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Bertram de Souza

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So you want to be a state senator?

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 15, 2008

State Sen. Capri Cafaro of Liberty, D-32nd, has set the bar quite high for whoever is appointed to replace Sen. John Boccieri in the 33rd District. Boccieri is going to Washington as the 16th Congressional District representative, and Democrats in the state Senate will select his successor.

Why does Cafaro's opinion ...

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Engler vs. Betras for Dem Party chair?

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 8, 2008

The political wires are burning with talk of Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairwoman Lisa Antonini's impending resignation and Atty. David Engler's desire to replace her. Engler is one of the founders of Mahoning Democrats For Change and is a close ally of Michael Morley, who led Change movement's takeover of ...

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Laying claim to Barack Obama

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 6, 2008

She called from Britain Wednesday afternoon with a comment about Barack Obama's historic election as president of the United States that initially sounded silly: "He's our brother, you know."

"What are you talking about?" she was asked.

And so Annabelle Halliday, British citizen, explained: Barack Obama's father was from the East African ...

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Veteran politico sees good news for WRTA

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 4, 2008

Dr. William C. Binning, professor emeritus of political science at Youngstown State University and former chairman of the Mahoning County Republican Party, sees encouraging signs for the Western Reserve Transit Authority and the Youngstown City School District in the absentee ballot results.

Of the 41,225 early votes cast, 24,753 favored the ...

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Don't quit your day job, congressman

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 4, 2008

Congressman Tim Ryan was visiting the polling place at Harding Elementary School on Youngstown's North Side Tuesday afternoon when he joined a group youngsters in a game of football. Ryan, you see, is a former "star" quarterback for John F. Kennedy High School in Warren.

According to eyewitnesses, the young players ...

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