both surprise and resignation that…