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Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)

Posted By: Resident
Date: Tuesday, 4 November 2003, at 10:00 a.m.

I’ve been a life long Democrat and looking at today’s ballot (for local candidates) all I can say is how disappointed I am.
I saw it coming back when I voted in the primary, but it really hit home today.
I just can’t believe (yeah right, I’ve lived here long enough that I should know better, but hope stands eternal) that we would really have a choice for mayor and council.
Even if no other Democrats wanted to buck the system, I can’t fathom that there are no other candidates running.
I thought things like this only happened in the "old U.S.S.R."
We have a neighbors who are "new" Americans.
We have taken to mentoring their daughter.
We make ourselves available when there are questions about cultural and practical events.
Sort of fill in the blanks when things arise that can’t quite be answered from a book.
Well she just entered high school.
How can I explain this election to her and maintain a straight face????
I’ve attended council meetings, written letters (none of which were ever answered – I thought these folks worked for us) and in short done everything that I thought I should.
Things don’t seem to change.
The mayor and council seem to have their own agenda and it doesn’t feel like they are responding to the needs of their constituents.
In a business world they would probably be fired or in most other towns they would be voted out of office.
What’s wrong with us????
Short of moving (I’m sure some smart-aleck will come on this board and suggest that I do just that or tell us how great they are because they know them for thirty or forty years) I don’t know what to do.
I will stay here, I will vote; I will raise a red flag and make noise if I see something that is just plain wrong.
I love this country; I love the democratic system.
I just can’t believe that this is what our forefathers envisioned.
Thanks for letting me use my First Amendment right (to rant)

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Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
Resident -- Tuesday, 4 November 2003, at 10:00 a.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
former resident -- Tuesday, 4 November 2003, at 11:03 a.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
john -- Tuesday, 4 November 2003, at 6:15 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
former resident -- Wednesday, 5 November 2003, at 3:41 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
No Name -- Wednesday, 5 November 2003, at 12:26 a.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
R.A.S. -- Wednesday, 5 November 2003, at 1:36 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
No Name -- Wednesday, 5 November 2003, at 9:25 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
john -- Thursday, 6 November 2003, at 11:17 a.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
former resident -- Thursday, 6 November 2003, at 1:06 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
john's friend -- Thursday, 6 November 2003, at 7:15 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
john -- Thursday, 6 November 2003, at 8:38 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
john's friend -- Friday, 7 November 2003, at 7:06 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
john -- Saturday, 8 November 2003, at 12:52 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
Concerned Parent -- Wednesday, 12 November 2003, at 8:19 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
R.A.S. -- Thursday, 13 November 2003, at 4:14 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
Friends of the Chiefs -- Thursday, 13 November 2003, at 11:16 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
johns friend -- Saturday, 15 November 2003, at 12:20 a.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
john -- Saturday, 15 November 2003, at 9:43 a.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
johns friend -- Saturday, 15 November 2003, at 12:12 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
Resident -- Monday, 17 November 2003, at 5:01 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
R.A.S. -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 9:24 a.m.

JOHN
STOPWHINNING -- Saturday, 8 November 2003, at 4:29 p.m.

Re: JOHN
john -- Sunday, 9 November 2003, at 8:37 a.m.

Re: JOHN
Student's dad -- Sunday, 9 November 2003, at 10:31 a.m.

Re: JOHN
FORMER CPFD -- Sunday, 9 November 2003, at 12:16 p.m.

Re: JOHN
ANOTHER RESIDENT -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 12:16 a.m.

Re: JOHN
john -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 5:59 a.m.

Re: JOHN
Student's dad -- Thursday, 13 November 2003, at 9:35 p.m.

Re: JOHN
Lifelong resident -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 11:06 a.m.

Re: JOHN
john -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 1:01 p.m.

Re: JOHN
johns friend -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 10:17 p.m.

Re: JOHN
john -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 5:42 a.m.

Re: JOHN
Tim -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 3:58 p.m.

Re: JOHN
R.A.S. -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 3:43 p.m.

Re: JOHN
CHIEF FRANK POERIO -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 11:45 p.m.

Re: JOHN
Friends of the Chiefs -- Wednesday, 12 November 2003, at 8:51 a.m.

