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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...
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...
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...
'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....
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)...
Happy National Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day! More on both holidays — and the complicated...
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRoxanne White, of Yakima Nation, sings as a group marches from Westlake Park to City Hall to mark...
Retired police commander: Civil service charter changes 'lunacy' that would drop standards
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRobert N. Strausbaugh is a lifelong Franklin County resident, veteran, and retired Columbus Police...
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...
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 ...
Let’s Raise a Glass to What Prohibition Accomplished
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWas prohibition really the policy failure it is made out to be? The obvious answer is yes — of course, it was a failure. Prohibition bred corruption, organized crime, gangland violence and a ...