PULLING THE RED LEVER TO THE RIGHT, ONE LAST TIME

Written by admin on November 4, 2008. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

They looked like vertical metallic coffins, more than 2,200 voting machines lined up in rows in a Red Hook warehouse on the last Wednesday before Election Day. After 100 million voters yanked the machine’s distinctive red lever, the relic-in-waiting stood ready for what could be their final tour of duty in service to democracy—a tour
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DIARY OF A SWING STATE VOLUNTEER

Written by admin on October 30, 2008. Posted in Politics

STUMPING FOR OBAMA IN BUCKS COUNTY, PA. By Jeff Williams As a political junkie, one of the downsides of living in New York is that our state is never contested in presidential elections. In an attempt to do my part, I’ve made two trips to Bucks County, Penn. to knock on doors and canvass voters
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A LOOK AT LOCAL RACES

Written by admin on October 30, 2008. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

We asked each of the candidates running for Congress and State Legislature to tell us their top three priorities for the district. And, to make things a little more fun, we also asked them to pick a campaign theme song. Responses have been edited for style and brevity
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OUR ELECTION PICKS

Written by admin on October 30, 2008. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

Over the last two years, we as a country have had the enjoyment of watching a good old fashioned, competitive presidential election. Here in Manhattan, though, we’ve missed out. Our races for Congress and State Legislature, especially during the primaries, have been lackluster at best and devoid of competition at worst. This isn’t good for
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EXTEND TERM LIMITS FOR 2009

Written by admin on October 16, 2008. Posted in Editorial, Opinion and Column

From political circles to dinner tables and PTA meetings, the city is abuzz with term-limit discussions. Reasonable people can reasonably disagree on whether or not we should extend the current two-term threshold for city officials in 2009, and certainly here in our office we’ve had a spirited debate on the matter. But given the unknown—and
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DOUBTS OVER DEMS' VP PICK

Written by admin on September 25, 2008. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: John McCain has questioned Barack Obama’s ability to make the right judgment when faced with crucial decisions. He may have a point. I believe Obama’s poor judgment may have cost him the election before even one vote has been cast. What was his misjudgment? Not asking Hillary Clinton to be his running
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