Letter: Why I support Dave Graf for Ogden City Council | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil
I support Dave Graf for Ogden City Council, District 4 Seat. I have known Dave for a number of years and find him to be a thoughtful and active listener, with a keen ability to ask probing questions to get to the heart of the matter or issue. He is honest, gracious to admit when […]
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Deb Friedman: Easthampton City Council’s ‘betrayal’ | #citycouncil
Published: 8/14/2023 1:18:09 PM Why did Easthampton City Council pass an ordinance to support “safe and fair access to legally protected reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare services” when the state already has such a policy? Answer: They passed the ordinance despite the state’s already having such a policy because they knew that the rights and safety […]
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Cedar Falls City Council pay raise is ridiculous | #citycouncil
Only the most out-of-touch politicians vote to raise their own salaries more than 70% at one time. That is exactly what five of the seven City Council members in Cedar Falls did recently. Councilmembers Dunn, Gansfield, Harding, Kruse, and Schultz all fought hard for their taxpayer funded raises. While most city staff and members of […]
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The Recorder – City Council and police funding | #citycouncil
Published: 1/25/2023 4:05:08 PM Modified: 1/25/2023 4:04:42 PM Last week, Greenfield Police Chief Robert Haigh Jr. made an aggrieved presentation to City Council claiming that he has to cut the night shift because the Council defunded the police, and he said that this would make our town unsafe. But the council’s budget cut came after the chief […]
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What J. Edgar Hoover, FBI really thought about John Lindsay
In 1955, John Lindsay was a rising star at the US Department of Justice and in good graces with then-FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. But over the next decade and a half, the charismatic, Kennedy-esque New York City mayor’s bromance with the larger-than-life G-man soured right up until Hoover’s 1972 death, according to a review […]
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Sarah Austin stands for Mayor or Rockland…
We just had an election where Nate Davis lost his seat on the Rockland City Council; he got many less votes than Adam Lachman, a newcomer. Nate and Sarah were two of the City Council members who insisted on allowing Habitat for Humanity to develop Firefly Field. This field was a large, beautiful parcel (10-plus […]
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Letter: Bloomington City Council’s oversight is lacking | Free | #citycouncil
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Wendinger for mayor | News, Sports, Jobs
To the editor: As previous mayor, elected by the people, for over 10 years, Bob knows what it takes to hold that position. It takes dignity, integrity, honesty, respect and a sense of humor doesn’t hurt. We have known Ron Wendinger for over 40 years and find he is an example of each of these […]
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Vote Ron Wendinger for Mayor of New Ulm | News, Sports, Jobs
To the editor: New Ulm has had excellent Mayors in the past, Bob Beussman and Terry Sveine just to name a couple. New Ulm needs another Mayor with strong values and positive leadership qualities. We feel Ron Wendinger fits this description perfectly. We have known Ron for 35+ years and have found him to be […]
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Backer has energy, creativity to be mayor | News, Sports, Jobs
To the editor: I am writing to encourage folks in New Ulm to vote for Kathleen Backer to become the next mayor of New Ulm. Shortly after I moved to New Ulm just over 20 years ago I was selected as one of the 24 people in the community to attend the week long Blandin […]
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