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Monday, March 16, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 16, 2009

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Update on the race for the Burbank City Council

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove About a month to go before the 2009 General Municipal Election in Burbank. The voters are being asked to consider six contenders running for three seats on the powerful city council. Major issues affecting businesses and residents frequently come before the city council, so voters need to seriously evaluate the slate of candidates. The six are the top vote-getters from […]

Saturday, March 7, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 7, 2009

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Burbank City Council race heading into the home stretch

The run-off election is about to heat up for three seats on the Burbank City Council. Since the primary election on February 24, my Burbank hillside neighborhood has seen very little political activity. I have not been bombarded with campaign phone calls nor has my mailbox been stuffed with campaign materials. However, that’s apparently about to change. Yesterday in the Burbank Leader, four of the candidates, […]

Friday, March 6, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 6, 2009

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California Supreme Court to rule on controversial ban on gay marriage

Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times Both sides in the bitter battle over same-sex marriage have had their say before the California Supreme Court, now it’s up to the justices to rule. While lawyers presented their arguments before the high court in San Francisco yesterday, demonstrators, for and against, rallied outside with protest signs and chants. Proposition 8, passed by 52 per cent of the […]

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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Three Burbank City Council seats to be decided in run-off election

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank City Hall Today the race for the three available seats on the Burbank City Council is a little less crowded, but there are still six candidates in the run-off. There were 13 candidates on the ballot for the primary election, held yesterday. Mayor Dave Golonski, an incumbent who has served several terms on the city […]

Saturday, February 21, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, February 21, 2009

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Election Tuesday: Hot race for Burbank City Council

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank City Council candidate, Lee Dunayer, smiles and chats with folks at a campaign meet and greet on January 29, 2009, at the popular Porto’s Bakery & Cafe on West Magnolia Blvd. You can tell there’s a city primary election coming up by just driving or walking through the neighborhoods of Burbank. Candidate signs dot the […]

Monday, December 15, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 15, 2008

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A record turnout in the state for the November 4 election

FLLewis / A Writer’s Groove Voters in line at a Burbank polling place on November 4, 2008 We first got a hint at the historic turnout in the November 2008 General Election from the many reports of voters waiting in long lines to cast their ballots. Now the numbers are in for California and they confirm that the turnout was indeed huge! Secretary […]

Sunday, December 7, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 7, 2008

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Election Day flashback

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove Photos of patriotic first-time voter Dr. Danielle Stranc on November 4, 2008. “I’m very excited,” that’s what Dr. Danielle Stranc told everyone at a Glendale polling place on Election Day, November 4, 2008. Dr. Stranc is from Chile. The 41-year-old anesthesiologist became a U.S. citizen last January. She voted for the first time in the Presidential General Election. Rick Scully snapped […]

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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Thanksgiving, Barack Obama, and the dreams of black folks

The political landscape of our country has changed dramatically since last Thanksgiving. Back in 2007, many of us were just trying to survive the last leg of the George Bush administration; keeping our fingers crossed that the glaring domestic and foreign policy problems would hold until a new president could be elected. That did not happen. We’re in the middle of two […]

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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Missouri, McCain, and President-elect Obama

Three weeks ago today, Illinois Senator Barack Obama won the November 4 presidential election; he gave a gracious victory speech and his challenger, Arizona Senator John McCain, delivered an eloquent concession. However, the presidential election of 2008 did not wrap up until a few days ago when Missouri, the last state to complete counting presidential votes, announced its results. Missouri’s ballot count did not change the outcome, […]