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GREENBELTTT eview News R An Independent Newspaper VOL. 67, No. 49 15 Crescent Rd., Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1887 OCTOBER 28, 2004 From Soup to Nuts, Everything Up for Grabs in the Nation, To Know about the Candidates Here, Results Are Certain by Elaine Skolnik by James Giese and Elaine Skolnik Nationwide an intense, pas- Democratic Presidential con- sionate and energized electorate tender. Today Nader’s prospect Greenbelters have been de- Greenbelters will have a fairly Conn., George W. Bush grew up is expected to vote in record appears bleak because of dwin- prived of hearing many cam- simple ballot for the election. in Midland and Houston, Tex. numbers on Tuesday, November dling support. He is a candidate paign commercials prior to There are only three contests for He has a bachelor’s degree in 2. Registration figures have of the Populist party. Tuesday’s Presidential election. offices – President/Vice President, history from Yale and a master of soared in many states including Meanwhile both the Republi- This is because pollsters have U.S. Senator and Representative business administration from Maryland, where Prince George’s can and Democratic camps are declared Maryland to be a solid in Congress for Congressional Harvard. He served five years in County and Greenbelt registra- gearing up for possible legal blue state with no close election District 5. There are also elec- the Texas Air National Guard. tions are at an all-time high. At challenges and preparing for contests expected. (Who decided tions for Judge of the Maryland He began a career in the oil in- press time the race between in- anything that might go wrong at that Democrats were blue and Circuit Court from Judicial Cir- dustry in Midland in a variety of cumbent Republican President the polls. Thousands of lawyers, Republicans red?) As a result, cuit 7 and At-Large Judge of the business enterprises and later George W. Bush and Democrat volunteers and poll watchers are few campaign dollars are being Court of Special Appeals, but all served as the managing partner John Kerry appears too close to targeting battleground states, es- spent here in Maryland – or in judge candidates are running un- of the Texas Rangers. In 1994 call, according to most polls. pecially Florida, Iowa, Ohio, the District of Columbia or Vir- opposed. Last, but not least, are he was elected governor of Memories of the close, con- Colorado and Pennsylvania, ginia for that matter. 10 Prince George’s County ballot Texas, serving in that capacity tentious 2000 Presidential Gen- where the outcome could tip the That is not the case elsewhere questions. (See separate story until he was elected President in eral Election between Bush and balance for either Presidential in the country, where air waves and editorial.) 2000. Al Gore produced myriad court candidate. are filled with attack ads running In Maryland and in Greenbelt, He met and married his wife, legal battles that ended finally The nation has been de- down the merits of one candidate Democratic Party candidates U.S. Laura Welch, during an unsuc- when the United States Supreme scribed as “divided.” Some be- or another. In Florida and Wis- Senators John F. Kerry and John cessful 1978 campaign for Con- Court declared Bush the winner lieve there is an invisible army – consin, for example, it seems im- Edwards are expected to beat out gress. They have twin daughters, of the Presidential race. What independents who did not vote possible to go anywhere without the Republican candidates, Presi- Barbara and Jenna. Bush is the could prevent a replay of the in the primary election, young encountering a rally for a presi- dent George W. Bush and Vice son of former President George 2000 election? Many political people, blacks, Latinos and His- dential candidate with the candi- President Dick Cheney, for H. W. Bush, grandson of Senator pundits believe that only a deci- panics – who could tip the bal- date or his running mate present. Maryland’s 10 electoral votes Prescott Bush of Connecticut sive victory by Kerry or Bush ance to either Kerry or Bush. In Maryland, the best we got was (out of 538 total for the country). and brother of Jeb Bush, gover- could prevent the legal skirmish- Indeed, election day will be a quick visit from Vice Presiden- Buoyed by the election of Rob- nor of Florida. ing of four years ago. anything but boring! tial candidate John Edwards. ert Ehrlich as Governor in 2002, Bush’s running mate, Dick In the 2000 election, Ralph What issues could influence a On the air, only a few ads the Republicans are hoping to Cheney of Casper, Wy. was born Nader had strong support from voter’s preference for President have told