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Monday, November 7, 2011

One Candidate Reports Disappearing Campaign Signs

Another says that's just a part of elections.

With the bi-annual city Election Day kicking off mere hours from now, one candidate said a handful of his campaign signs disappeared last week. Fazlul Kabir, who is running for a council seat in District 1, said his signs on the median of Edgewood Road between U.S. Route 1 and Rhode Island Avenue, were removed between Monday and Thursday last week. As they disappeared, he replaced them with more.  Kabir lost nine in all, a $50 value he said, and now he’s out of signs. The directors of Public Works and Public Services said neither department is responsible for the removal of the signs. The city permits candidates to place campaign signs along city roads and paths during the campaign season, as long as they don’t create a hazard. They must …

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Who Do You Proudly Support?

With Election Day around the corner, contested districts are dotted with yard signs.

For those in districts 2 and 4, where council candidates are running unopposed, Tuesday might be a lackluster Election Day. But drive through districts 1 and 3, and the election becomes much more colorful — blue, red and green, to be exact, and in the form of signs speckling lawns. So which of the candidates are you proudly supporting? Take a picture of yourself standing next to your yard sign and add it to the gallery. Tell us in the caption why you're supporting the candidate(s) that you are.

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