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John Watson passes, remembering “Chickie”

John “Chickie” Watson
John Watson passes, remembering “Chickie”

by Jack Smiles

   I can’t remember the last time I saw John “Chickie” Watson. It had to be five years ago or more, when he was living in Florida or Colorado. He came in for the John Allan golf tournament and we had a couple beers at Cooper’s.
   Things were a little uneasy between us at that point. We clashed over politics and the state of the Dispatch.
   Decades earlier things were different. We were friends. We played softball and tons of pick up basketball.

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If anyone can pull a write in off, Red can

Red O'Brien
If anyone can pull a write in off, Red can
   Quite a few have been asking what are Red O’Brien’s plans after he narrowly lost a Democratic nomination by eight votes to Alex Kokura in the recent District Judge race?
   Great question.
   Well, I’ve heard a couple things.
   First, we heard he’d like to run as an independent for the District Judge seat come November.  The problem, he can’t
   In order to get on the ballot as in Independent, you must have registered as an Independent no less than thirty days prior to the election.  You also, could not have participated in any way in the primary election.  So this is not an option for Red. Read More ...
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DeAngelo deesn't know where Avoca is

Yochem & DeAngelo
DeAngelo deesn't know where Avoca is
   Again, while enjoying my egg white Big Breakfast at McDonalds this past week, I had another conversation about a new Wyoming Area Ticket forming consisting of Jerry Stofko, John Bolin, John Marrianacci and yes, Nick DeAngelo.
   As you may know, DeAngelo won a Democratic nod while Kim Yochm grabbed a Republican. The two will square off in November
   The main topic of our conversation was how surprised, not that DeAngelo is trying to team up with Stofko, Bolin and Marrianacci, it’s that Stofko, Marrianacci and Bolin will be taking DeAngelo under his wing. Read More ...
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