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Last story from the general election in 2015.
( Millages for transit, roads, and local schools pass in Washtenaw County. )
( Millages for transit, roads, and local schools pass in Washtenaw County. )
Second of three from the 2015 general election.
( Chelsea, Dexter, Milan, and Saline elect city council members. )
( Chelsea, Dexter, Milan, and Saline elect city council members. )
Returning to Ann Arbor and the surrounding area for three articles written in two days.
( Lumm defeats Petersen and Smith overwhelms Leeser for Ann Arbor City Council. )
( Lumm defeats Petersen and Smith overwhelms Leeser for Ann Arbor City Council. )
Last of three in a row about 2015 Ann Arbor City Council elections. A topic I mentioned here, the "sore loser law," will feature prominently in the next article.
( Only one independent running for Ann Arbor City Council. )
( Only one independent running for Ann Arbor City Council. )
Second of three on Ann Arbor City Council elections in 2015
( Challengers and incumbents split primary victories for Ann Arbor City Council. )
( Challengers and incumbents split primary victories for Ann Arbor City Council. )
As Washtenaw County Elections Examiner, my main beat consisted of local elections in Washtenaw County. The largest city there is Ann Arbor, where I lived from 1989-1999. Here is the first of three consecutive articles on City Council elections in the Tree City. And, yes, Examiner.com considered coverage of other publications endorsing to be newsworthy.
( Ann Arbor News endorses four city council candidates in primary. )
( Ann Arbor News endorses four city council candidates in primary. )
April's Examiner.com articles
Apr. 30th, 2014 03:42 pmDetroit Science News Examiner
2013-2014 snowiest winter in Detroit history
U-M astronomer part of team that discovered Kepler-186f
Washtenaw County Elections Examiner
Candidates for federal and state office in Washtenaw County meet filing deadline
County and municipal candidates in Washtenaw County filed by Earth Day
2013-2014 snowiest winter in Detroit history
U-M astronomer part of team that discovered Kepler-186f
Washtenaw County Elections Examiner
Candidates for federal and state office in Washtenaw County meet filing deadline
County and municipal candidates in Washtenaw County filed by Earth Day
Stephen Kunselman with his daughters Sophia and SabrinaThere is also a slideshow: Looking ahead to Washtenaw County elections in 2014
The Michigan Daily's endorsement of Stephen Kunselman and other candidates for City Council was the top story about local elections held during 2013.
The five most shared stories about Washtenaw County Elections for 2013 all looked ahead to 2014. Here are the politicians running for federal and state office to watch next year based on the Facebook likes of the readers.Top Washtenaw County election stories of 2013 look ahead to 2014
As 2013 comes to a close, it's time to look back on the top stories from the past year. Based on the number of Facebook shares, five stories stood out, all of which share a common theme, looking ahead to 2014.1. Walberg losing to generic Democrat by nine percent: poll
All of them were also about elections for federal or state office, such as Senator, U.S. Representative, Governor, even University of Michigan Regent. No county or municipal candidates or issues broke into the five most liked list for 2013.
Three more tied for sixth. Two of those were also about next year's elections, while one managed to be the most popular article about local elections actually held in 2013. This last got an honorable mention in this year's countdown.
Here are the five most shared stories on Facebook along with an honorable mention.
2. Schauer declares 'he's in' the race for Michigan Governor
3. Michigan Democrats already campaigning on Labor Day for 2014
4. U-M Regents: Gratz considers running while Weiser consolidates support
5. Peters endorsed by Stabenow and Levin for U.S. Senate
Honorable Mention: Michigan Daily issues endorsements for city council, millage renewal
In addition to the two commonalities I mentioned in the article, four of the articles (1-3 and 5) are good for Democrats, while only #4 is good for a Republican. May that be a sign of things to come.
Now, I shall close out my calendar year here the way I did in the article.
"So long, 2013. On to 2014!"
Originally posted to Crazy Eddie's Motie News. Crossposted to Michigan Liberal.
The Pirate Party first began in Sweden. However, soon the international pirate party movement took off.I know it's no longer Talk Like a Pirate Day here, but it still is everywhere between Denver and the International Date Line. That written, not all pirates say ARRR!
The German Pirate Party won 8.5% of the vote in Sunday's Berlin state elections, winning its first seats in the state legislature.
The SDP and German Green party did well and will probably form a coalition, but the Pirate Party will add a new voice to German politics.
The party's platform calls for the decriminalization of downloading, free internet in cities and the legalization of marijuana.
It's not the first wacky party to make a splash in Europe. Jon Gnarr became Mayor of Reykjavic on promises of open corruption and a polar bear.
Originally posted at Crazy Eddie's Motie News.
