http://www.dailyitem.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:20:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_111082059.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_111082059.html This is the last in a series of election forums that have appeared Sundays on this page. For the past several weeks, The Daily Item has posed a question to the three candidates for the U.S. House of Represenatives seat in the 10th Congressional District. Chris Hackett and Dan Meuser are vying for the Republican nomiantion and incumbent Democratic Congressman Chris Carney is unopposed for his party’s nomination in Tuesday’s Primary Election. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:18:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_111081840.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_111081840.html While most politicians understand that polling is an inexact science, candidates still lean heavily on poll results to capture snapshots of trends during a campaign. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:16:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_111081643.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_111081643.html Call it confidence or arrogance, but Valley Republicans expect the next president to be Sen. John McCain, regardless of whom the Democrats put up this fall. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:12:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_111081336.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_111081336.html While many Valley Democrats insist they are embracing a message of unity as Pennsylvania’s primary election nears, results of a telephone survey of randomly selected registered Democrats reveal disparate opinions about the Democratic candidates. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:39:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_106004121.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_106004121.html Slightly more than 2,000 voters shifted their allegiance in Union County, and a slight decline in total voter numbers — from 19,986 to 19,808 — was also seen. Democratic registrations increased by 934 voters, while the Republican side saw a decline of 647. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:36:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_106004556.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_106004556.html Local politicians are giving Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt after he made some controversial comments about Pennsylvanians last week. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:04:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_103003114.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_103003114.html A take-off on an old country-western hit is bringing a lot of political attention to a Lewisburg singer-songwriter. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:19:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_101003106.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_101003106.html The first election Jim Freeman can remember was in 1920, when his father ran for a county commissioner post in Canada. He lost. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:49:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_100055028.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_100055028.html If U.S. Rep. Chris Carney feels like he has a target on his back, it's for good reason. Republicans view the freshman Democrat's 2006 election as a fluke — he rolled to victory after his GOP predecessor became embroiled in a sex scandal — and see his House seat as ripe for the taking. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:55 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_097000119.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_097000119.html The heated Democrat race for the presidential nomination made a pit stop at the Union County Democratic Committee spring dinner at La Primavera, led by Clinton's brother Hugh Rodham, and former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford, campaigning on behalf of Obama. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_093003145.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_093003145.html The daughter of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., will speak about her mother's presidential candidacy at noon Thursday at Bucknell University. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:17:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_089000043.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_089000043.html A 10th Congressional District candidate for the Republican nomination is "exaggerating" his involvement in C3i's decision to open a facility in Wilkes-Barre last year, the chief financial officer of the international company says. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:14:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_089000054.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_089000054.html With recent disclosures that the two Republicans seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Chris Carney have employed illegal immigrants, the freshman congressman said he has never had illegal immigrants on his payroll. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:30:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_088001518.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_088001518.html Families are making substantially less money today than they were 10 years ago, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd of about 1,500 people at Lewistown Area High School gymnasium Thursday. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:12:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_088001526.html http://www.dailyitem.com/valleyprimary/local_story_088001526.html The two Republican candidates for the 10th Congressional District clashed over political earmarks Thursday during a meeting with members of the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce.