politics
Friday Facts: Budget Woes, FDR, Himmler Bay
:: Estimated five-year city budget deficit awaiting Maribeth Cosgrove when she is sworn in as mayor on Monday: Over $650 million
:: Portion of the city budget in ten years that will have to be paid for pension and benefits, according to current union contracts : 61%
:: City union contracts up for renewal this year: Police,… »
New Mayor to Toss Quarters
One of outgoing Mayor Joseph Wilders’ best-received programs was his initiative to remove outdated ordinances from the city’s legal code (first item). However, the gratitude of the populace at no longer being required to maintain the lower edge of their moustaches above the upper lip (1871) eventually proved to have a negligible effect on his… »
Mayoral Race – Some Numbers
Well, that was certainly something, wasn’t it? With 99% of precincts reporting this morning, here’s how it all shook out:
61.1% (419,339) – City Councilwoman Maribeth Cosgrove (R)
36.6% (250,805) – Mayor Joseph Wilders (D)
1.5% (10,211) – Lewis Armstrong (Lib)
.4% (3,025)- Leonard Pierce (Ind)
.38% (2,610) – Louis M. Armstrong (Green)
The polling had Cosgrove only a few points… »
What You’re Voting For Tomorrow, Locally
That’s right, tomorrow’s election day and, in addition to the presidential race, there are also many local races and issues to be decided, in what is expected to be a day of record turnout. A few items which will appear on (most of) your local ballots follow:
Mayoral
Largely between incumbent Mayor Joseph Wilders (D) and longtime… »
BREAKING: Embattled councilwoman arrested on bribery charges
**BREAKING NEWS…. MUST CREDIT THE CITY DESK (HTTP://THECITYDESK.NET)***
An 18-month investigation came to a head when City Councilwoman Elaine Brudnoy was arrested this morning for accepting eight bribes worth $9,250. Brudnoy, who has been on the city council for 19 years, allegedly accepted cash payoffs that ranged from $50 to $1200 during the investigation period. The… »
Briefs: Laziness/Self-Plagiarism, Newspaper Endorsements
Did Sunday’s editorial cartoon by Journal-Clarion artist Jeff Norwood look familiar? Longtime readers may have noticed that it was identical to the cartoons printed in the paper on the week of Halloween in 2004 and 2000.
The cartoon features a trick-or-treater wearing a scary-looking hockey mask, standing on a porch holding a flashlight under his chin…. »
Friday Facts: Hope, Change and/or Straight Talk
:: The voter registration deadline for the November 4 election is October 6. Once again, your mayoral candidates-
- Democratic: Joseph Wilders, current mayor
- Republican: Maribeth Cosgrove, longtime City Councilwoman
- Libertarian: Lewis Armstrong, local businessman
- Green: Louis M. Armstrong, Watson University humanities professor
- Independent: Leonard Pierce, former Fifth Ward Democratic party leader
(Mr. Pierce is also a… »
The City’s Runaway Neighborhood Threatens Again
President George W. Bush’s scheduled departure from office next year has many of our citizens preparing for a street fight of sorts. On February 1st, the upscale President Heights neighborhood is scheduled to add a second Bush St. to its ever-growing borders, and seven city organizations, including the Falmouth Hill Preservation Association, the Norbeck St…. »
Mayor Montgomery, Our Own Eliot Spitzer
The unfortunate situation with New York’s Governor Eliot Spitzer has reminded some of a similar controversy which rocked our city in the early 80s. Popular Republican state Representative Karl Montgomery was elected to the mayor’s office in 1980 and had a relatively low-key, yet effective, first year in office. Then, in February of 1982, he… »
Ex-Candidate Ron Paul Dis-invited
Former presidential candidate Ron Paul was scheduled to give a speech this Wednesday at Watson University for several student political science classes, but the event has been canceled.
Watson Students for Poli-Sci (WSPS) had booked the Congressman (R-TX) to come and speak back when he was still in the race, but hoped that his exit from… »
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