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...cannot discern solid filmmaking from overindulgent hype. The voters only got two of the five Best Picture nominees right--American Beauty and The Insider. Because Oscar voters are voters for life, they all tend to be very, very old (I bet It's a Wonderful Life gets a few write-in votes every year)--so the nominees always represent either good, wholesome entertainment or box-office blockbusters (when older people are in doubt as to what's cool, they just follow the charts. By that rationale, Pokemon probably placed 6th in the Best Picture race.) So they nominate The Cider...
King County, Wash.: David Irons Jr. defeated his sister Di in a council race. She launched a write-in campaign after he beat her boss in the primaries. They live next door to each other...
...increasing number of council representatives elected by write-in vote points is a problem that has been largely unaddressed by the council. Even though the council has worked to increase voter turnout, House elections are consistently uncontested...
Fortunately for the council, several of the write-in winners said they are looking forward to joining the student government...
Wathington predicts the write-in winners may be in for "at least a minor shock" when they attend their first meeting...