Article: Englewood Democrat upsetting colleagues

Article: Mayor packs key board with donors
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......JUNE 4, 2008, PAGE A02.) Mayor Michael Wildes has stocked Englewood's Planning...a combined $17,900 to the mayor's campaigns. Doria is Wildes' campaign treasurer and has...a business referral from Wildes, the mayor said. Each of the nine applications...

Article: Wildes to step down
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  February 7, 2009 ;     688 words ...Wildes to step down -- Englewood mayor won't seek 3rd term, mulls...edition Biographical: MICHAEL WILDES ENGLEWOOD Mayor Michael Wildes announced Friday that he won...STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER - Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes heading up the stairs for his...

Article: Englewood mayor plans for 2008 House run
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  August 7, 2004 ;     588 words ......Biographical: MICHAEL WILDES ENGLEWOOD - Mayor Michael Wildes has never hidden his...described as courteous. Wildes told Rothman, a former Englewood mayor, that he wouldn't oppose...suggested in the past that Wildes was using the mayor's office as a springboard...

Article: IG Report Tarnishes Leadership, Mayor Says
The Washington Post;  March 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Mayor Anthony A. Williams acknowledged yesterday that his pledge...somebody who would bring accountability to government." The mayor was responding to a D.C. inspector general report, released...nonprofit corporations and sometimes creating its own, the mayor's office could offer donors the opportunity to ...

Article: Mayor says aldermen out to strip his power Moriarty insists proposed changes would make him a ceremonial figurehead
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 1, 1996 ;     603 words ...Mayor James Moriarty accused three aldermen Tuesday of trying to...a ceremonial figurehead. The aldermen strongly denied the mayor's charges and called his comments regrettable. Referring to proposed ordinance changes that would take away the mayor's ability to appoint committee members and vote on the ...

Article: Boston's mayor: A title that whets political appetites
The Boston Globe;  March 29, 1993 ;     700+ words ...Mayor of Boston -- in the eyes of the many people running for the...the security of the private sector, a chance to be Boston's mayor still ignites the fire in political bellies. Four candidates...half-dozen or so are on the fence. Less than two weeks after Mayor Flynn was nominated to be US ambassador to ...

Article: Kelly Government's Deals Raise Conflict Issue;Some See Appearances of Cronyism as Undermining Mayor's Image
The Washington Post;  February 23, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly is coming under fire from some D.C. Council...Marion Barry. But during the last six months, critics say, the mayor's image has been tarnished by city hall actions, including some that benefited business partners of the mayor's new husband. Those actions include the mayor ...

Article: Williams Seeks School Takeover; Reform Efforts Unsuccessful, D.C. Mayor Says
The Washington Post;  September 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Mayor Anthony A. Williams said he is preparing a proposal to strip...such as Hurricane Isabel. "The schools ought to be under the mayor and the council," Williams (D) said in an interview yesterday...initiative is still under debate within the administration. The mayor said he may ask the D.C. Council to ...

Article: Mayor: Stubbs, Bunten to proceed James McClinton doesn't want to be a ceremonial mayor
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  November 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Topeka Mayor James McClinton announced Wednesday he won...choosing to replace Topeka's current strong mayor-council form of government with a council-manager form, which effectively removes the mayor's powers and responsibilities. "A mayor...

Article: Did Police Brass Protect the Mayor?
The Washington Post;  June 22, 1990 ;     700+ words ...Mayor Marion Barry is a self-confessed everything. Yes, he is a...various allegations about Barry, cocaine and "This Is It": the mayor used cocaine at the club or was present when others used...trying to enforce the law, and there in plain sight was the mayor at a strip joint. Here he was battling drugs, ...

Article: Williams Softening Schools Proposal; Mayor Would Cede Some Policymaking
The Washington Post;  April 25, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Mayor Anthony A. Williams is reworking his plan to take control...measure rejected by the D.C. Council in that it would grant the mayor the power to hire and fire the superintendent. But unlike...some power to elected board members. Kelvin J. Robinson, the mayor's chief of staff, said the new plan would ...

Article: D.C. School Proposals Coolly Received; D.C. Council Leery Of Mayor's Strategies
The Washington Post;  October 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Mayor Anthony A. Williams has told D.C. Council members privately...the nation's longest, national education analysts say. The mayor also advocated a longer school day, stretching as late as...schools. The proposals, which are far more detailed than the mayor's public comments so far on his education ...

Article: Inspector General Tug of War Intensifies; Mayor's Stand Toward Council Hardens in Face of New Law
The Washington Post;  May 31, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Mayor Anthony A. Williams escalated the standoff with the D.C...In a letter to council Chairman Linda W. Cropp (D), the mayor said that an emergency bill approved by the council that...could not be reached for comment. In an interview before the mayor released his letter, a spokeswoman for Maddox said he ...

Article: Plaster as High Art Ken Wildes' fanciful ceilings revive a lost tradition
The Boston Globe;  February 16, 1995 ;     700+ words ...BELLINGHAM -- Ken Wildes is an ornamental plasterer. Ceilings...very special ceiling for her piano room, Wildes obliged with portrait plaques of Mozart...plaster that make up this ceiling took Wildes 650 hours. A doorway with columns, architectural...