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City Council

Court finds fault with Austin City Council’s 2-minute speaking limit | #citycouncil

Roy Waley has talked about water issues at Austin City Council meetings for more than three decades, becoming such a fixture at City Hall that “I feel like I should get my mail delivered there,” the Austin Sierra Club advocate joked last week. The wisecrack drew chuckles Tuesday afternoon in a 10th floor courtroom in […]

City Council

Can Portsmouth EDC ‘discover’ $200 a week housing? | #citycouncil

All members of the Portsmouth City Council have a job that adds hundreds of hours of unpaid work. They serve with other citizens on a wide variety of committees in the everyday process of making our community the best it can be. Four years ago, for my most recent term on the Council, I was sent to one of those […]

Mayor

Mayor Eileen Dondero Foley and Portsmouth’s sister cities

Eileen Dondero Foley. Portsmouth’s mayor for 16 years. City councilor for 18 years. New Hampshire state senator, 14 years. School Board, 12 years. Plus serving as Portsmouth city clerk in the 1940s and early 1950s. A lifetime of dedication serving the people of her community. Eileen’s final year as mayor was 1997. Those not in Portsmouth before then missed out on seeing […]

Alabama

Phil Williams on casino gambling in Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Have you ever sat through something that just made you squirm? That awkward, please-make-it-stop sensation as someone was speaking, acting or singing? I was once at church on a beautiful Sunday morning. Everyone was in good spirits until a man began to sing a solo. To say it was awful would be a compliment. […]

Alabama

Elaine Harris Spearman looks at leadership | #elections | #alabama

“Many are called, few are chosen.” Matthew 22:14. This is of course a biblical expression that is interpreted to mean that God invites or calls many people to follow Him, but only a few accept and obey His terms. Many may be invited, but none are able to simply come on their own. They must […]