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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.”