Deprecated: mb_convert_encoding(): Handling HTML entities via mbstring is deprecated; use htmlspecialchars, htmlentities, or mb_encode_numericentity/mb_decode_numericentity instead in /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/super-cool-ad-inserter/inc/scaip-shortcode-inserter.php on line 37
While it at first seemed like a “why bother” race — the winner will sit on Allegheny County Council for just six weeks — this special election has turned into a “why not me?” race. District 11, which includes Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, Greenfield and Homestead, has two green candidates opposing sort-of incumbent Terri Klein. However, on Nov. 5 there will be two ballots for the same seat: No matter who wins the special election, Democrat Paul Klein (no relation to Terri) is running unopposed for the full term of the late Barbara Daly-Danko, who posthumously won the May primary.
This article appears in Oct 21-27, 2015.
Dlinn is a proud member of the John Birch Society. His vehicles (he lives on my block) are covered with anti-government and anti-Obamacare bumperstickers. Revolting.