From the City of Aberdeen: PROCLAMATION for Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children WHEREAS, the use of illegal and prescription drugs and the abuse of alcohol and nicotine constitute the greatest threats to the well-being of America’s children; and WHEREAS, 14 years of surveys conducted by the National Center on […]
ACT Group Asks Aberdeen To Eliminate Employees, Initiate Furloughs, Revisit Take-Home Vehicles
Aberdeen Communities Together (ACT), the grass-roots community action group largely responsible for ushering the current mayor and city council into office, is preparing to ask Aberdeen officials to take specific measures, several drastic, to reduce what they believe is are unfairly high costs of living and conducting business within the city limits. In an email […]
Aberdeen Communities Together Celebrates City Election Results
Aberdeen Communities Together (ACT), the community action group which recently saw all four of its endorsed candidates for mayor and city council elected into office, will celebrate the election victory Friday at the Aberdeen Senior Center. ACT, which originally organized to stop the Wetlands Golf Course annexation and has been actively involved in Aberdeen politics […]
Bennett Remains Aberdeen Mayor; Landbeck, Garner Join Elliott, Ruth on City Council
As of 8:48 PM on Tuesday, November 3rd, here are the Aberdeen election results: winners in bold and italics Mayor: Michael Bennett – 982 Michael Hiob – 739 Barbara Kreamer – 139 City Council: Ruth Elliott – 1236 Bruce Garner – 1123 Ron Kupferman – 967 Sandy Landbeck – 1077 Trudie Norman – 285 Zenobia […]
Aberdeen Mayor Bennett: “If No One Ever Remembers My Name Again, That’s OK”
Interview with Aberdeen Mayor Mike Bennett: As part of The Dagger’s coverage of the City of Aberdeen’s municipal election on Nov. 3, the following questions were presented to each candidate for mayor and city council. The five questions (bolded and boxed) were chosen to generate discussion on specific topics. The candidates’ answers have been included […]
Aberdeen Candidates Forum Draws Questions On Stadium, Hotel Tax, Water, Term Limits
With just a few days before Aberdeen voters go to the polls, the mayoral and city council candidates worked hard Wednesday night at the Candidates Night Forum to demonstrate why they would be the best choice to represent the city for the next two years. Nine of the ten active candidates (all 3 mayoral candidates […]
Watch The Aberdeen Mayor And City Council Candidates Forum LIVE On The Dagger
For those who are unable to attend the Aberdeen Mayor and City Council Candidates Night Forum tonight (Wednesday), or may just want to catch the action for the comfort of their own homes, The Dagger will be providing live video of the entire event. The Dagger is hosting and moderating the forum, which is scheduled […]
The Art of War: No Tactic Off-Limits During Aberdeen Election Season
Just two weeks before the city’s election, Aberdeen is proving once again that when it comes to politics, no tactic is off-limits. A police report filed earlier this summer against a notable local figure has come to light in what may be an effort to turn a dubious allegation into a political hit. According to […]
