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In a questionable effort to give latinos greater representation, even though they might not even legal or eligible to vote due to age, they have been given (pending what I hope will be a successful legal challenge) 6 votes per latino voter to cast as they wish???

The Alaska state ferry Lituya broke free from its moorings in Metlakatla overnight with no one aboard and ran aground a mile north on Scrub Island in Port Chester, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The 180-foot vessel dislodged at its home berth in the Southeast town at about 1 a.m. to begin its phantom voyage. The vessel was spotted aground earlier today, and preliminary reports indicate the Lituya suffered damage to its keel coolers, which were leaking some antifreeze -- the quantity was not immediately clear -- and damage to the vessel's plates, said state Department of Transportation spokesman...

Arlington, Va—“Your money or your property” may soon become the mantra of politically connected developers nationwide as the result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement today that it will not consider the appeal of an eminent domain case involving attempted private extortion. The case the Court declined to review arose out of the Village of Port Chester, N.Y., one of the nation’s worst eminent domain abusers. The Village’s chosen developer approached property owner Bart Didden and his business partner with an offer they couldn’t refuse. Because Didden planned to build a CVS on his property—land the developer coveted for a...

How Eminent Domain Has Been Allowed To Run Amok To The Detriment Of Property Owners and Village Residents dateline: Port Chester, NY August 22, 2004 In 1999, the Village of Port Chester signed an agreement, the Land Acquisition and Disposition Agreement (LADA) with G&S Investors to develop the area at South Main St. East to the Byram River. The agreement also provided for a small area of vacant land and three buildings on North Main Street (our property) that was not contiguous to the South Main Street development. Unbeknown to us we had 30 days to file a suit in...