Print and Online Subscriptions

The Official Newspaper of Douglas County!

ELECTION

previous page   |   Showing 31 - 46 of 314   |   next page
Start a blog » Blog posts related to this topic:
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/556/50/50/ STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER
Coleman out of 2014 campaigns
By Don Davis Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman will not run for office in 2014, meaning there will be no rematch with Al Franken that many Republicans wanted. In a series of Tweets late Thursday, Colema...
Posted on 3/7/13 at 11:30 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/3043/50/50/ NEW PLATEAUS
In the Not-Now
What does it say about Americans that the public is already starting to talk about candidates for president for 2016? Eckhart Tolle wrote in his book The Power of Now that mankind is threatened by ou...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:27 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/470/50/50/ STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY
Moorhead School Group Starts Area Voices Blog
On November 2nd, Moorhead voters will go to the polls to decide whether to pass an operating levy referendum. A group of levy supporters has started a blog entitled, "Our Students Our Future." Check i...
Posted on 9/14/10 at 1:42 PM
More blog posts about election

More than 235,000 absentee ballots already cast in Minnesota

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announced today that more than 270,000 Minnesota voters have requested absentee ballots. Of the ballots requested, 235,205 have already been returned by the voter and accepted. Ritchie also reminded voters that the absentee ballot period ends today, November 5, for most voters.

November 05, 2012

Certain voters may designate an agent for ballot delivery on Election Day

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie reminds voters that they may authorize another person (known as their “agent”) to pick up and return an absentee ballot for them on Election Day if they are patients in a hospital, residential treatment center or nursing home; residents of a group home; residents of a battered women’s shelter; residents of an assisted living facility; are disabled or would have difficulty getting to the polls because of incapacitating health reasons.

November 05, 2012

Final debate shows Bills, Klobuchar far apart

If the final Minnesota U.S. Senate debate did nothing else, it showed the political distance between the two candidates.

By Don Davis , November 05, 2012

Commentary: Civil discourse and the clash of ideas

Editor's note: The following pre-election commentary was written by former Congressman Lee Hamilton. As a public service, Hamilton writes regularly about Congress and what individuals can do to make representative democracy work better. His columns are part of the educational mission of the Center on Congress at Indiana University, where he is director. (www.centeroncongress.org)

By Lee Hamilton , November 03, 2012

RELATED CONTENT

Our Turn: Donkeys, elephants, monkeys and weasels, are you playing political musical chairs?

Who will you vote for when the music stops? I just wrapped up coverage of the League of Women Voters Douglas County commissioner candidate forum. It took forever. Ten candidates vying for five seats, sharing their views on queries from the public. That’s a lot of information to process, which makes me wonder: How much information do we retain, how many voters are really informed?

By Crystal Dey , November 02, 2012

RELATED CONTENT

Gildea claims experience; Griffith wants public vote

Lorie Gildea campaigns on her record of Minnesota chief justice, telling voters she helped get more court funding and that she makes decisions based on the law, not her feelings. Challenger Dan Griffith does not criticize Gildea, but blasts how she got into office: by governor appointment instead of a public vote.

By Don Davis , November 02, 2012

RELATED CONTENT

Election Notebook: Appeals for campaign money pack inboxes

Last-minute email fund-raising appeals are landing in many Minnesota inboxes by the dozens.

By Don Davis , November 01, 2012

Minnesota’s polling places are accessible

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie reminds voters that Minnesota polling places are fully accessible to elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.

November 01, 2012

Klobuchar, Bills look through different lenses

Kurt Bills dumped several books on a table in his U.S. Senate campaign office, declaring they were his plan to fix the federal budget. He said those documents provided a “starting point,” admitting that key provisions such as eliminating the Education Department likely would be dropped in negotiations. Amy Klobuchar touted her vote on the Budget Control Act that would chop $2.2 trillion in federal spending over 10 years as her starting point.

By Don Davis , October 31, 2012

RELATED CONTENT

Byberg campaign to visit Alexandria on November 1

Lee Byberg has kicked off a final campaign tour.

October 30, 2012

Alexandria School Board candidates to speak at forum tonight

A forum featuring Alexandria School District 206 candidates Laura Knudsen and Angie Krebs will take place tonight, Tuesday, at Alexandria City Hall at 7 p.m.

October 30, 2012

Douglas County commissioner candidates speak at forum

Wonder what sets the incumbent candidates apart from their challengers? Read their responses to questions from the non-partisan forum held at the Alexandria City Hall on Tuesday.

By Crystal Dey , October 26, 2012

RELATED CONTENT

114,383 absentee ballots already cast in Minnesota

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announced today that over 180,000 Minnesota voters have requested absentee ballots. Of the ballots requested, 114,383 have already been returned by the voter and accepted. Ritchie also reminded voters that the absentee ballot period ends November 5.

October 25, 2012

RELATED CONTENT

Don't forget about local level races

Sure, the “big” races for president, Congress and state Legislature are grabbing headlines. But voters also have key decisions to make at the local level where they’ll select mayor, city council and school board candidates.

By Al Edenloff , October 24, 2012

RELATED CONTENT

Romney, Obama show rural issue differences

Questionnaires and other sources provide a glimpse into what President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney think about rural issues, since they seldom discuss the topic on the campaign trail.

By Don Davis , October 24, 2012

RELATED CONTENT
previous page   |   Showing 31 - 46 of 314   |   next page

View your ad here! Cost effective targeted advertising.
Contextual advertising starting as low as $79/month. This includes targeted ad delivery and search results!
Add your business to the Marketplace »