http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mayor/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 15:09:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285943/posts WASHINGTON - Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman. The United States Park Police said Barry, a current D.C. Council member, was arrested Saturday in Washington after a woman flagged down an officer and complained that Barry was stalking her. Barry was charged with misdemeanor stalking and released. Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285943/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 15:09:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285779/posts Reports: Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Arrested The charges against Barry reportedly involve a domestic situation, but allegations against him are unclear. FOXNews.com Sunday, July 05, 2009 Washington D.C. councilman and former mayor Marion Barry was arrested Saturday night, police told NBC 4 in Washington. "It's my understanding that he was taken into custody," Park Police Chief Sal Lauro told the Washington Post. The charges against Barry reportedly involve a domestic situation, but allegations against him are unclear. Barry served four terms as mayor and is known for brushes with the law. FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285779/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 05:30:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282257/posts PORTLAND, Ore. — A cell phone text exchange between Portland Mayor Sam Adams and the young man who was briefly his lover predicts "we are both ruined" shortly after the affair became public early this year. In documents released by the Oregon attorney general’s office on Tuesday, a four-page redacted summary of e-mail exchanges between Adams and Beau Breedlove last January show mutual concern for the breaking scandal. In one exchange on Jan. 27, apparently from Breedlove to Adams, Breedlove writes: "Well, now we are both ruined. Disgraced and ashamed. I’m sorry Sam." He continues: "I’m the felon, the slutty... http://news.bostonherald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282257/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:06:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281962/posts The prosecution in the corruption trial of former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill and others gave jurors a tantalizing glimpse of what authorities called a web of intrigue in which black leaders solicited bribes from white developers because, they said, it was time for those developers to pay. “The game has done changed,” defendant Darren Reagan is heard saying on an audio tape played during opening statements by the prosecution. Defense opening statements were taking place this afternoon. In a surprising development, Hill's attorney, Ray Jackson, said his client would take the stand during the trial. Prosecutors say Reagan... Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281962/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:13:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281818/posts The prosecution in the corruption trial of former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill and others gave jurors a tantalizing glimpse of what authorities called a web of intrigue in which black leaders solicited bribes from white developers because, they said, it was time for those developers to pay. “The game has done changed,” defendant Darren Reagan is heard saying on an audio tape played during opening statements by the prosecution. Defense opening statements were taking place this afternoon. In a surprising development, Hill's attorney, Ray Jackson, said his client would take the stand during the trial. Prosecutors say Reagan... DMN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281818/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:56:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281641/posts CLAYTON, Ga. — Naked time got a little out of hand for a former Gainesville mayor. Authorities arrested Mark Musselwhite and charged him with public indecency last weekend after state Department of Natural Resources officers found him sitting nude at his Rabun County campsite. Officers had received a complaint about a naked man walking along a nearby road earlier in the day, but the 43-year-old Musselwhite said he was not the same man. Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281641/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:03:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280457/posts The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Friday, June 26, 2009 A former mayor found sitting naked and holding a beer at a Rabun County campsite told police he wasn’t the same naked man seen walking around earlier. Mark Musselwhite, 43, said he was hot and had been in the creek, according to a Georgia Department of Natural Resources incident report. He apparently didn’t think he was doing anything wrong. Musselwhite, of Gainesville, was arrested last weekend after being confronted by state DNR authorities. He was charged with public indecency. “He told me he was the ex-mayor of the city Gainesville and he was... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280457/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:20:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277740/posts MINNEAPOLIS - The city of Minneapolis is spending nearly $200,000 to sell something that would seem to sell itself: tap water. With her bottle of water in hand, Susan Davis was feeling hot and a little guilty. “It would be great if everyone did drink the tap water,” said Davis. “I think the tap water in Minneapolis is just fine.” Tap Minneapolis is the city's new web site, and PR campaign to promote the city's tap water. But unlike tap water, it's not cheap. The web site costs $75,000. The total cost paid to the PR firm was $180,000. fox 9 news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277740/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:19:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276445/posts Veterans In Politics Talk Show Introduces Mesquite Mayor Susan Holecheck LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net June 27: Susan M. Holecheck Mayor of the City of Mesquite: "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson and co-hosted by Ronda Baldwin Kennedy. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and hosts at (702) 309-6690. Veterans In Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2276445/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:07:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274507/posts MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Steve Cohen, a two-term white congressman from a mostly black House district, faces a bruising Democratic primary next year and race again will likely be at the center of the campaign. Willie Herenton, the first elected black mayor of Memphis, recently filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for Cohen's 9th District House seat. Cohen has shrugged off black challengers before, but none with the political savvy and combative style of the 6-foot-6 mayor—a former Golden Gloves boxer who doesn't shrink easily from a fight. -snip- Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274507/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:54:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271122/posts Family advocates are outraged by a prom held at Boston City Hall that was open to children apparently as young as 12 featuring crossdressers, homosexual heavy petting, suspected drug use and a leather-clad doorman who teaches sexual bondage classes. Children from middle schools and high schools across Massachusetts on May 9 attended a Youth Pride Day event ending with a prom inside of Boston City Hall sponsored by the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Youth, or BAGLY, a group seated on the Massachusetts Commission for GLBT Youth. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino issued a proclamation welcoming homosexual and transgender... http://www.wnd.