ELECTED OFFICIALS

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With so many stories of conflict of interest in Dallas, voters should take note of what is motivating their elected officials.

Having elected officials on your side can add clout and accountability to your cause.

Do our elected officials work for the people that voted them in or after the election are over are we just dust under their feet?

Contact information for your national, state and local elected officials and media outlets.

In Rhode Island, the new political year of 2007 was marred only days into the new term when alleged criminal actions by relatives of newly elected officials came to light.

Economic recovery and support for the unemployed can only come through bipartisanship.

U.S. Senate candidate R.J. Hadley attended the 7th Annual GALEO Power Reception. The keynote speaker was U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey.

Although uncomfortable to admit, we are all complicit in where we are headed as a nation.

Our little piece of the world in the Thumb of Michigan has it's own little Political Controversy brewing over who is playing politics, who is spending the taxpayers money, and what they are spending it on.

Six County elected officials wrote a letter to our resigning commissioner, asking him to interfere in picking his successor. In doing so, it appears that 5 of them relied on the 6th to tell them the law, which they signed as their own opinion.

Almost three weeks ago, I sent emails out to a number of Royal Oak city officials asking them to tell me what the greatest strengths of Royal Oak were. Now, crickets chirp.

No matter which party you belong to, your local and national elections consist of nothing more than voting for the lesser crook. Congratulations; you managed to pick the sociopath that best portrays someone who shares your views.

Government officials are posting our Social Security numbers on the Web, but corporations are required to keep them under lock and key.

There are a lot of people creating interesting information sites online and the Open Secrets is fascinating. Of course this is not the whole money trail, The site shows where contributions are collected and not where they are spent.

The successful recall election of Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez is adding fuel to other recall efforts across the U.S. Could this be the beginning of the end for some state lawmakers?

Mayor Rackeline, Commissioner George Disgard, Commissioner Tom McDaniel, Commissioner Scott Moore, Commissioner Mark Nikita, and Commissioner Stuart Sherman refuse to tell me anything nice about Birmingham.

Upset with the Diocese of Buffalo's decision to close some schools and churches in the city, Council President David A. Franczyk went on a tirade late last month, likening the diocese's actions to ethnic cleansing.

For most of us, if we're caught sleeping on the job, or derelict in our duties, we're fired. Shouldn't that be the same for elected and appointed officials too?

District Attorney John Newsome was caught on tape drinking on the job. His assistant was also caught drinking while working. They both drove vehicles after consuming large amounts of beer. Are officials exempt from DWI laws or drinking on the job rules?