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Arlington
Lifestyle
Casting Call: College-Aged Students, Grads Wanted For Reality TV Debate Show In DC Area
Hollywood is coming calling to Washington, DC. The Writers Guild of America may be on strike, but a casting call has been listed for the pilot episode of “In The Arena,” a reality TV competition that is looking for “attractive, athletic, candidates,” who preferably “have a compelling life story” and a knack for debate. “This role is to be a candidate for a new reality tv competition show's pilot episode and sizzle reel,” officials said. Fifteen candidates will be selected as finalists. A handful will also audition and be rejected in the episode. According to producers of the show, …
Bucks
Politics
Fetterman Struggles Through Debate With Oz
Lieutenant Governor and Democratic US Senate hopeful John Fetterman met with Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz in a highly anticipated debate Tuesday, Oct. 25. But Fetterman, who suffered from a stroke in May, appeared to struggle at times and gave halting, sometimes contradictory answers over the course of the hour-long debate. “I had a stroke. He’s never let me forget that,” said Fetterman, calling his health "the elephant in the room." "I might miss some words during this debate, mush two words together, but it knocked me down and I’m going to keep coming back up," he …
Hampden
Politics
Watch
: Congressman Neal, Mayor Morse Debate Tonight, Monday, Aug. 17
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal will debate challenger Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse Monday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. They are both running as Democrats to represent Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District. The district includes Hampden and Berkshire counties as well as large sections of Hampshire and Franklin counties. The primary election will be Sept. 1 to see who will represent the Democrats on the November ballot. The hour-long debate will be the first between the two politicians. It will be moderated by veteran newsman Ray Hershel. The event was organized by The Republican and MassLive, New England P…
Mount Pleasant
Schools
Lawsuit: Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest In Westchester
A 14-year-old left his prestigious private school after coaches on the debate team accused him of selling out a recent contest, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court. The former student at Kugnus ACTS Academy in Closter, New Jersey, faced "false, malicious and defamatory" from a debate coach after losing in the second round of a contest last month in the Lakeland Westchester Classic at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, NorthJersey.com reports. The teen was accused of sharing strategies and files with a friend on the opposing Manhattan team, who “possessed…
Cresskill-Closter
News
Lawsuit
: Closter Debate Team Coach Wrongly Attacked Student, 14, After Losing Contest
A 14-year-old from Fort Lee left his prestigious private school in Closter after coaches on the debate team accused him of selling out a recent contest, according to a lawsuit filed in Superior Court. The former Kugnus ACTS Academy student faced "false, malicious and defamatory" from debate coach after losing in the second round of a contest last month in the Lakeland Westchester Classic in New York, NorthJersey.com reports. The teen was accused of sharing strategies and files with a friend on the opposing Manhattan team, who “possessed the exact same overviews, block an…
Greenwich
Politics
Fireworks Expected At Three-Way CT Gubernatorial Debate
UPDATE: Daily Voice coverage of Wednesday's debate can be read by clicking here. The addition of a third, independent candidate for the debate at the University of Connecticut should stir up the race for governor. For those who watched the last televised debate, on Sept. 17 as reported here by Daily Voice, it degraded into name calling and "he said, he didn't say," by Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Bob Stefanowski. Prior to the Wednesday, Sept. 26, debate, petitioning independent candidate Richard Nelson "Oz" Griebel of Hartford released part of his tax returns f…
Greenwich
Politics
Round Two: Ready For Another Gubernatorial Debate?
Candidates for Connecticut governor Ned Lamont and Bob Stefanowski are meeting up for their second debate of the campaign. Daily Voice coverage of Monday's debate can be found by clicking here: Stefanowski, a Republican from Madison, and Lamont, a Democrat from Greenwich, squared off on Sept. 17 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven. It was televised live on Cable Channel 24, WCTX. The debate was hosted by the Connecticut Association of Realtors with News 8 and will be moderated by the association's president, Michael Barbaro. The two major party candidates debated for the first time on We…
Greenwich
Politics
Gloves Come Off In Governor's Debate
Neither gubernatorial candidate pulled punches on Wednesday night in the first of four debates before the Nov. 6 election. Republican Bob Stefanowski of Madison came out swinging by labeling Democrat Ned Lamont as a clone of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. "Dan Malloy has absolutely ruined this state. With Ned Lamont, it's actually going to be worse,'' Stefanowski said. "He's going to raise taxes and put up tolls." Lamont, a cable TV entrepreneur from Greenwich, swung back by saying he has heard no details about how Stefanowski would pay for his promises including income tax cuts. …
Chappaqua
Schools
Horace Greeley Debate Team Wins HS Parliamentary Program In California
The Horace Greeley High School Debate Team of Krishna Ramaswamy, Claire Weis, and Dorothy Low recently won the 2017-2018 High School Parliamentary Debate Program Championship event held at Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, Calif. On April 21, the Greeley team won a decision as the opposition against California Polytechnic High School on the impromptu motion: "In general elections, parents should be able to cast proxy votes for their children." Horace Greeley sent 15 students (five three-student teams) to compete and as a high school, Greeley placed fourth overall. T…
Yonkers
Politics
State Senate Candidates Square Off In Debate At Sarah Lawrence College
The gloves are off and questions from the audience are welcome during the latest debate Wednesday, April 18 in the special election for George Latimer's vacated state Senate seat. Republican Julie Killian of Rye faces Democratic Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer of Yonkers during a 7:30 p.m. debate at Reisinger Auditorium at Sarah Lawrence College. Killian, a former Rye councilwoman is making a second attempt at the 37th District Senate seat vacated by Latimer after he became Westchester County executive in January. The special election is on Tuesday, April 24. The debate is co-sponsored by the…
