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“The whole economy suffered because a lot of the Studebaker workers not only lost their jobs, they lost their pensions and there was a lot of poverty, suicides even. While South Bend is about 55% Democratic, he won reelection with more than 80% of the vote. And his daring 1,000 houses in 1,000 days initiative demolished or repaired abandoned homes. “When he announced that, I thought he was crazy,” Colwell said. “In fact, I think I told him at the time, why would you set a goal so ambitious? She told CNN: “There was just this real concerted effort to make sure we hit that goal. A lot more people are living downtown; there are three or four buildings being converted into luxury apartments. There’s no doubt the city is better now than when he took office. Two in five African Americans in the city live below the poverty line, which is almost double the national poverty rate for African American households, according to a study by the city in 2017. James Brainard, the six-term mayor of Carmel, which has grown to a similar size as South Bend, said: “Pete’s done a good job as mayor.

“The role of a local councilperson is to help and nurture others; I feel strongly now is the time where I need to nurture and help myself,” she said in a statement to Morristown Green. Deeb is one of only two Republicans on the council. Yet they signed a petition for Democratic candidate Sandi Mayer, a member of the town Shade Tree Commission. “When I saw their names on my opponent’s petition, I was disillusioned. I am just not ready for a ‘dog fight’ this fall over politics, and would rather continue to work on my own ‘pet charities,'” including more pet therapy work and puppy raising for The Seeing Eye in Morris Township, continued Deeb. “National politics has no place in local towns. At the end of the day when I am judged for being a ‘Republican’ over a ‘Democrat, woman, well, my good friend, (comic) C. L. Thomas from Maine would say, ‘That just aint’ right,'” said Deeb, who will be honored next week by Leadership Morris, a branch of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce. If you’ve read this far… you clearly value your local news. More people are reading Morristown Green than ever. ADVERTISE on Morristown Green.

SHREWSBURY — Before settling into their new lakeside home in 2016, Lieutenant Governor Karyn E. Polito’s husband had a request that one town official said he’d never gotten before: that details of their $1.5 million house be scrubbed from an online public database. Christopher Reidy, Shrewsbury’s principal assessor, said he consulted with then-town manager Daniel Morgado, who knew Polito because she was among the town officials who had selected him for the job two decades earlier. And “probably within a day,’’ Reidy said, he removed the information, a first in his 10 years with the department. While legally allowed, the exclusion of Polito’s home from easily accessible records is unheard of among the state’s other highest-ranking elected officials. It’s also an anomaly in Shrewsbury, Polito’s lifelong hometown, where she served for years as a selectwoman and state representative and where her family runs — and she owns a piece of — a real estate development company.

Little else is sweet in Huron, where jobs not displaced by automation in farming are mostly done by hand, and residents struggle to scrape by. The Central Valley has long been short on resources no matter which political party is in power. Democratic and Republican candidates for Congress have blamed incumbents for doing little to create higher-paying jobs, curb homelessness, clean up blight or solve disparities in health care and access to good schools. Despite a big voter-registration advantage for Democrats in the district that includes Huron, they have struggled to unseat a three-term GOP congressman. Despite Democrats' 16-point registration advantage, Rep. David Valadao easily won re-election with the third-lowest vote count of any member of Congress in 2016. The national average is 12.3 percent. Picking or packing crops pays about $11 to 12.50 an hour, but jobs are seasonal, and many people go months without work. "There's nothing for the kids to do," said Espinoza, who grew up in Huron. "Orchards ... give a lot to the owner, but not the people," Leon said. Woolf said he employs about 450 locals, mostly full time, noting that whatever criticisms there are about farm work, "it's better than not having a farm job."

MSNBC reports that the White House is preparing to replace National-Security Adviser H.R. McMaster “as early as next month.” The Senate Intelligence Committee found that Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee leaked private text messages between the Senate panel’s top Democrat, Mark Warner, and a Russian-connected lawyer, according to a New York Times report. President Vladimir Putin said Russia has developed highly advanced nuclear weapons he claims are impossible to intercept. Equifax said hackers were able to access the personal information of 2.4 million Americans during a summer security breach, more than previously reported. Today on The Atlantic Politics vs. the People: In the wake of the Parkland shooting, conservatives have retained political power. So why do they still feel vulnerable? (Peter Beinart) What’s the Biggest Threat to Dems in 2018? : Republicans are successfully selling their tax cuts to voters. (Ronald Brownstein) ‘Built Into the Very Bones of This Place’: Jesmyn Ward reflects on raising her children in her home state of Mississippi, where the forces that Martin Luther King Jr. fought against persist. The Meltdown Over Steel Tariffs: For a few months, it seemed like the White House had finally regained its footing.