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Historian: Save Ohio's kids from new Boss Tweed. Ed under Governor would be Tammany Hall
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEdward Janak is a professor of social foundations of education and chair of the Department of...
East Side or West? North or South? How Binghamton neighborhoods evolved.
Press Connects | Press & Sun-Bulletin via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI was asked a good question the other day from my wife, who wanted to know where the North Side of...
Inside the murder that brought down NYC City Hall
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIt was 11:30 p.m. and Vivian Gordon was heading out for the night. The flame-haired beauty wore a black velvet dress and mink coat, along with her usual...
Team Adams likens Council bill to Tamanny redux; critics cry baloney
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTop officials in Mayor Adams’ administration defended his stance that the City Council should not be granted the power to approve many mayoral appointments — arguing that doing so would mark ...
How Fenwick was spared becoming vacation home for worn-out politicians
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“What can John C. Sheehan, one of the Tammy leaders in New York, want with Fenwick Island?”, the...
'Elmira's forgotten governor': Remembering Lucius Robinson, who served from 1877-1880
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLucius Robinson has been called “Elmira’s Forgotten Governor.” He served from Jan. 1, 1877 to Jan....
Letters: ‘Doonesbury’ will be missed; free speech isn’t absolute; legislators are bullies
Gannett via AOL· 5 months ago‘Doonesbury’ will be missed I am saddened and disappointed at the decision to drop Garry Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” comic from the Sunday lineup. For over 50 years, Trudeau’s trenchant wit poked ...
How Donald Trump's Plans Could Bring Back the Spoils System
Time via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoPolitical cartoon by Thomas Nast (1840-1902), depicting William Marcy 'Boss' Tweed (1823 - 1878)...
The Rise of the Republican Echo-System
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFrom left to right: Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, and John Boehner at the U.S. Capitol on August 1, 2011. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Dear...
NYC Council votes to expand ‘advice-and-consent’ oversight of mayoral hires over Adams objections
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNEW YORK — The City Council voted by a wide margin Thursday to expand its ability to block top...