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In a tight race with candidates separated by about 100 votes, election officials marked counted contested ballots with Post-It Notes, which then fell off leaving courtroom mayhem...Republican Claudia Tenney leads “incumbent Democrat Anthony Brindisi by more than 100 votes.” The problem going on with New York’s 22nd Congressional District is something out of a movie. Oswego County Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte uttered something no one wants to hear: “We have a serious problem on our hands.” I’m not kidding. It involves sticky notes on absentee ballots in Oneida County:

Do you have to take these gas prices in silence? I don’t think so. All you have to do is download this pdf, print out a few copies and put them, along with a roll of Scotch tape, into your car. The next time you fill up, instead of watching in horror as the dollar amount on the pump races by as the gallons trickle into your tank, afix one of these to the pump. Take care to not cover vital information regarding safety, etc. and don’t cover any advertising. Then drive off with a smile on your face, knowing...

A Facebook page has been set up for this campaign. The people behind it are encouraging people to send in photos of their own like the ones above. To borrow a line from an old leftie, “…and, friends, they’ll think it’s a movement!” By the way, I like the emphasis on food and gasoline, since the official Consumer Price Index does not include — are you ready for this? — food and energy! Grocery prices increased 6.5% in March from early January, an annualized increase of 26%, according to a report from Consumer Growth Partners. The group called the rise...

The Gas Pump Sticky Note Campaign Now Making Deliveries to Supermarkets Everywhere.