Mike Richards for County Clerk

Mike Richards is running for County Clerk on the revolutionary plaform that the clerk's office should follow the law. Since the state board of elections is suing Shelden, they obviously agree.

Why John Edwards will not be the Democratic nominee in '08

How can anyone care that much about their hair?

Solution to Urbana's Turkey Problem

Champaign Council Update

Mike Ladue will not be voting for Tricia Avery due to her support of the smoking ban. This leaves Avery with 3 votes, making it impossible for her to get the appointment.

Thoughts on Lieberman

I don't think the Lieberman defeat last night really proves anything new to anybody. The lesson learned is when you live in a liberal state and you are a moderate senator it is easy to lose the Democratic primary. Primaries are generally controlled by fringe interest groups that do not reflect the rest of society very well. Lieberman was a bad politician, who seemed to enjoy angering liberals every chance he could. Don't get me wrong I actually like him quite a bit, I think he is very honest, and has a great civil rights and environmental record. I believe he, much like our Steve Becketts and Tod Satterthwaites, went out of his way to piss his party off, and paid the price. If Lieberman runs as an independent and wins, then what does that prove? It proves that moderates tend to do better with the general population and not as well with our interest group controlled primaries, which is really not a new lesson. Any Thoughts?

Champaign City Council


Of all the candidates filing to fill Kathy Ennens spot on the Champaign City Council, there are only two serious candidates, Deb Feinen and Patricia Avery. According to current reports expect the vote totals to go down this way.

Avery

• Giraldo Rosales
• Gina Jackson
• Ken Pirok
• Mike LaDue

Feinen

• Mayor
• Tom Bruno
• Vic Mcintosh
• Marci Dodds

That's right Marci Dodds will, according to all reports not be voting for Patricia Avery and will be voting for Deb Feinen, creating a tie. Any comments?