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271122/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:06:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270221/posts WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he has lost confidence in the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs and has told Congress he is removing him from the position. Obama's move follows an investigation by IG Gerald Walpin of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star, into the misuse of federal grants by a nonprofit education group that Johnson headed.... Associated Press via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270221/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:47:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269721/posts NEW ORLEANS -- Mayor Ray Nagin described his experience being quarantined in China amid fears of swine flu exposure as "very surreal" in an interview with WDSU on Wednesday night. WDSU.com (New Orleans News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269721/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:03:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268300/posts Mayor Shirley Franklin disputes a political blog’s ranking of Atlanta as the nation’s second most dangerous municipality, reiterating her claim that the city is “safer now than it has been in decades.” “The blog’s rankings are based on incorrect data; they are contrary to the findings of reputable authorities on crime data; and they ignore Atlanta’s 7-year track record of crime reduction,” Franklin said Monday in a press release. The ranking, compiled by the Web site Real Clear Politics, was derived by dividing the total crimes detailed in the FBI’s 2008 Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report by city population. Real... Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268300/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:12:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266914/posts New Orleans, LA (AHN) - Reports are stemming from local New Orleans media that Mayor C. Ray Nagin is being quarantined in Shanghai after possibly being exposed to the H1N1 virus on his business trip in China. Nagin administration spokeswoman Ceeon D. Quiett said Nagin is being treated with the "utmost courtesy by Chinese officials." According to the Mayor's website, the purpose of the trip was to "meet with four prospects interested in the possibility of locating their businesses in New Orleans."The website also notes that Nagin is expected to travel to Sydney, Australia, "where he will be the keynote... All Headline News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266914/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 02:37:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267703/posts "The Republican nominee for Pittsburgh's top office is its Democratic mayor.Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's campaign confirmed today that he will accept the GOP nod for mayor, after the Allegheny County Elections Division released its official count of Republican write-in votes in last month's primary. Mr. Ravenstahl, a lifelong Democrat, got 607, versus 189 for Squirrel Hill Republican John Wander, who ran a last-minute write-in nomination bid." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267703/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:23:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266784/posts Mayor Ray Nagin, who traveled to China on an economic development trip, flew on a plane that carried a passenger being treated for symptoms suspected to be from the virus, commonly known as the swine flu virus, the mayor's office said in a statement. Nagin, his wife and a member of his security detail have been quarantined in Shanghai, China, though all three are symptom free, the statement said. "The mayor is being treated with utmost courtesy by Chinese officials," the statement said. Ceeon Quiett, the mayor's director of communications, told CNN that Nagin had been sitting beside a passenger... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266784/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:45:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266771/posts NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and his wife have been placed in quarantine after a passenger on their flight to China exhibited flu-like symptoms. Nagin's press office said a passenger had "signs and symptoms of an influence-like illness suspected to be of the H1N1 subtype." This comes amid continued global concerns about swine flu. The office said Sunday the couple and a security guard were placed under quarantine in Shanghai as a precaution and were exhibiting no symptoms. WXVT TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266771/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:03:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259077/posts FROM the time we are little kids and see that first big red "F" scrawled across the top of a quiz, we try to steer clear of failure. Failure is personal - which is why Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa must be very unhappy these days. A trip to the grocery store or even his beloved LAX newsstands will be joyless for the entire month of June, thanks to Ed Leibowitz and those killjoys at Los Angeles Magazine. "Failure" is the headline plastered on the cover of the latest issue. Right there in big letters across the mayor's body, an epitaph to... Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259077/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 15:32:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258467/posts ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Police Chief Val Demings unveiled Tuesday a new initiative aimed at curbing juvenile crime. The city spent $30,000 in forfeiture funds, [seized drug money] to make 5,000 posters and bracelets that say, "Choose peace." Officers say 63 percent of all murders in Orlando last year were committed by people under the age of 25. A giant bill board was unveiled with a message the City of Orlando hopes to get across to young people. They're targeting Orlando's youth because of the statistics from last year's homicides. Officers will say they will... WFTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258467/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 17:48:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256600/posts If Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa does decide to run for governor - as many expect he will - he won't be using the cover of the latest issue of Los Angeles Magazine for his campaign launch. Emblazoned across a cover photo of a nattily dressed Villaraigosa is a giant headline: "Failure." SacBee: Capitol Alert http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256600/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2009 23:02:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2256109/posts Denshay Benson, 17, is being held in lieu of bail totaling $10,000 on misdemeanor charges of assault with bodily injury and deadly conduct with a vehicle. 17-year-old high school senior was in jail Thursday night accused of assaulting the mayor of League City after an argument over a roadway incident in Clear Lake Shores overheated. Police say he punched her as he tried to leave, but his girlfriend says the mayor instigated the incident and used a racial epithet while cursing him loudly. Denshay Benson, 17, is charged with endangering Toni Randall with his vehicle and later knocking her to... Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2256109/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2009 05:41:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247911/posts Saturday, for the first time in the history of Galveston County, an African-American woman was elected mayor. Geraldine Sam, 57, a lifelong resident of La Marque and an educator, edged two challengers to take her place in history by the narrowest of margins. “I cannot even describe how I feel,” Sam said, while celebrating with family and friends at a restaurant. “I was trying to eat earlier, and I can’t even eat. It’s amazing. Just awesome.” Sam received 355 votes, outlasting challengers James Osteen, 316 votes, and Bill Charbonneau, 289 votes, according to complete, unofficial results. Sam, who will serve... Galveston Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247911/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 06:45:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246200/posts Frank Melton, the mayor of Mississippi's largest city, died early Thursday, two days after losing a primary re-election bid and days before he was set to stand trial on federal civil rights charges. He was 60. (snip) Trial had been set to start Monday for Melton and a former bodyguard, who each faced two federal civil rights charges related to a sledgehammer attack on a duplex on Aug. 26, 2006, that Melton considered a crackhouse. (snip) He became a fixture in poor neighborhoods, where he would talk to youngsters about personal accountability and hard work. He tried to broker a... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246200/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 16:57:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246078/posts The mayor of Mississippi's largest city died early Thursday, less than two days after losing a re-election bid in a contentious Democratic primary that came a week before his second federal trial. WLBT-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246078/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 14:16:44 GMT