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CL’s Sarasota Election Day Coverage

Brian Ries — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:50:33 +0000

It has begun. If you have any news, saw anything interesting or janky when you voted, or just want to holla at yer boy (whoever that may be) give us a comment. Hundreds of voters forced into provisional ballots because phone verification system is down. (H-T) BREAKING NEWS (2 p.m.) — Just cruised a few polling places [...]

Get Your Vote On

max linsky — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:17:34 +0000

Kathy Dent’s crew is nervous, Venice is burning and Joel’s got the whole thing handicapped. Man, we love Election Day. Bookmark to:

Daily Hero: Kathy Dent

max linsky — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:10:30 +0000

Because we often find ourselves desperately searching for role models, weâ€™re introducing a new feature this afternoon. Daily Hero doesnâ€™t need much of an explanation â€” weâ€™re simply looking for people to inspire us, to lead us, and perhaps to wear their drawers outside their pants. As the name so subtly implies, weâ€™ll be scouring [...]

Breakfast Links for Thursday, June 7

max linsky — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:45:19 +0000

+ Will Rudy be Bush III? [alternet] + James Fallows seems to think so. [the atlantic] + More imporantly: SPICE GIRLS REUNION! [rolling stone] + Oh. And apparently some chick named after a city in France is free. [tmz] + Who needs ES&S? Not Christine Jennings, and now, not Sarasota County. [ht] + So that [...]

Breakfast Links for Friday, March 23

max linsky — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:17:12 +0000

Computer. Keeps. Crashing. Lost. Post. Three. Times. Repeatedly. Stabbing myself. In the temple. With thumbtacks. Anti-panhandling ordinance to be decided finally on Tuesday in Manatee. Odds are 1:2 they follow Sarasota’s lead and try to make homelessness the next guy’s problem. [ht] Alcohol is in trouble. Its longtime slogn â€” “Booze: It’s better for you than ecstacy” [...]

Dent knew of potential problems last August

max linsky — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:01:41 +0000

According to this story by Melinda Henneberger on Huffington Post, the manufacturer of the electronic voting machines used in the infamous District 13 race told Dent and others in Florida before the election that there may be a malfunction: WASHINGTON – Last August, Election Systems & Software sent Florida election officials a letter informing them of [...]

Breakfast Links for Monday, March 12

max linsky — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:33:52 +0000

Just a quickie today, got a paper to put out: : Kathy Dent fights back, with a big ol’ profile on A1. “I didn’t see a problem with our ballot,” she says now. “I still don’t.” Well, that’s one way to handle it. [ht] : Good thing it’s not like every single vote counts. [ht] : Why Hannah [...]