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Maplewood government headed in new direction — for now

By Paul Demko | 11.10.09 | 9:07 am

Ousted Maplewood mayor Diana Longrie attributes her loss a week ago to union opposition and the write-in candidacy of Ken Smart, but she hasn’t ruled out a run at the council seat made vacant by Will Rossbach’s win.

Rossbach wins Maplewood mayoral contest

By Paul Demko | 11.03.09 | 11:17 pm

Will Rossbach avenged his electoral defeat from four years ago, ousting Maplewood Mayor Diana Longrie by a 51-39 percent margin on Tuesday. In the previous campaign, Longrie prevailed with 53 percent of the vote.
Rossbach will likely have a friendly…

Rossbach, Longrie will face off again in Maplewood mayoral contest

By Paul Demko | 09.15.09 | 10:29 pm

rossbach longrieThe Maplewood mayoral contest will be a rematch of the 2005 race. Incumbent Diana Longrie will once again face off against city council member Will Rossbach. In a seven-candidate…

No drama: Few primary contests on the docket today

By Paul Demko | 09.15.09 | 3:42 pm

It’s election day — although you’d be hard-pressed to find much evidence of that fact.

Maplewood melee: 18 candidates vie for 3 posts

By Paul Demko | 07.22.09 | 3:41 pm

The most intriguing political contests of 2009 might just be in Maplewood, the Ramsey County suburb that’s become notorious for its combustible politics. “Brace yourself,” one candidate says of this year’s races. “It’s just going to get ugly.”

Was Maplewood Mayor Diana Longrie on McCain’s short list?

By Paul Demko | 09.16.08 | 11:46 am

As the media has cast a more skeptical eye toward Sarah Palin in recent days, the revelations about her tenure as mayor of Wasilla and governor of Alaska have sounded oddly familiar. The vindictive firings of bureaucrats over…