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Analysis: Field to Replace Knapik Presages the Tenor of Campaign…
The current Second Hampden & Hampshire (via malegislature.gov) Day by day the race to replace Michael Knapik in the Agawam-Easthampton-Holyoke-Westfield aligned 2nd Hampden & Hampshire is...
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Primary Looming, Bartley & Tautznik’s Positions/Styles on Display…
Tautznik, Hershel, & Bartley at Monday’s debate (via screen capture from Easthampton Community Access. Watch the full debate from ECAT here) EASTHAMPTON—Crossing swords for the second time in the...
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After Local & Regional Stints, for Tautznik, State a Logical Step…
UPDATED 10/6/13 11:07AM: With links and for grammar. Mayor Michael Tautznik (via Facebook/Tautznik campaign) EASTHAMPTON—After a lengthy tenure as the only mayor the town has had since the office was...
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The Once and Future Candidacy of David Bartley…
Councilor David Bartley (via holyoke.org) What is in a name? In a low turnout, GOTV-driven election like tomorrow’s primary, it could count for a lot. David K. Bartley, the Ward 3 Councilor from...
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Analysis: Leg Two of the Special State Senate Sprint…
The current Second Hampden & Hampshire. Click for larger view. (via malegislature.gov) Marching on to November 5, the election to fill Mike Knapik’s Senate seat will feature Republican Westfield...
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Endorsements on Parade: The Best of the Rest 2013…
UPDATED 12:56PM: For clarity. Below are the Springfield School Committee endorsements and our picks (or not) for Holyoke mayor and State Senate. Notable races we have not covered include the mayoral...
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For Some, the People’s Grace, For Others, Their Wrath…
Reelected Mayor Alex Morse (via Facebook/Morse campaign) In a blistering night for incumbents up and down the Pioneer Valley, new (or sorta new) faces will be joining elected bodies and entering the...
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2013 An Election Odyssey: Time to See the Don…
UPDATED 11/9/13 2:17PM: For grammar This is the first part in a series on analyzing the results of the 2013 election. Senator-elect Don Humason (via Humason campaign) On balance liberals did fairly...
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Holyoke Forms Early Front Line against Humason…
UPDATED 11:44PM: For grammar and an omitted detail of Leahy’s work history . Could the appeal of returning Holyoke’s senate seat to a native be an undercurrent of the early formation of the Democratic...
View ArticleEndorsements on Parade: Paper City Council Picks 2015…
UPDATED 11/2/15 1:07PM: To add additional details to paragraph 2 under the Ward 6 endorsement. The future of the city of Holyoke is about more than just the lives of its residents. Like our home base...
View ArticleEndorsements on Parade: What Council Holyoke Should Keep in 2017…
Holyoke faces a unique set of choices this election cycle. It is dropping two at-large council seats. The ward seats increasingly, are where the city’s minority population finds its strongest voices....
View ArticlePrimary Looming, Bartley & Tautznik’s Positions/Styles on Display…
EASTHAMPTON—Crossing swords for the second time in the remarkably short primary campaign, Easthampton Mayor Michael Tautznik and Holyoke Ward 3 Councilor David Bartley displayed the choice Democrats...
View ArticleAfter Local & Regional Stints, for Tautznik, State a Logical Step…
UPDATED 10/6/13 11:07AM: With links and for grammar. EASTHAMPTON—After a lengthy tenure as the only mayor the town has had since the office was created in the mid 1990’s, Michael Tautznik had planned...
View ArticleThe Once and Future Candidacy of David Bartley…
What is in a name? In a low turnout, GOTV-driven election like tomorrow’s primary, it could count for a lot. David K. Bartley, the Ward 3 Councilor from Holyoke running in tomorrow Democrat’s...
View ArticleAnalysis: Leg Two of the Special State Senate Sprint…
Marching on to November 5, the election to fill Mike Knapik’s Senate seat will feature Republican Westfield Representative Don Humason and Democrat David Bartley, a Holyoke ward Councilor. Humason...
View ArticleEndorsements on Parade: The Best of the Rest 2013…
UPDATED 12:56PM: For clarity. Below are the Springfield School Committee endorsements and our picks (or not) for Holyoke mayor and State Senate. Notable races we have not covered include the mayoral...
View ArticleFor Some, the People’s Grace, For Others, Their Wrath…
In a blistering night for incumbents up and down the Pioneer Valley, new (or sorta new) faces will be joining elected bodies and entering the corner offices as voters went to the polls. Voters also...
View Article2013 An Election Odyssey: Time to See the Don…
UPDATED 11/9/13 2:17PM: For grammar This is the first part in a series on analyzing the results of the 2013 election. On balance liberals did fairly well in Tuesday’s election. Both of Boston’s...
View ArticleHolyoke Forms Early Front Line against Humason…
UPDATED 11:44PM: For grammar and an omitted detail of Leahy’s work history . As the Valley’s largest city gazes into the maw of possibly several legislative contests on top of county races, little...
View ArticleEndorsements on Parade: Paper City Council Picks 2015…
UPDATED 11/2/15 1:07PM: To add additional details to paragraph 2 under the Ward 6 endorsement. The future of the city of Holyoke is about more than just the lives of its residents. Like our home base...
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