Go Vote. Please.

by | Nov 4, 2009 | On Springfield

The Springfield election office is predicting a 30 percent voter turnout today in this morning’s Republican. While that would be a step up from the abysmal turnout at the Sept. preliminary (when fewer than 10 percent of voters bothered to show up at the polls),...

Thank heavens, Springfield

by | Nov 9, 2009 | On Springfield

I can’t say I’ve always understood the decisions made by the Springfield electorate. Electing Mike Albano to multiple terms, even over such superior candidates as Charlie Ryan (in 1995) and Paul Caron (in 2001)? Robotically returning the same batch of...

Evaluating Ward Rep

by | Nov 11, 2009 | On Springfield

Ward representation was a long time coming in Springfield, and expectations for the changes the new system will bring to city government have been high. So, one week after Election Day, has ward rep lived up to the expectations?Not so much, is the verdict from the...

Tosado in 2011?

by | Nov 16, 2009 | On Springfield

It’s hard not to see City Councilor Jose Tosado’s recent announcement that he’s sewn up enough support to become the Council’s next president as the start of perhaps a bigger campaign, for a higher seat. Tosado was the highest vote-getter in...

Frankie in Hot Water, Again

by | Nov 17, 2009 | On Springfield

When Frankie Keough was sentenced in three years in federal prison in 2007 for stealing from Friends of the Homeless, the Springfield shelter he ran, the disgraced former city councilor offered an apology before the court that, in the words of Springfield Republican...