About Beth
I am a freelance writer, based in Pittsburgh, PA, specializing in science and technical topics. Yes, I am available for new writing projects! Election candidates are carbon-based, may have pulse
It's election day, and the races in Ithaca are: one democrat unopposed for mayor, one democrat unopposed for alderperson, and six candidates for state supreme court justices. The term for a justice is 14 years, and surely they'll be deciding some important cases. I resolved to research those six candidates and pick three good ones to vote for.
Disillusionment came quickly, since the only article about the race was headlined Supreme court race is low profile: judge candidates run on experience, muzzled on issues.
Justice candidates aren't allowed to talk about any issues. I am not making this up! I'm also not making up the fact that local elections might happen in March or October or other random times, and the democratic and republican primaries don't coincide. (Sometimes I get a little homesick - Pennsylvania has better-organized elections, and more holograms on the drivers' licenses!)
Anyhow, the democratic candidates are Donald Cerio, Molly Fitzgerald, and Richard Rich (not making that up either). Republicans are Phillip Rumsey (he's the only incumbent), Michael Coccoma, and Joseph Fazzary.
You can find out their ages and their kids' names, but all they'll say about the race is that they're experienced and will get the job done. Letters of support say that they're tough but fair, and upstanding members of their community.
In other words, the same kind of specificity you'd expect from a horoscope.
Disillusionment came quickly, since the only article about the race was headlined Supreme court race is low profile: judge candidates run on experience, muzzled on issues.
Justice candidates aren't allowed to talk about any issues. I am not making this up! I'm also not making up the fact that local elections might happen in March or October or other random times, and the democratic and republican primaries don't coincide. (Sometimes I get a little homesick - Pennsylvania has better-organized elections, and more holograms on the drivers' licenses!)
Anyhow, the democratic candidates are Donald Cerio, Molly Fitzgerald, and Richard Rich (not making that up either). Republicans are Phillip Rumsey (he's the only incumbent), Michael Coccoma, and Joseph Fazzary.
You can find out their ages and their kids' names, but all they'll say about the race is that they're experienced and will get the job done. Letters of support say that they're tough but fair, and upstanding members of their community.
In other words, the same kind of specificity you'd expect from a horoscope.
To ithaca by Beth on
2007-11-06.