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Cambridge’s subpar standardized testing results (LINK), and its subsequent designation as “in need of improvement” by the federal government, have catapulted the issue of student achievement to the forefront of almost every candidate??s platform...
...residents are aware of her campaign.“One of the biggest issues in this campaign season is my write-in campaign,” Decker said, “The feedback I’m getting is that people are aware of it.”The candidate??who used to read the names of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq at Council meetings to enter them into the city record—said that her constituency consists of “people who care about issues that affect working families...youth issues...and seniors...
...Senate, Simmons, Caligiuri, or Foley would outshine Dodd. Still, the incumbent will be tough to beat. Already, his approval ratings are recovering. Republicans should wait until each candidate??s message is better defined; then, they should decide. Otherwise, voters may stick with Dodd. The people of Connecticut are notoriously stubborn—they call their state, “The Land of Steady Habits.” I hope that isn’t their way of saying they make the same mistakes twice...
...basic conventions of a political thriller. Macdonald includes the obligatory love triangle as well as the requisite parking garage chase scene that we’ve seen so many times before. The movie bears a passing resemblance to other classic political thrillers such as “The Manchurian Candidate?? and “The Pelican Brief,” but it still achieves a number of effective plot twists.“State of Play” does make a slight attempt to situate itself in the current political climate. Characters throw phrases around such...
...focus, so he doesn’t have an interim period in which to be acclimated.” Winters said that in his experience observing the Council, the job performance of councillors has little to do with their chances of re-election. More important, he said, is a candidate??s ability to portray himself as the strongest representative of the interests of a particular group.Although he called Ward’s approach to his first month on the council “tentative,” Winters said that he still has time to position himself...