Ruth Elliott, an incumbent Aberdeen City Councilwoman and former mayor, may have participated in election fraud this March when she allegedly had members of the city’s Board of Elections sign and back-date the official results of a special election held months prior. Such election fraud, according to the city charter, is considered a misdemeanor and, […]
Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
As of 9 o’clock this morning life is officially back to normal in Aberdeen. Well, as normal as can be expected in a city where the gun-toting, airplane-flying mayor is being taken on by a 19-year-old college student, the best source of potable water is straight from the Bay and a Hall of Fame baseball […]
Show Me The Money
The 13 Aberdeen candidates for mayor and city council have raised more than $40,000 among them, but more than two-thirds of those funds are found in the campaign war chests of just two people – Mayor S. Fred Simmons and incumbent councilman David Yensan. The duo, which campaigned together two years ago when they were […]
The Day the Election Stood Still (updated)
Experts say the most important thing to remember in a hostage situation is to not attempt to negotiate or argue with the hostage taker. They also recommend against making threats, demands or personal attacks as a means to diffuse the situation. On Thursday, the Aberdeen City Council got about half the guidelines right – avoiding […]
Candidate Zero’s condition upgraded to Candidate Maybe (update)
Forced to keep quiet before the court of public opinion during last week’s Aberdeen candidate forum, Steve Johnson will get a chance to speak out today (Monday) in a much more official court when he makes his plea to be certified as a candidate for city council in the Nov. 6 election. Johnson, chairman of […]
Thanks for the Memories
Some field notes I scribbled down during Wednesday night’s candidate’s forum in Aberdeen: The Master of Ceremonies mistakenly skipped over and forgot to announce the name of city council candidate Bernard DeWitt. Then, as the catcalls picked up in intensity and he recognized his mistake, the MC had to back up, bend over and look […]
Combining professional and personal calls
Combining professional and personal calls on one phone number makes it very hard to switch off the business calls during the weekend or when vacationing. You end up being “on call” 247. This is why we highly suggest to have a phone line that is exclusive for your business. At https://eatelbusiness.com/business-internet/ you’ll be able to […]
Good Cop/Bad Cop: A Would-Be Mayor Comes Clean
Twenty-three years ago, Aberdeen mayoral-candidate Mike Bennett made the biggest mistake of his life. This week, as he prepared for a candidate’s forum showdown, Bennett, a Vietnam veteran and ordained deacon, was exorcising old ghosts and cutting off at the pass an anticipated ambush set by his detractors. In 1984, I was six years old, […]
