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Editorial: Council’s role in Gaza | #citycouncil

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So, Mayor Johnson, what kind of Republican are you?

You might not have noticed, but shortly after Christmas, Mayor Eric Johnson had a friendly interview published with the conservative magazine National Review. It was a kind of deeper consideration of why he joined the Republican Party. Johnson offered some valid insights on his view that the Democratic Party no longer represents the values he […]

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Don’t recall Mayor Eric Johnson, but do worry about his leadership

Mayor Eric Johnson is in the news this week for a recall effort that has little chance of success and that shouldn’t succeed. Recalls should be reserved for the most serious betrayals of public trust, and Johnson’s decision to make it official that he embraces conservative principles hardly meets the mark. Anyone paying attention understood […]

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Power struggle between Dallas mayor and manager is silly noise

UPDATE 9:22 p.m., Dec. 11, 2023: After this editorial went to press Monday, City Manager T.C. Broadnax provided the following statement — “I appreciate the work of the Community Bond Task Force and of course the feedback I have received from the City Council. This input has been and will continue to be essential to […]

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Journal announces endorsements for Albuquerque City Council | Editorials | #citycouncil

Today, the Journal announces its endorsements for Albuquerque City Council races. A total of 11 candidates are running for four City Council positions in the Nov. 7 Regular Local Election. Three incumbents on the nine-member City Council are not seeking reelection. Roughly 6% of city residents live in different City Council districts after new boundaries […]

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Niles mayor should stay put for four more years | News, Sports, Jobs

The high energy level of Niles Mayor Steve Mientkiewicz seems not to have diminished since he first took office in 2018. It was about a year into his first appointed term when we used this space to describe the mayor’s “youthful exuberance.” That description seems to apply still today. Mientkiewicz turned 40 last week. The […]

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City Council

OPINION: Council must not bend too far on city’s design standards | Editorials | #citycouncil

It’s back to the drawing board for Killeen city staff. After an often-testy exchange between developers and the Killeen City Council on Tuesday, the council directed staff to meet with developers to iron out differences over the city’s architectural standards ordinance. The problem is, the staff has been meeting with developers for the past 2½ […]

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Guest editorial: Mayor gives views on collecting data | News

Placer AI is a location analytics company and the AI stands for Analytical Intelligence. Analytical Intelligence includes academic tasks, problem-solving abilities, and abstract reasoning. Whenever you have to complete a task that requires you to compare, contrast, evaluate, analyze, or make a logical judgment, you are using analytical intelligence. The data is acquired by Placer […]

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Alabama

EDITORIAL: Lose our right to vote? Say it ain’t so, Jena | Editorials | #elections | #alabama

Shrill, hyper-partisan rhetoric has become an unfortunate ritual of campaigns for just about any political office. For the most part, voters have the good sense to tune it out. But there’s at least one elected office that is supposed to be above that kind of politicking, especially around election time. It’s the office that oversees […]

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Alabama

Lose our right to vote? Say it ain’t so, Jena | Editorials | #elections | #alabama

Shrill, hyper-partisan rhetoric has become an unfortunate ritual of campaigns for just about any political office. For the most part, voters have the good sense to tune it out. But there’s at least one elected office that is supposed to be above that kind of politicking, especially around election time. It’s the office that oversees […]

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