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Local elections like these often get overlooked because they occur during election years that don’t feature marquee presidential or Senate races, but this is a mistake. Local government officials, like a mayor or governor, often have a more direct, immediate impact on everyday life in an area than national officials, and selecting them carefully is therefore of great importance. I, for example, am registered to vote in my hometown of West Windsor, N.J. Unless President Obama reinstates the draft tomorrow, my family’s day-to-day existence won’t change because...
...should vote in local elections not only because they affect us tremendously, but also because it’s our responsibility as citizens of a democracy. Voting isn’t a once-every-four-years affair; it’s the culmination of a democratic way of life that prioritizes involvement in our government. Only voting in well-publicized elections that generate table chatter indicates that we only vote when it is popular to do so. But elections aren’t like the Olympics or the World Cup, and it’s demeaning to our system...
Still, as much as issues like questionably advertised auctions and life-settlement deals may vex Madoff victims, going after such bottom feeders is low on their list of priorities. The auction ads "are a sad commentary," says Ronnie Sue Ambrosino, a Madoff victims' group leader in Arizona. "But we have much bigger fish...
Critics say the auctions are another example of a "marketing to Madoff victims" campaign by industries ranging from life insurance to real estate. A common agenda item for Madoff-victim groups, say their leaders, is the relentless mailings for offers like life settlement or selling a life-insurance policy to a third party for a profit. (See TIME's Wall Street covers...
...Other candidates might not recover from such a late hiccup, but Pugh, 38, has spent much of his life defying the odds. He grew up in one of Detroit's hardscrabble neighborhoods. His mother was murdered when he was 3 years old, and then, four years later, his father, an auto-plant worker, committed suicide. After being primarily raised by a grandmother, Pugh got a ticket out of Detroit with a scholarship to the University of Missouri's journalism school. He then built a successful television-reporting career in Indiana and Virginia before joining the local Detroit Fox News affiliate...