http://gcdstar.com News of the Grand Coulee Dam community Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/9301f7702c7d5d0f5dcc1a583f5e02b0?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://gcdstar.com http://gcdstar.com/2013/05/22/from-the-star-candidates-file-intention/ http://gcdstar.com/2013/05/22/from-the-star-candidates-file-intention/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:49 +0000 Scott Hunter http://gcdstar.com/2013/05/22/from-the-star-candidates-file-intention/ Continue reading →]]> From The Star: Candidates file intentions for election – Dozens of local elected positions are among more than 3,000 in the state for which people interested in serving the public filed intentions to seek or keep office last week. Incumbents in Electric City fared best in primary election filings with no incumbents challenged. Mayor Gerald “Jerry” Sands will go after his second term, and council members John Nordine II, Bradley Parrish and Lonna… http://ow.ly/2x4Mi6

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