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Our Say: Election triumph puts Cohen, Democrats in charge

Published 11/04/09

Although absentee ballots have not been counted, it appears that Josh Cohen is the next mayor of Annapolis. Our congratulations to him and to all of those who won City Council elections.

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Political pundits thought that this was Cohen's election to lose, but a strange Democratic primary in which he placed second made this election too risky to call. Eventually, the party base that handed Zina Pierre a primary victory shifted its support to Cohen when she withdrew from the race. Cohen's victory against two very viable opponents - Republican Dave Cordle and independent Chris Fox - and the success of his party's council...

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Bye Bye Tax Cap - 2009-11-04 13:27:13

Well, Cohen won, no tax cap for Annapolis. Now all we have to do is get rid of the one at the county level.

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