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Pundit of the Year 2009

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on October 30, 2009 - 4:51pm

It's about that time, y'all.  LIke it or not, the election is a few days away. It's time for our annual contest to see who is the biggest political nerd in Orange County. Click here to take the 2009 Pundit of the Year survey.

Zazzle modelSubmissions are open until 7:30 pm on Tuesday. Results will be announced by Thursday night. The grand prize - in addition to the obvious fame and adulation - will be a free OP t-shirt or hat in the size and color of your choosing.

Anyone who predicts the winners correctly will be announced here (unless requested otherwise) and whoever comes closest to predicting the ORDER of the winners will be named the Pundit of the Year.

Vote No - yes???

Submitted by brynsmith on October 29, 2009 - 9:14am

Speaking of signs, does anyone know what is up with the Vote No! signs with the 'Yes' box ticked? There aren't any referenda that I know of on the ballot, so what is it, a surrealism campaign? It's funny, at least.

Sorry I don't have any pictures - it's hard to get the bus to stop so I can take a pic.

The most important endorsement

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on October 25, 2009 - 3:23pm

...Yours!  The most influential endorsements of all are the opinions of people you know and trust.  This is our annual special-rules post to share YOUR favorites on this year's ballots. Here's OP's candidate list complete with links to all of their websites.

African-American Representation on the Chapel Hill Town Council

Submitted by Mark Chilton on October 23, 2009 - 9:18am

Whether it is by accident or amounts to a local tradition, the Chapel Hill Town Council has had African-American representation continuously ever since the election of Hubert Robinson in 1953.  Since that time, R. D. Smith, Bill Thorpe, Roosevelt Wilkerson, Barbara Booth Powell, Edith Wiggins and Jim Merritt have maintained a continuous presence on the Council. 
 

Signs 2009

Submitted by James Barrett on October 22, 2009 - 3:29pm

Anyone have any comments about the good, bad and ugly in the signs this year?   Here are photos I took yesterday:

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