Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Flier in District 2 said to be unethical; candidate in District 3 said to be campaiging too close to the polls.
Bowie’s normally placid, polite style of political campaigning was interrupted by election-day disagreements among the candidates in two district city council races. One involved a campaign flier said to be unethical and misleading, the other a dispute about how close to the polls one candidate was campaigning. In District 2, a flier was passed out to voters endorsing Mayor G. Frederick Robinson and council member Diane Polangin for re-election. Robinson is running unopposed; Polangin is running against Piero “Pete” Mellits, a popular member of the Prince George’s County volunteer firefighting force. The headline of the flier states: “The Prince George’s County Firefighters and Paramedics Association endorses the re-election” of Robinson …
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce is hosting the second forum for candidates in the race for Bowie's City Council tonight at 7 p.m. at the Kenhill Center.
As the city election poll date, Nov. 8, quickly approaches, the candidates in the city's contested races are getting another chance to discuss the issues facing the city and swing voters in their favor. This forum is hosted by the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) and will be held in the multipurpose room at the Kenhill Center tonight at 7 p.m. We highlighted all of the contested races from the first round of discussions, which are District 2, District 3, District 4 and the at-large seats. Mayor G. Fred Robinson is running uncontested, as is District 1 councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem James Marcos. According to a flyer from GBCC, the candidates for districts 2, 3 and 4 have been invited to participate. Below you'll find our polls …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Bell, Brady and Turner wrangle about development, the economy and the environment.
Editor’s note: As a reader service, Bowie Patch is providing excerpts from Thursday’s City Council candidate forum sponsored by the Greater Bowie Democratic Club at the Kenhill Center. Below are parts of the discussions between the three At Large candidates. Here are District 2 ,District 3 and District 4. District 1 and the mayor’s race are uncontested in the Nov. 8 city elections. AT LARGE – City wide, all eligible city voters get to choose. There are three candidates for two seats. James Bell, 26, has lived in Bowie for about five years. He taught at Tulip Grove Elementary School before his contract as a teacher was not renewed. This is his first run at elected office. He said: “I’m running for city council because even though the city …
Monday, October 17, 2011
Alegbeleye and Gardner debate speed cameras and attracting new families to Bowie.
Editor’s note: As a reader service, Bowie Patch is providing excerpts from Thursday’s City Council candidate forum sponsored by the Greater Bowie Democratic Club at the Kenhill Center. Below are parts of the discussions between the two District 3 candidates. Excerpts for the other contested races, District 4 and At Large, will be published shortly. District 2 is here. District 1 and the mayor’s race are uncontested in the Nov. 8 city elections. DISTRICT 3 First time candidate Babatunde Alegbeleye, 54, has lived in Bowie with his wife and seven children for 16 years. A triage nurse at the national Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., he is in his second two-year appointment to the city council’s diversity advisory committee…
James Bell
1:07 am on Thursday, November 10, 2011
The issue with Gardner is the apparent total lack of decency from his supporters. I ran and lost for the At large seat, but vote at the gym and had supporters there for most of the day and the reports i have heard are downright scary. 1. I received reports of Gardner supporters ripping up and throwing literature back at Badu. 2. Gardner was informed of an issue with his signs early in the day and… more ›