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Super
Tuesday: March 2, 2004
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Monday,
3/1/04 |
Super
Tuesday vote crucial
Issue
29 to determine whether disabled get more funding
Shannon
Quinn
Daily Kent
Stater
Citizens will
have a choice tomorrow to pass Issue 29, a .9-mill levy that would
produce an additional $2.7 million over 10 years for the Portage
County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
Some people are
confused by this, said Chuck Holden, superintendent of MRDD, because
a 2-mill levy was just passed in November. However, the November
levy was a renewal levy, which means it merely maintains the same
amount of income the board receives each year, which is about $3
million. Issue 29 would add additional funds to the annual income.
Holden added that levies are the only way the board can raise money.
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Monday,
3/1/04 |
Complicated
procedure used to pick presidential nominees
Ben
Fischer
Daily Kent
Stater
In tomorrow’s
primary, Ohio Democrats will have their say over who will be the
party’s presidential nominee.
On the surface,
the process might seem fairly straightforward: A voter picks whichever
candidate he or she wants, and whoever gets the most votes wins
the primary. But it’s actually quite complicated.
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Friday,
2/27/04 |
Candidate
Bio: All About Dennis Kucinich |
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Dennis
Kucinich
Date of birth:
Oct. 8, 1946
Hometown:
Cleveland
Political experience:
U.S. Representative (1996-present), co-chair of Progressive Congressional
Caucus, Cleveland mayor (1977-1979), state senator (1994-1996)
Education: Case Western Reserve, 1973
PLATFORM
Economy: Intends to withdraw from NAFTA and the World Trade Organization
and replace them both with fair trade agreements, which will
help keep American corporations from moving jobs overseas. Investing
in
clean air technologies and alternative energy sources will produce
more jobs.
Education: “Pre-K and after-school programs will get increased
funding, and the soaring costs of college will be reversed.” Also
has a plan to provide free college education to most Americans.
Abortion: “A woman’s right to choose will be protected... Only
those who agree to uphold Roe v. Wade will be nominated for the Supreme
Court. ” |
| Friday,
2/27/04 |
Incumbents
battle for nomination in primary
Jessica
Coomes and Lindsay Gebhart
Daily Kent
Stater
Two incumbent
county commissioners will face rivals from their own party in Tuesday’s
Democratic primary. In one race, 16-year veteran Christopher Smeiles
goes up against former Kent City Councilman Timothy Ludick; in the
other race, Maureen Frederick faces newcomer David Elias.
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| Friday,
2/27/04 |
Schools
a top issue in district 28 race
Jessica
Alaimo
Daily Kent
Stater
Education is
the hot topic for both candidates in the Democratic primary for
the 28th district state Senate seat.
The debate is
how to fund it.
Tom Seese, a
former state representative from Akron, is challenging incumbent
state Sen. Kim Zurz of Green, who was appointed to the Ohio Senate
in September and represents all of Portage County and parts of Summit
County. The winner of the primary will take on Republican
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Thursday,
2/26/04 |
Candidate
Bio: All About Al Sharpton
Oct.
3, 1954
Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY.
Religion: Pentacostal
Political experience:
Has run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate (N.Y.) in 1978, 1992, 1994
Education: Two years at Brooklyn College, but dropped out
Professional experience: Ordained minister, 1964-present; Manager,
James Brown tours, 1973-1980; Founded the National Youth Movement,
1970; Founded and ran the National Action Network, a civil rights
organization, 1991-present.
PLATFORM
Economy: “Create tax fairness
by reversing the Bush tax plan for the wealthiest and giving the
biggest tax breaks to the working people
of our nation.”
Education: “We must remember that conditions in many of our own
schools are in need of fixing. In inner cities and rural countrysides
across America, there are students who languish in schools that are
in disrepair.” Supports legislation that would guarantee the right
to a public education of equal quality to all Americans.
Abortion: Pro-choice.
Sources: www.sharpton2004.org www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/a/al/al_sharpton.html |
| Thursday,
2/26/04 |
No
Green for Nader
Grace
Dobush
Daily Kent
Stater
Ralph Nader announced
Sunday that he is running as an independent, a move that has some
local Democrats and Greens re-evaluating their votes.
Patti Fridrich,
Green Party member and Kent resident, said many Green Party supporters
are now torn between supporting Nader or whomever the Greens select
as their candidate. Nader, a consumer advocate, ran for president
twice with the Green Party.
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| Thursday,
2/26/04 |
Kerry
vows to protect jobs in Ohio
Jessica
Alaimo
Daily Kent
Stater
TOLEDO — Wherever
Sen. John Kerry goes, a band of bright yellow shirts carrying bright
yellow signs follows.