Re: JOHN
former resident -- Wednesday, 12 November 2003, at 3:57 p.m.

Re: JOHN
DOP certified FIREFIGHTER -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 10:48 a.m.

Re: JOHN
Career ff -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 4:26 p.m.

CPFD
Danny Hughes Jr -- Saturday, 20 December 2003, at 12:16 p.m.

Re: JOHN
johns friend -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 6:05 p.m.

Re: JOHN
john -- Sunday, 9 November 2003, at 12:41 p.m.

Re: JOHN
Friends of the Chiefs (the original ones) -- Sunday, 9 November 2003, at 3:16 p.m.

Re: JOHN
AREA EMS FOR DECADES -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 1:51 p.m.

Re: JOHN
Friends of the Chiefs -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 10:48 p.m.

Re: JOHN
R.A.S. -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 9:46 a.m.

Re: JOHN
Friends of the Chiefs -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 4:00 p.m.

Re: JOHN
R.A.S. -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 5:00 p.m.

Re: JOHN
johns friend -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 6:13 p.m.

Re: JOHN
Resident -- Friday, 14 November 2003, at 6:12 p.m.

Re: JOHN
john's friend -- Friday, 14 November 2003, at 8:20 p.m.

Re: JOHN
CHIEF FRANK POERIO -- Saturday, 15 November 2003, at 9:21 p.m.

Re: JOHN
Joe -- Tuesday, 18 November 2003, at 7:46 a.m.

Re: JOHN
No Name -- Tuesday, 18 November 2003, at 9:41 a.m.

Re: JOHN
CHIEF FRANK POERIO -- Friday, 21 November 2003, at 6:18 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
JOE KOONCE -- Saturday, 22 November 2003, at 4:06 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
john's friend -- Sunday, 23 November 2003, at 12:41 a.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
john feher -- Sunday, 23 November 2003, at 9:26 a.m.

JOHN FRIEND
JOE KOONCE -- Sunday, 23 November 2003, at 6:37 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
JOE KOONCE -- Sunday, 23 November 2003, at 6:45 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
USED TO BE CPFD -- Monday, 24 November 2003, at 10:27 a.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
Just reading -- Monday, 24 November 2003, at 3:54 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
USED TO BE CPFD IN THE EARLY DAYS -- Tuesday, 25 November 2003, at 11:38 a.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
Just reading -- Tuesday, 25 November 2003, at 3:13 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
A PERSON WITH A CLUE -- Tuesday, 25 November 2003, at 7:38 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
friend -- Monday, 24 November 2003, at 10:44 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
unknown -- Tuesday, 25 November 2003, at 2:32 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
former resident -- Tuesday, 25 November 2003, at 3:35 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
Resident -- Tuesday, 25 November 2003, at 5:56 p.m.

Re: CHIEF POERIO
stella -- Saturday, 27 December 2003, at 9:40 p.m.

Re: JOHN
john's friend -- Sunday, 23 November 2003, at 12:48 a.m.

Re: JOHN
john's friend -- Sunday, 23 November 2003, at 12:56 a.m.

Re: JOHN
Resident -- Friday, 14 November 2003, at 6:09 p.m.

Re: JOHN
Resident -- Friday, 14 November 2003, at 5:56 p.m.

Why not? (this is a long message)
Friends of the Chiefs -- Sunday, 9 November 2003, at 6:38 p.m.

Re: Why not? (this is a long message)
R.A.S. -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 9:22 a.m.

Re: Why not? (this is a long message)
Friends of the Chiefs -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 10:02 p.m.

Re: Why not? (this is a long message)
R.A.S. -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 9:44 a.m.

Re: Why not? (this is a long message)
Friends of the Chiefs -- Tuesday, 11 November 2003, at 4:18 p.m.

Re: Why not? (this is a long message)
Resident -- Friday, 14 November 2003, at 5:53 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
R.A.S. -- Wednesday, 5 November 2003, at 1:18 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
former resident -- Wednesday, 5 November 2003, at 3:48 p.m.

Re: Long Live The King (and I don't mean Elvis)
R.A.S. -- Monday, 10 November 2003, at 9:18 a.m.

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