I am running as a write-in candidate for County Commissioner, 4th District (Cannon, Vergennes, Oakfield, and Grattan Townships, and the city of Lowell). You are probably wondering why am I declaring my write-in candidacy so close to the election. Last week, I read an article that disturbed me. Then later, as my daughter was filling out [...]
A life of public service full of firsts by CLIFF AND NANCY HILL To everything there is a season, there’s a right time for everything. For Rockford’s Mary Eadie that time was in making the decision not to run for re-election this year for her incumbent seat on the Rockford City Council. Motivated, in part, [...]
By BETH ALTENA Two incumbents and one newcomer all would like a place on the Rockford Board of Education, four year terms which will begin January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016. The three were introduced and able to talk about their talents and perspectives during a Meet the Candidate night Monday, October 15 [...]
by STEVE GRIMM Cannon Township Supervisor On Tuesday, Aug. 7, the voters in Michigan participated in a primary election. Though it was only a primary, in our area the result meant that the victors would prevail in the general election this November, because for most races, there is no competition in the general election. It [...]
Many local elections will be decided during the primary elections held on Tuesday, August 7 in the cases where candidates are of the same political party. The following are those who filed to run at the time The Rockford Squire began sending out notices asking for information on each of the candidates. Additional information may [...]
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