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Capital Gazette staff earn regional journalism honors
The Capital, Annapolis, Md.The Capital received multiple journalism awards Friday afternoon, including recognition for its continuing coverage of former County Executive John R. Leopold's legal troubles, during a ceremony in Linthicum. Reporters Allison Bourg and Ben Weathers, as...Tags: Annapolis, United States Naval Academy, Linthicum
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Leechburg man takes on busy election season
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.A former Leechburg mayor and school board member is committing "political suicide" by seeking election to three offices at the same time, a pollster and political scientist says. Attorney Chuck Pascal will appear on Tuesday's Democratic primary ballot...Tags: G. Terry Madonna, Elections, Voting, Politics, Madonna
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True primary contests are rare in region
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.Voters might want to practice typing on their smart phones before going to the polls for Tuesday's primary election. In many cases, voters will be using virtual keyboards on the touch-screen voting machines to nominate candidates for a variety of...Tags: Public Officials, Parties and Movements, Civil and Public Service, Elections, Voting
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Low voter turnout expected
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.Registered Democrats and Republicans will go to the polls Tuesday to nominate candidates for the Nov. 5 general election. Turnout is expected to be low, between 20 percent and 25 percent of those eligible, according to elections officials in the Alle-...Tags: Judges, Elections, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Data Collection
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Low voter turnout frustrates residents
The Herald Banner, Greenville, TexasThere are 12,611 registered voters in the city of Greenville. Only 1,793 of them, or 14.22 percent voted in the May 11 elections. The poor turnout occurred despite several major items on the ballot, including the $15 million YMCA/event center bond,...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Elections, Voting, Politics
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Quinlan eyes reducing mayor's authority
The Herald Banner, Greenville, TexasWhen most small-town mayors are elected, their first city council meeting is festive, featuring a routine swearing-in ceremony and smiles for local newspaper photographers. Quinlan Mayor Donny Brock, who was elected on May 11 and will be sworn in May...Tags: Elections, Local Government, Ceremonies, Politics, Culture
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OPINION: Defining 'fiscal conservative'
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloWith all the talk of who's the most fiscally conservative candidate in the Tupelo mayor's race, it's worth pondering what the term might connote in connection with the city's historical success. Would, for example, a fiscally conservative mayor have...Tags: Public Officials, Elections, Government, Politics, Finance
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Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti dash across L.A. to shore up support
After remarks by Magic Johnson and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, it was Wendy Greuel's turn to remind a few dozen black supporters at a South L.A. rally on Saturday that African Americans could swing the mayoral election Greuel's way on Tuesday. "They always...
Tags: Maxine Waters, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Magic Johnson, Wendy Greuel, Politics
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Ron Kaye: Brains, talent, too much ambition
In the costliest and most vicious City Council race of the Los Angeles election season, the battle for Hollywood has shattered beliefs about Armenian solidarity, with Paul Krekorian's role seen as causing deep rifts in the community. Little Armenia in...
Tags: Paul Krekorian, Armenia, Elections, Career and Workplace, Unions
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Candidates prepare for Tuesday runoff
The Meridian Star, Miss.Two longtime incumbent council members will try to hold on to their posts Tuesday when voters return to the polls for a runoff election. Ward Two Councilwoman Mary A.B. Perry is in a runoff with Kenneth Dustin Markham for the Democratic nomination....Tags: Bonds, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Voting, Politics
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Daily News, Los Angeles, Rick Orlov's Tipoff column
Los Angeles Daily NewsAs he prepares to leave office on June 30, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seems intent on making sure every page of his passport has some foreign destination stamped on it. Next Sunday, he is heading a trade and commerce delegation to China for a quick...Tags: International Travel, The Huffington Post, Trips and Vacations, Politics, Los Angeles International Airport
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Monessen revival boils down to money that could be difficult to secure
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.Monessen officials stand little chance of pulling together as much as $8.5 million to match a portion of the $30.5 million in public financing they say would transform the Rust Belt city into an artists' mecca, a state lawmaker said. Rep. Ted Harhai, D-...Tags: Punishment, Cultural Development, Culture, Arts and Culture
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