In the year Roderick Porter has served as police chief relative peace has imbued the department and community led by a top cop who conducts
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Category: Analysis and Comment
Praying For Mayoral Votes – The Power Of The Pulpit
Following two close contests and likely another on January 23, Mayor Joe Ganim and opponent John Gomes are utilizing the power of persuasion and power
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Heilmanns Invest Success For A Planned Hotel Downtown
Sometimes you throw something up on Facebook and it takes on an applauding life of its own. Black Rockers Niels and Callie Heilmann have been
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Republican David Herz Says He Will Be On Feb. 27 Mayoral Ballot
Depending how the redo Democratic primary shakes out on January 23, Republican David Herz declares “I will stand for election on February 27.” Lawyers for
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Who’ll Win The Moore/Daniels Endorsement Sweepstakes? Gomes, Ganim, Neither?
State Senator Marilyn Moore and Lamond Daniels are at the apex of popularity among political insiders these days, both former mayoral candidates courted by Mayor
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Councilwoman Pereira, Under Investigation, Promises To Sue The World For Her Phobia
These must be unsettling times for John Gomes supporter, the self-proclaimed piranha of city politics, City Councilwoman Maria Pereira who barely won reelection losing on
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The Bubbling Battle For City Council President – Nieves Or Mack?
Here’s a first: Mayor Joe Ganim will serve as the master of ceremonies for Friday’s swearing-in ceremony of all elected officials, except himself, because, well….
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‘Honey, We Need Money’ – Pleading For Mayoral Funds
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” is the informal creed
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