:: Melissa's No-name Stories ::
Formerly the home of my war-related copy, this is a showcase of my day-to-day work. I won't bore y'all with every little one I write (man, I should have started a USA Today page a year ago!) but here is a collection of my favorites. So, mom and Conor, here are my stories that went out into the world without a name. Oh, and my music reviews.| [::..archive..::] |
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:: Thursday, May 08, 2003 ::
Since the war is over, but you still are requesting my byline-less stories, I will pop up some of my more interesting pick-ups and briefs, such as yesterday's:
26-year-old wins mayoral election
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) _ A 26-year-old environmental activist ousted a 16-year incumbent to become mayor of this Hudson Valley village.
Jason West, a house painter and puppeteer, won the mayoral election of the village of New Paltz with 322 votes to Tom Nyquist's 258 votes. West ran under the Innovation Party, part of the Green Party.
Julia Walsh, 23, and Rebecca Rotzler, 41, who ran on the Innovation line as candidates for village trustee, were also elected.
The party focused on environmental issues, and reached out to students of the State University of New York at New Paltz, who make up half of the village population of 6,000. They campaigned on campus, had a supporter on stilts with a megaphone, and another in a chicken suit to get the students' attention.
Party members also shuttled students to the fire station to vote.
The mayor-elect said he wants to turn the village environmentally sustainable and hopes to explore alternative energy sources.
New Paltz is 75 miles north of New York City.
:: Melissa 6:24 AM [+] ::
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