Local News Briefs & Tidbits: 06-25-08
FERRERA IN THE CROSSHAIRS: Rarely missing the opportunity to spank Springfield City Councilor Jimmy Ferrera on its editorial page, the Republican took Ferrera to the woodshed on Tuesday for championing budget cuts in the city’s Personnel Department – specifically targeting a payroll consultant fee of $260,000 per year.
Hometown Political Shenanigans
Standing atop the ruins of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno’s failed attempt to slip a “Pay-As-You-Throw” (PAYT) trash collection system onto the citizens of Springfield, I’ve come to wonder how it could be that the Mayor ever thought he could slip this by a populace that had so recently been promised an abolition of the trash [...]
Local News Briefs & Tidbits: 03-07-08
Ah, politics. A week ago you could almost feel the national media’s collective push to get Hillary! out of the Democratic presidential contest. Then Ohio and Texas came along to put a monkey wrench in their plans – if only temporarily. Then again, Barack Obama has shown recent signs of cracking under pressure, so Hillary! [...]
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