Politics

Let’s take a serious look at the men (I wish I could say men and women, but there hasn’t been a female candidate for mayor since 1999, and only one woman has ever been [Continue]

When people run for public office, and especially if they’re elected, their families become part of the political process. They find themselves attending public events [Continue]

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard a candidate say, “There are too many unanswered questions,” or “We must wait for the environmental report,” I’d be a [Continue]

After nagging council wannabes for looking and sounding like a bunch of unschooled deer caught in the headlights of tough questioning from voters, I must compliment them for [Continue]

There’s a passage in Charles’ Dickens’ Oliver Twist in which Mr. Bumble is accused of stealing some jewelry. Mr. Bumble, not a particularly sympathetic character, [Continue]

Right about now, civic election candidates must feel like noodles at a spaghetti-pulling factory. Not only do they have to fill out media questionnaires and attend a packed [Continue]