politics
Erie Election Guide 2014
YS sat down with each candidate for this spring's Board of Trustees election.
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Could confident Democrats be the reason for snoozer caucuses?
Did you know there were county-wide Democratic caucuses last night? Neither did most people, it seems. Or if they did, they had the same collective response: meh. The Daily Camera reports that only about 30 people showed up at New…
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Erie candidate forum set for March 15
It’s hard to guess whether or not the spectacle that is the GOP nomination will help or hurt local elections, but for those who simply can’t get enough of politicians comparing and contrasting themselves to one another, the League of…
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Off the Air
National Public Radio has been in the cross hairs of Washington, D.C., Republicans for years. Mostly this is because the venerable news organization used to do a decent job of reporting. Facts, you see, are toxic to the tea partiers…
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What Happens When Titans Collide
If there was one thing that everyone could agree on during Monday night’s Karl Rove vs. Howard Dean debate at CU’s Macky Auditorium, it’s that the Obama administration has critics on both sides of the aisle.
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Polis, Others Call Ugandan Legislation “Extreme, Hateful”
Congressional leaders write letters in opposition of anti-homosexuality bill
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It Ain’t Easy Being Green
I well remember the citywide excitement the first time “cannabis clubs” suddenly opened up throughout Hollywood where I was eking out a living as a lowly screenwriter and journalist. Then, just as suddenly, the marijuana dispensaries vanished.
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