Mission City Council concerned about mayor's letter to Mazatlan, requests new rules for official communication – Progress Times progresstimes.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from progresstimes.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
8:08 PM With six months before the casting of ballots, City Council races have already begun and a host of candidates have tossed their names up for consideration. While most eyes focus on the mayoral race between incumbent Alan Webber and Councilor JoAnne Vigil Coppler from District 4, the four council districts could all see some competition in the coming months. The first official glimpse into the municipal election opened Monday, May 3, when individuals could collect candidate packets. The race in District 1 has seen the most interest so far, with four packets collected. Both Councilor Sig Lindell and Joe Hoback, whose family owned the Pink Adobe restaurant and who is the former president of Land of Enchantment Federal Credit Union, made formal announcements of their candidacy.
a mistrial. jurors aquilted him on one count but they couldn t agree on whether money edwards received from donors was a campaign contribution or a gift. manuel gallegus reports from greensboro, north carolina. reporter: john edwards left the greensboro, north carolina, courthouse, saying he broke his marriage vow but not the law. while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that ws wrong. and there is no one else responsible for my sin. reporter: edwards was acquitted of one count of campaign finance fraud but the jury deadlocked on the other five. prosecutors said edwards accepted almost a million dollars from two wealthy supporters as campaign contribution well above legal limits. edwards defense argued the 2008 presidential candidate considered the donations gifts. the prosecution relied heavily on the testimony of former aide andrew young. young testified he accepted the money to pay living e