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OPINION: Crime, parks and taxes to pay
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.I endeavor to speak for local taxpayers when I say, in brief: We're stretched, we're stressed, we're looking for better results. That's where our government officials, elected and appointed, come into play. They face tough decisions on how to pay...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Army
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Candidates face competition, apathetic voters
Erie Times-News, Pa.Candidates in Tuesday's municipal primary must compete against one or more competitors, but there's another number they're up against -- 23. In the last municipal primary, in 2011, the combined voter turnout among registered Democrats and Republicans...Tags: Elections, Politics, Joe Walsh, Political Candidates, Small Businesses
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Change could shake up county government in Tuesday's election
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.The primary election Tuesday could lead to a dramatic change in Lackawanna County government. Or no change at all. Voters could take the first step toward setting up a new form of county government. They could vote yes to empanel a commission to study...Tags: Gary Lewis, Career and Workplace, Elections, Television Industry, Politics
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Stan Blunt files to run against Sheriff Rick Scott
The Daily World, Aberdeen, Wash.Sheriff Rick Scott will have an opponent in the upcoming election, with Stan Blunt filing for candidacy only two hours before filing closed Friday. Scott has been serving as sheriff since October 2012 when former Sheriff Mike Whelan retired. He and...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Services and Shopping, Elections, Politics, Real Estate
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DeWitt claims politics played into charges against him
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pa.The day after a Connellsville mayoral candidate was held for trial for his alleged involvement in operating a chop shop, the candidate suspects politics to be the major factor. "Do you really think it's a coincidence that those who are related to or...Tags: Theft, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Court Preliminary, Trials, Primaries
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Candidates give voters a choice at deadline
The Spokesman-ReviewTwo city council incumbents in Spokane County face challengers who declared their intent to run for office Friday, the last day to file. Spokane Valley Councilman Rod Higgins will again face Linda J. Thompson, who he beat in a coin toss in February...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Elections, Bob Morton, Substance Abuse, Politics
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We'll learn more if we let folks vote
The Spokesman-ReviewAs the city amasses legal rationalizations for denying citizens a vote, there has been a refrain from those who object to these pesky citizens' initiatives. It runs something like this: No one wants to deny citizens a vote. No one relishes the burden of...Tags: Elections, Politics, Government, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Public Officials
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Oxnard special election profiles: Jo Ann Olivares
Ventura County StarJo Ann Olivares started helping with local political campaigns when she was 8, putting up door hangers with her father. Now 60, she's making her first political run as one of 13 candidates vying for the open Oxnard City Council seat. The winner of the...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Politics, Conservation, Inventories
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Shamokin city council hopefuls agree blight is big issue
The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa.There are five candidates aiming to join Shamokin City Council next year who are competing for their party's nominations in Tuesday's primary election. Four of the candidates are Republicans, which have just two party nominations to spare. Bob...Tags: Elections, Finance, Sales, Politics, Conservation
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Prothonotary race only county contest
The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa.The Republican primary for prothonotary and clerk of courts is providing the only drama this spring in Northumberland County politics. That's because the hard-fought battle between Jamie Saleski, of Coal Township, and Justin Dunkelberger, of Point...Tags: Elections, Politics
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Griffith arraigned on felony charges
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.Luzerne County Controller Walter L. Griffith Jr. declined comment Friday after being arraigned on felony electronic-surveillance charges. But Griffith's actions and his attorney's comments indicate he's not pleading guilty, he's not quitting and he's...Tags: Elections, Crimes, FBI, Politics, Police Arrests
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Hoechst drops ballot challenge
The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.The April 9 mayoral race now officially is over, with former Mayor Tom Hoechst deciding not to take the ballot results to court. "We took a look at the ballots and found what we thought we would find," Hoechst said Friday. "I'm not going to proceed...Tags: Elections, Politics, Voting
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