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Acceptance Speech
Barack Obama has always made very moving speeches and this one was no different. He manages to get the crowd to cheer wildly and always maintains a very positive attitude. He has a JFK like ability to get the crowd going and really move people.
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Local results roundup
State representative Position 1
Maureen Walsh 23,958
Dante Lee Montoya 9,132
State representative Position 2
Bill Grant 18,151
Terry Nealey 15,443
Walla Walla County Commission
Perry Dozier – 7,718
Sheryl Cox – 5,107
Columbia County Commission Position 1
Dwight Robanske 1,108
Tony Currin 965
Columbia County Commission Position 2
Wanda Brooks 908
Richard W. (Dick) Jones 1,147
Garfield County Commission District 1
Bob Johnson, 634 votes
Randy Mulrony, 563 votes
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Athena mayoral race
Mark R. Seltmann 156
Charles B. Vickery 274
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The last roar of the 2008 election in WW
Bill McCaw: The WW Democrats are appreciative of McCain’s very gentlemanly concession speech. It’s too bad his handlers led him down the wrong path.
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And here is Obama on the screen. This group roars along with the televised crowd. Applause grows like a sea swell, subsiding to hear him again. And when Obama speaks, all here [...]
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State representative – District 16
These are quad-county seats.
Position 1
Maureen Walsh 23,958
Dante Lee Montoya 9,132
Position 2
Bill Grant 18,151
Terry Nealey 15,443
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Shutting down a historic night
Folks here are waiting for this moment in history to draw to a close with President-elect Barack Obama’s acceptance speech.
They are nearly floating with anticipation of what is to come. Tomorrow brings a changed America, they are saying.
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They are lined up in front of the huge TV
The band is playing but has promised to stop when Barack comes onstage, because “there is no competition.”
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We’re in good hands in WW
A woman stopped by and said she was at the County auditor’s office to watch the counting. “I was impressed with the care and responsibility they were taking,” she said. “We’re in good hands here.”
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Results – Columbia County
Note that in those state representative races, there are multiple counties in play. Collected results to follow. Here’s the story in Columbia County, which had turnout of about 85 percent (2,209 out of 2,585).
County commission Position 1
Dwight Robanske 1,108
Tony Currin 965
County commission Position 2
Wanda Brooks 908
Richard W. (Dick) Jones 1,147
Fire District 1 (Starbuck)
$200,000 over 4 [...]
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Rossi/Gregoire