They represent
members of the International Firefighter Union, which is one union
among many that endorses Kerry in the 2004 presidential primaries.
“He’s going to
support labor,” said John Gallog, Toledo firefighter and union member. “We
need someone to stand up for the American worker.”
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| Thursday,
2/26/04 |
Portage
judges compete based on experience
Matthew
Schomer
Daily Kent
Stater
Two candidates
seeking the Democratic nomination for the Portage County Common
Pleas Court judgeship claim different types of legal experience
are essential to the position.
One is former
State Senator Leigh Herington, who said he believes his combined
experience as a legislator and a lawyer will best serve the county.
The other is
Ravenna Municipal Court Judge Laurie Pittman, who said she believes
actual experience behind the bench is what the county needs.
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| Thursday,
2/26/04 |
Democrats,
Republicans seek open Court of Appeals seat
Shannon
Quinn
Daily Kent
Stater
When Judge Robert
A. Nader retired, he opened up a position on Ohio’s 11th District
Court of Appeals bench. The March 2 primary election, Portage County
voters will narrow down the number of candidates.
The 11th District
Court of Appeals, located in Warren, hears all appealed trial cases
in Lake, Geauga, Trumbull, Ashtabula and Portage counties.
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Wednesday,
2/25/04 |
Candidate
Bio: All About John Edwards |
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Date of birth:
Dec. 11, 1943
Hometown: Boston,
Mass.
Political experience:
Massachusetts Lt. Gov.,1982; U.S. Senator, 1984-2002
PLATFORM
Economy: “John
Kerry has a detailed plan to bring back good paying jobs and fiscal
discipline, to reward those who are working hard and doing what’s
right, and to prepare America to compete and thrive in the new economy
of the 21st century.”
Education: “He
is outlining a real plan to improve K-12 education and make sure
that every child gets the skills they need to meet the needs of
the 21st-century economy.”
Abortion: Supports
a woman’s right to choose
After graduating
from Yale, Kerry served in the military and went to Vietnam. He
received the Silver Star, Bronze Star and three awards of the Purple
Heart for his service in combat. After he returned home, “he felt
compelled to question decisions he believed were being made to protect
those in positions of authority in Washington at the expense of
the soldiers carrying on the fighting in Vietnam. Kerry was a co-founder
of the Vietnam Veterans of America and became a spokesman for the
Vietnam Veterans Against the War.” He still feels compelled to speak
out against wars, especially the war in Iraq.
Source: www.johnkerry.com
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| Wednesday,
2/25/04 |
From
Boy
Mayor to Democratic primaries
Grace
Dobush
Daily Kent
Stater
Some called him
Dennis the Menace, the Boy Mayor of the Mistake on the Lake.
U.S. Rep. Dennis
Kucinich, in the running for the Democratic presidential nomination,
has a long history in Cleveland.
Born in 1946
to a working-class family, Kucinich began his political career by
running for Cleveland City Council before most Kent State students
were born.
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Tuesday,
2/24/04 |
Candidate
Bio: All About John Kerry |
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Date of birth:
Dec. 11, 1943
Hometown: Boston,
Mass.
Political experience:
Massachusetts Lt. Gov.,1982; U.S. Senator, 1984-2002
PLATFORM
Economy: “John
Kerry has a detailed plan to bring back good paying jobs and fiscal
discipline, to reward those who are working hard and doing what’s
right, and to prepare America to compete and thrive in the new economy
of the 21st century.”
Education: “He
is outlining a real plan to improve K-12 education and make sure
that every child gets the skills they need to meet the needs of
the 21st-century economy.”
Abortion: Supports
a woman’s right to choose
After graduating
from Yale, Kerry served in the military and went to Vietnam. He
received the Silver Star, Bronze Star and three awards of the Purple
Heart for his service in combat. After he returned home, “he felt
compelled to question decisions he believed were being made to protect
those in positions of authority in Washington at the expense of
the soldiers carrying on the fighting in Vietnam. Kerry was a co-founder
of the Vietnam Veterans of America and became a spokesman for the
Vietnam Veterans Against the War.” He still feels compelled to speak
out against wars, especially the war in Iraq.
Source: www.johnkerry.com
National: Nader acknowledges difficulty in getting on presidential ballots Read
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| Tuesday,
2/24/04 |
Sheriff
candidates argue about
histories, qualifications for position
Lindsay
Gebhart
Daily Kent
Stater
The Portage County
Sheriff’s Democratic primary has been affected by questions of qualifications.
Two men are vying
for the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent sheriff Duane
Kaley, an independent, in the general election. No Republicans filed
to run for the seat.
