Town Brings Back Meaning to 'Stump Speech'
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In the middle of a speech about the outsourcing of American jobs and the reasons Democrat John Kerry should be elected president, sheet metal worker Chris Carlough glanced down at where he stood and grinned.
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By Elmer Ploetz  The Orchard Park Town Board has set an Oct. 18 public hearing regarding the creation of a "conservation management overlay district" that could change how some of the town's larger housing developments are done.
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By Tony Spinelli, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Dec. 8--EASTON -- Town officials may get back into the beach business.
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PM puts community activism at heart of future vision.
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A Supreme Court decision in favor of one protesting village has inspired others.
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History can help us keep faith in the public square in perspective.
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ROCKPORT, Mass. - Residents of this tourist village where alcohol has been banned for nearly 150 years have asked the Legislature to take the first step toward allowing some sales of booze...
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By Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Dec. 17--Political, civic and business leaders who care about Long Island should have the same New Year's resolution at the top of their lists: launching the redevelopment of the Nassau County Hub.
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By Mike Joseph, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Dec. 11--BENNER TOWNSHIP -- The size and makeup of the crowd jammed into Benner Township's remote municipal building last Thursday reflected the new importance that's fallen to the land here.
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The mayor, at the end of his State of the City address on Thursday, cited a passage from Philip Roth's latest novel, "Exit Ghost." But the novel is not nearly as optimistic about New York City as the passage along would suggest.
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By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb.
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By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep.
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&quot;This is a great day for democracy. This has always been about voters. A real victory for the little guy in the state.&quot; - Paul Berendt, state Democratic Party chairman.
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By Adrian Walker, The Boston Globe  Jun. 12--This is the kind of standoff politicians specialize in: Everyone  has agreed for close to a decade that the battered coastline in Winthrop is in  desperate need of repair.   But that's where the consensus ends.
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By MARGARET K. COLLINS, STAFF WRITER  WAYNE  Township officials still hope for tax-generating development on the last big tract of available land in town. But after having butted their heads against state environmental restrictions in the past, they're now willing to go along to get along.
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Two old sayings are colliding in the presidential campaign, and there's some truth to both of them. Politics is dirty. Midwesterners are nice.
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By Philip Marcello; Journal Staff Writer  This story of statewide business interest previously appeared in a local news section.