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At the local level, it's not even that.  I have no idea who the eff the clerk of the peace is or who the coroner is and what I might think of them personally.  I think most people just vote by if there is a D or R next to your name, for most positions and many are not bipartisan and only vote all R or all D.

We are lucky in some regards that our judges, sheriff, coroner and some other local.offices are non partisan on that.

"...Putin Urges Russian Society to Embrace Ukraine War as Casualties Reach 1.4 Million..."

Sounds pretty sweet, I did some tomatoes, special variety and threw out a pumpkin, got a huge spread, lots to do and explore... Got a deer and raccoon family really close, I enjoy watching them walk around freely, everything is growing, the trees are humongous.. it's unbelievably beautiful here..

Lots of wildfire smoke today up here...Gotta finish chores  BBL.....

"...Trump Poll Collapse Hits New Milestone as Leaks Reveal Fresh GOP Panic..."

New is another realm that has fallen to capitalistic corruption.

When things become about money/profit, ethics, honesty, and morality all go out the window.

I know that with my local news, if the story might harm local politicians, police, judges/prosecutors, local business, it will only be reported if it is too big to hide. I don't know if that is money so much as it is social/business connections.  This is not a large town and most of those people know each other, know someone who does, and/or have family ties.

Back in the day, when his school contemporaries were the local mucky mucks, my Dad could get minor tickets "fixed" with just a phone call.