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Anti-gay rhetoric rises in race for mayor

4 hours ago ago from Nutty News Today | Nutty News Stories

HOUSTON, Texas - Voters in a hotly contested runoff election will decide Saturday whether Houston will become the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor.  City Controller Annise Parker has never made a secret or an issue of her sexual orientation, but others have lately catapulted it into the center of the mayoral race.  Anti-gay activists and conservative religious groups have endorsed her opponent, former city attorney 61-year-old ...

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4 IDEAS FOR BETTER CITY

9 hours ago ago from Sights, sounds and smells from Bangalore

4 IDEAS FOR BETTER CITY CITIZEN PARTICIPATION REMAINS ON PAPER. WILL THINGS CHANGE? 1 DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR All major cities have strong local government. Indeed, some are known because of their mayors In diverse cities, it is important to have a central figure cutting across community boundaries Being elected by all of the people will give him the necessary political capital to set new directions whenever needed A direct election will ...

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All Thorold wants for Christmas is… a TSN Turning Point in the Next Election

43 minutes ago ago from Thorold Politics at its best

By Becky Day A few people have told me they think it’s a little premature for candidates to be announcing they’ll run in the next election, when they can’t file nomination papers until early January. They say it’s almost impossible to keep up that type of campaigning momentum for eleven months. I’ve never run for an election before, but it does seem like a long period of time to put yourself in the spotlight. On the other hand, ...

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