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Monthly Archives: November 2014

A 2-Vote Quorum?

You would think that if you’re repealing an ordinance that had two separate legal actions being taken against it, you would make sure to do it in a legal way. Not in Belmar.  These guys are good at politics, but as we’ve seen more times than I can count not too good at following the […]

Forward, To Even Higher Taxes!

I’ve written about Forward New Jersey before.  That’s the “blue ribbon” coalition of unions, contractors, corporate welfare queens and quasi-government agencies that has banded together to help Governor Christie and Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox push through a big gas tax increase. For those who wish to learn more about them, next month they will have a […]

Final Results

I can proudly say that not a single decision went the way I voted. And, no, I didn’t write in Curly Howard, Larry Fine or Donald Duck.

It’s In Brittany

Belmar SAS is an offshore oil rig supply company based in Brest, France.

OK, Think You’re Good?

Try to find this one! Answer tomorrow.

Where In The World?

Click on the images to find out!     .      

Interesting Week

Highest Percentage Of Mail-in Votes

In The County!   Numbers are from the Monmouth County Board of Elections “election results” page.  To see the mail-in numbers for each election you have to click on the “districts reporting” icon (on the left, with a little house on it.) If you look at the numbers, the percentage of the mail-in votes each […]

I Can’t Take It!

I think I’m going to write something tomorrow morning.  And then maybe that will be it. Or maybe not.

Beantown!

I was perusing the website of the town of Hampton, NH this morning (Hampton Beach is a district within the town of Hampton) and made an amazing discovery:  It’s run by a guy named Bean! Hampton doesn’t have a mayor and council. Like most towns up there they have a (non-partisan) board of selectmen.   […]