Tony Stankiewicz,
the chief security officer for the Kent/Ravenna courthouse, has
had his qualifications for sheriff questioned based on whether he
has had two years of supervisor experience. |
| Tuesday,
2/24/04 |
County
library system dependent on 1-mill levy to recover losses
Lindsay
Gebhart
Daily Kent
Stater
As the state
of Ohio struggled to balance its budget last year, one option was
to cut funding to state libraries.
Pam Hickson-Stevenson,
the director of the Portage County District Library, said the state
provides 95 percent of the district library’s funding and without
it, they would be shut down. |
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Monday,
2/23/04 |
Edwards
addresses trade, education
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JEF VIDMAR | DAILY
KENT STATER
Senator
John Edwards began his campaign for the Ohio primary with a speech
at the Joseph E. Cole Center for Continuing Education
Saturday night at Cleveland State University. | | |
Lindsay
Gebhart
Daily Kent Stater
CLEVELAND — Democratic
presidential candidate John Edwards came to Cleveland State University
Saturday for his first stop in the Buckeye State.
Edwards, the photogenic
senator from North Carolina, came to Cleveland after a day of whirlwind
campaigning in New York and Minnesota.
Edwards is coming
off a strong second-place finish in Wisconsin that surprised many political
pundits.
Read
More
National:
Nader
says he will run for president as an independent Read
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Monday,
2/23/04 |
Kerry's
wife stops in NE Ohio
Madelin
Esquivel
Daily Kent Stater
CLEVELAND — Teresa
Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic front-runner Sen. John Kerry, told about
100 local businesswomen Friday that in her “nine days a week” campaigning
for her husband, she has mostly seen a desire for hope.
“What I see as I’ve
campaigned is the same story everywhere,” she said. “The same anger,
the same hope, the same wants to hope again. The level of cynicism and
despair has not taken hold yet — people still want to hope.”
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Monday,
2/24/04 |
Portage
County prepares for three local elections
Nicole
Hughes
Daily Kent
Stater
This is part
of a series taking a look at the issues, trends and candidates involved
in the upcoming March 2 Ohio primary election.
In addition to
the high-profile statewide and national primary elections that will
be decided March 2, the Portage County political parties will also
be nominating candidates to fill certain local seats.
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2/20/04 |
Door-to-door
method thrives at local level
Brianne
Bongiovanni
Daily Kent Stater
Before spending
Valentine’s Day with his wife, Portage County Commissioner Chris
Smeiles spent part of Saturday at Kentwood Restaurant and Lounge
with 50 women from the Federated Democratic Women of Portage County.
The women and
local candidates running for various offices met to discuss current
issues in the county. Smeiles’ opponent in the Democratic primary,
Timothy Ludick, was absent from the luncheon.
National: Democrats
get big 'bounce,' while Bush slides Read
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Thursday,
2/19/04 |
Voters
to partake in Ohio primaries
Rachel
Myers
Daily Kent
Stater
For the second
time in Ohio history, voters will voice their choice on Super Tuesday,
March 2, of the primary presidential election.
Before 2000,
ballots were cast in early May, a date many contended was
too late in the election process to make a noticeable difference.
By moving
the date, supporters of the plan argued, Ohio issues would
command a brighter spotlight from presidential hopefuls.
National: Dean
makes it official; he's done Read
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Wednesday,
2/18/04 |
Ohio's
turn coming soon
Kucinich
returns home two weeks before Super Tuesday
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GLENN D. LUTHER |
DAILY KENT STATER Dennis Kucinich talks to supporters at a small gathering
outside Cleveland State University.
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GLENN D. LUTHER |
DAILY KENT STATER Dennis Kucinich talks to supporters at a small gathering
outside Cleveland State University.
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Jessica
Alaimo
Daily Kent Stater
CLEVELAND — Waving
a flag with a picture of the globe, Gianna Cioffi shivered in the
cold as she waited for Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich to arrive
at Cleveland State yesterday.
Cioffi, junior political
science major at Cleveland State, held a sign sporting Kucinich’s face
and the slogan, “The eyes that see through the lies.”
Cioffi, along with
about 50 others, gathered around Kucinich in the plaza outside the Music
and Communication building. Kucinich asked the attendees for their support
as he promised to end job losses and make medical care free and not-for-profit.
National:
Kerry bests Edwards in Wisconsin primary Read
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Tuesday, 2/17/04 |
Dean
runs Internet campaign
Madelin
Esquivel
Daily Kent Stater
Nearly 640,000 Howard
Dean supporters meet every day, but they don’t rent a hall or call a
caterer.
So how do they do
it? They meet in cyberspace.
Dean supporters use
Web sites like meetup.com and deanforamerica.com to post Weblogs, or “blogs,” which
are personal journal entries. On the blogs, supporters post their reactions
about campaign news, strategies and future meetings.
National: Kerry
sets sights on Bush; Dean loses campaign leader Read
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