http://www.toddnation.com/blog Todd Nation For Terre Haute City Council Thu, 10 May 2007 20:35:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Tuesday's Primary, I won the Democratic nomination for the City Council's 4th District with about 65 percent of the vote. Vigo County Clerk Pat Mansard says the unofficial results of my race show that 456 ballots were cast for me, while my opponent got 248 votes. The state-certified ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/05/10/thanks-4th-district-voters/ Election Day is here, and I hope you are planning to vote. I read recently that we are likely to have less than 20 percent of Terre Haute voters casting ballots in todays election " we have to do better than that if this city is to keep moving forward. Remember ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/05/08/vote-today/ Here is the text of my September 2006 letter to the Editor of the Tribune Star regarding Union Hospital's proposed closure of a block of North 7th Street. I grew up nearby, I know the area well, and I still think a new hospital could be built without having to ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/05/02/union-hospital-letter-to-the-tribune-star/ The Farrington's Grove Historic District board issued the following question to all candidates for Mayor, City Council At Large, and City Council 4th District a couple of weeks ago: "Why should Farrington's Grove Historical District residents cast their vote for you?" We were told to limit our responses to 125 words -- ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/05/02/farringtons-grove-q-a/ This year's Human Rights Day schedule of events features lots of interesting sessions, all of which are free and open to the public. Look for details on the following presenters: a former Tibetan political prisoner; a Cambodian man who now represents the United States to UNESCO; U.S. Representative Julia Carson; the ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/04/18/human-rights-day-is-today/ The League of Women Voters of Vigo County and the Tribune-Star will present their second City Council Candidate Forum tonight at 7:00 in the Sarah Scott Middle School cafeteria. Last night's forum included those of us running for the 1st - 4th District seats; tonight's forum features the rest of the ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/04/11/second-council-candidate-forum-tonight/ The first open forum for City Council candidates will be held from 7:00 until 9:00 tonight -- Tuesday, April 10 -- in the Sarah Scott Middle School cafeteria. Candidates from districts 1 through 4 will address questions from the League of Women Voters of Vigo County and the Tribune-Star, ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/04/10/first-city-council-candidate-forum-tonight/ Here is the text of today's Tribune-Star article about the upcoming Trash Can Ordinance vote. ............................. Published: April 05, 2007 11:50 pm City Council to vote on requiring garbage cans for trash By Crystal Garcia The Tribune-Star TERRE HAUTE - Terre Haute resident Pam Hacquet can't help but notice the ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/04/06/trash-can-ordinance-tribune-star-4607/ Here is the text of WTHI's report on General Ordinance 5, 2007 from last night's broadcast: Council 'Talks Trash' Dated: 04/03/2007 22:30:32 Updated: 04/04/2007 10:18:15   The Terre Haute City Council discusses taking out the trash.At Tuesday night's "Sunshine Meeting", councilman Todd Nation presented an ordinance to regulate the way you handle your garbage.The ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/04/04/trash-can-ordinance-wthi-4307/ Here's the introductory text from WTWO's coverage of the Trash Can Ordinance after the City Council meeting on April 3. Click on the link below to watch the full report -- including an interview with me. Terre Haute City Council Meeting Reported by: Patrick Fazio 04/03/2007 11:28pm The Terre Haute City Council is working ... http://www.toddnation.com/blog/2007/04/04/trash-can-ordinance-wtwo-4307/