Women In Politics

2010 Year in Review: Main Line had its share of big stories
Nobody knew exactly where the year 2010 would leave the country, but many people figured it had to be in a better place than the previous two years. While this year did show signs of slight economic improvement along the Main Line, it proved that the climb back to success and revenue would be a slow one.

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Corrine Brown challenger: Skin tone matters, but stories about bare feet and chicken not enough
There was a slightly nervous feeling circulating among the 75 or so people at Monday night’s Congressional District 3 candidates forum when Anthony Paul Penoso, who’s filed on the GOP ticket, said this: To be quite frank and honest with you I don’t think somebody with a lighter skin tone than me will be able to take a district away from a race it was gerrymandered for. It was gerrymandered for …

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Women’s rights activists to share stories Thursday
By Katelyn McKey Correspondent For former Gainesville nurse Vivian Filer, the birth of her first son should have been a joyous occasion. But Filer, an African-American woman whose son was born in the 1960s at Alachua General Hospital, could only hold her newborn in the hallways.

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