I took John Fooks Writing Your Memoirs class a few Saturday's ago. I wish I had taken it before I wrote my book. It would have saved me having 3 or 4 complete rewrites! lol… Read More
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has endorsed her Deputy Chief of Staff, Diana Ayala, to replace her in 2017 as the Councilmember from District 8, which covers East Harlem… Read More
I don’t remember how old I was when I became the household maid, but by the age of fifteen I am well and truly over it. My desperation to break free of the shackles of domestic duties… Read More
William George Cubbitt (1835 – 1903)
What is a good soldier? When some desk-bound warrior appears on television to eulogise some poor sap who has got in the way of an insurgent’… Read More
William Fowler article in The Gotham Gazette describes the upcoming New York State Primaries.
With State Legislative Party Primaries rapidly approaching, there are several races New Yorkers… Read More
Legislative Updates
North Dakota: Secretary of State Al Jaeger has said that he will seek funding from the Legislature in 2017 to purchase new Voting Equipment for the State. "There will be… Read More
As Public Advocate, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio strongly pushed for Voting reform in New York, but as Mayor, it has not been high on his list of priorities. Last month, with Election… Read More
Since Donald Trump’s Election as the next President, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has had to face the reality of a threat he outlined as dire during the Campaign. In doing so, de… Read More
Within the next two months, the New York City Council is expected to vote on a large Legislative package that would alter the City’s Campaign Finance system in a variety of ways and re… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) has introduced the FAST Voting Act. The Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Voting Act of 2016 would create a competitiv… Read More
Legislative Updates
Arizona: Although Gov. Doug Ducey (R) has recently signed a Citizen Initiative Bill, another Bill is on a fast track. Under this Legislation, Elections officials would b… Read More
My pro-Free Press, Anti-Trump post."2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners" by New York Times 4/10/2017The Pulitzer Prizes awarded Monday encompassed, among other topics, reporting done on the presiden… Read More
2016 was hyped up to be the year of bots. And indeed, despite the lack of public awareness around the topic – most people only read about bots in trendy blog posts – 2016 w… Read More
In the 2017 New York City Mayor Democrat's Primary Election, there is little competition for Mayor Bill de Blasio, making for a more quiet candidate Forum circuit and a Democratic Debate Sta… Read More
A New Colorado Law, passed by Legislators at the end of the 2017 Session, will allow the State’s Politically Unaffiliated Voters to participate in Party Primaries for the first time. T… Read More
2017 NHL Offseason Analysis
ATLANTIC DIVISION
The Atlantic Division will be very different this year, with lots of summer movement by clubs like Tampa Bay, Florida and Montreal. Though it is… Read More
Last month, the New York City Council passed a Bill that provides for Online Voter Registration for City Residents without requiring Department of Voter Vehicles (DMV) issued Identification… Read More
Iconic Painting – American Gothic
American Gothic is an iconic American painting by artist Grant Wood. Originally created in 1930, the painting is in a collection at the Art Institute… Read More
We need to further Empower everyday New Yorkers to decide Local Elections. New York City’s Campaign Finance system Matches the first $175 of Contributions from Residents by 6 to 1 and… Read More
Press Conference, Photo: Samar Khurshid/Gotham Gazette
Several Prominent New York City Democratic Elected Officials and Voting Reform Advocates on Tuesday Assembled outside City Hall to cal… Read More
"Bombs sent to CNN, prominent Democrats at time of political division" PBS NewsHour 10/24/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Federal agents are investigating bomb scares targeting prominent Democrats… Read More
"Groups Mask Partisan Attacks Behind Neutral-Sounding Names in Facebook Ads" by Jeremy B. Merrill, and Alex Samuels (The Texas Tribune) ProPublica 10/29/2018Names like “The Voter Aware… Read More
Rugs and Carpets – Utility, Brilliance, Societal Impacts on the Fabric of History
There can be little doubt about the fact that rugs of all types have always served as more than just e… Read More
As Focus on the 2020 Census Intensifies, one Key aspect of the Discussion is how the Population Count will Impact Legislative Representation and Redistricting. Along with New Congressional D… Read More
Here at ConnollyCove we love everything and everyone Irish. Continue reading to discover the Life, Work, Fame, and Downfall of the famous Irish playwright Oscar Wilde.
Early Life
Oscar… Read More
Article 370 Scrapped. Indian today scrapped the Article 370 of the Constitution of India, which granted special status to the restive state of Jammu & Kashmir.
Union Home Minister Amit S… Read More
It has been a long journey to write my love story which began when I was 15 and fell in love with an 18-year-old from Lonsdale, Arkansas. I lived in Texarkana, and Odis Tyler had t… Read More
Early movie-goers enjoying a silent film(Source: Katherine Linley – emaze)
Silent Cinema was the earliest era of cinema, lasting approximately from 1895 – with early experimen… Read More
How to prepare for online job interviewsInterview Coaching August 4, 2020How to ace an online interviewHow to ace an online video interviewAll About Video InterviewsThere are two types of vi… Read More
Domestic flights granted to 11 more airports
Transport Minister – Fikile Mbalula granted domestic flights to 11 more airports on Wednesday.
According to the government gazette, the a… Read More
Eminent Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School, succeeding Nitin Nohria and becoming the second consecutive dean hailing from India to lead… Read More
ElectNYC is a Project of Citizens Union Foundation and Gotham Gazette, with the Support of the Ford Foundation. As New York’s Oldest Good Government Group, Citizens Union has been prov… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: Reps Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) introduced the Alice Paul Voter Protection Act, which will protect a citizen’s access to vote… Read More
Sales Rep fakes own kidnapping “to see if company would write off his N900,000 debt”
A Sales Representative, Chikezie Precious, of a popular pharmaceutical company has been arr… Read More
COVID-19 unemployment benefits: Three young Nigerians arrested in US over $2.6 million fraudFederal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies have arrested a syndicate… Read More
REVEALED: How Diezani Collected $300k Per Oil Contract To Fund Jonathan’s 2015 Election – FBI
Former Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, im… Read More
Our homes are our biggest investments and so it goes without saying, that we will want only the best for them. We went ahead and choose the top 3 roofing companies in Little Rock, AR who hav… Read More
JUST IN: APC announces date to pick 2023 presidential candidate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has tentatively fixed primary election to pick its 2023 presidential candidate for May 3… Read More
Primaries: PDP holds emergency meeting amid perceived ambush by INEC, APC over deadline extension
Amid suspected collusion between All Progressives Congress and the Independent National El… Read More
2023: PDP committee recommends Wike as Atiku’s running mate
The selection of governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state as the running mate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar… Read More
Ancient Greek civilization is one of the oldest civilizations known in human history. Its greatness is not restricted to only ancient ruins and heroic stories, but the greatness of their exi… Read More
A 31-year-old woman who had sex with a 13-year-old and later became pregnant with his child pleaded guilty to a related charge and will not spend any additional time in jail. The Colorado Sp… Read More
Iraq's customs department gave orders on Saturday to start enforcing a ban on alcohol imports that became law last month despite divisions over the legislation. Specialist retail stores that… Read More
The SSS has arrested Abbas Umar Masanawa, the chief executive officer of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, NIRSAL, for his alleged role in the ongoing cor… Read More
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has continued to flaunt his exotic collection of wristwatches, including a Patek Philippe, estimated to sell for N160 million, as poverty and soaring inf… Read More
The management of Splash FM, one of the leading radio station chains in Nigeria, has placed a ban on broadcasting Naira Marley songs across all its stations, citing the ongoing investigation… Read More