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Election officials in Ohio say most of the votes in the 2012 Presidential elections were cast for the official candidates, but there were some write-in votes. In the Canton area, write-in votes were reportedly cast for actor Clint Eastwood, New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow, and comedian Jon…

The mayor of the small Alaska village of Talkeetna isn’t exactly what most people expect, but residents say they are fine with their choice. Stubbs, a part-Manx cat, was elected mayor 15 years ago and still holds the honorary title. About the time the cat was born, the 900 residents of Talkeetna decided…

A new national study taken by the Rasmussen Group found that most Americans prefer that stores use the term “Merry Christmas” as opposed to the more generic “Happy Holidays.” The survey found 69 percent of the people who responded said they seeing holiday signs with the greeting “Merry Christmas” over…

n 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed In 1845, one vote brought Texas into the Union In 1868, one vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment In 1875, one vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic In 1876,…

LUCK I'm confident that Dona Highstone wasn't happy when she heard that incumbent Katherine Dunton, her opponent for a seat on a rural school board passed away, but it had to cross her mind that she had a good chance of winning the election. She was wrong. When all the votes were counted it was a tie.…

Oct 19 2008 Bothwell Message: “A Tax ‘Trap' for Jesus…And?” Matthew 22:15-22 Last Week’s Election Turnout This past Wednesday an article appeared in The Niagara Falls Review by Corey Larocque. It was titled: Voter turnout part of worldwide slide, Brock professor says - Citizens in democracies taking…