us how bad U.S. Sena- cut the Democrats’ margin of in 1941. He obtained his B.A. his Green Party. Considered a tor Barbara Mikulski or her op- victory in both the national and and M.A. degrees from the Uni- spoiler at the time, he hurt the See ELECTION, page 7 ponent Maryland Senator E. J. state campaigns. Also on the versity of Wyoming. In 1975 Pipkin are. Based on commer- ballot are candidates of the and 1976 he served as White cials alone, one would not know Green, Libertarian, Constitution House chief of staff under Presi- Voters Face 10 Questions there is a Presidential election and Populist parties. dent Gerald Ford. He was taking place or who is running Candidates elected to Congress in 1978 and or that we are electing a member (Listed in order of appearance served for 10 years until he be- On Issues Before County of Congress for the Fifth District on the ballot) by James Giese of Maryland. Born in 1946 in New Haven, See CANDIDATES, page 6 Ten county questions are on nanced out of large donations the ballot besides the election made primarily by real estate in- Co-op Marks 20th Anniversary for United States President and terests and campaign funds of Vice-President, Maryland Senator County Councilmember Thomas and Fifth District Member of Hendershot, would amend the At Annual Meeting on Oct. 30 Congress. The Prince George’s county charter to create two ad- County Council placed nine of ditional at-large seats and auto- by Diane Oberg the questions on the ballot and matically make the at-large the other, Question H, was added councilmember who received the For many Greenbelters, it is by petition. No other offices in most votes the council chair. hard to imagine Greenbelt with- the state, county or city are up The majority of the members out the Co-op Supermarket. Yet for election at this time. of the county council, who op- 20 years ago the city was threat- The first five questions (A – pose Question H, added the three ened with that possibility. On E) relate to bond issue approvals other related questions to modify Saturday, October 30 at 10 a.m., for various county public facili- and weaken that question’s provi- members of the Greenbelt Con- ties. The next five relate to pro- sions. The council amendments, if sumer Cooperative (GCC) will posed amendments to the county approved, would only take effect celebrate the success of the new charter. Of these, four (F, G, H if Question H were approved. co-operative that was formed to and I) are the most controversial. The last question, J, deals with keep the store open when They relate to changes in the reducing the number of hours Greenbelt Co-operative, Inc., composition of the county coun- that temporary and seasonal em- (GCI) decided to focus on its cil and are not placed in an ap- ployees may work. furniture division. propriate order. At-large Despite increasing competi- Of the four, Ballot Question Question H, if approved, will tion in the area the GCC has en- H, proposed by a petition circu- add two more members to the The first Board of Directors for Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative in lated by Prince George’s County nine-member county council. joyed sustained success. The 1984 are from left (front row) – Bob Davis, Jim Cassels and Marga- food store has made money every chapter of ACORN (Association These two would be elected at- ret Hogensen; (back row) Mike Burchick, Chuck Saraban, Wayne of Community Organizations for large. Instead of running from a year since beginning operations Williams, Richard Bates and Joe Timer. in 1984. This accomplishment Reform Now) with the cost of is even more impressive given paid circulators apparently fi- See QUESTIONS, page 6 that the GCI’s food division had $25,000 of that loss was reim- expects, will be improved effi- sustained 13 consecutive years of bursed by insurance. ciency and a more customer- What Goes On losses. GCC is not resting on its lau- friendly facility. A new office/ Sunday, October 31 In the fiscal year ending July rels. Sometime in 2005 custom- customer service area and a bath- 6 to 8 p.m., Trick or Treating 31, the Co-op’s sales topped $10 ers should see the launch of a room will be installed on the Thursday, November 4 million, a 6.7 percent increase major remodeling effort. Store first floor. 7:30 p.m., GHI Board Meeting, Board Room from the previous year’s revenues Manager Bob Davis says that Quick Start Saturday, November 6 of $9.4 million. This record oc- most of the refrigeration equip- Since its founding GCC has Noon to 2 p.m., Ranger Scout Fishing Derby, ages 6 to 12, curred despite the store sustain- ment and much of the shelving proved itself an organization Buddy Attick Lake Park at Lookout Point ing an $80,000 loss from Hurri- will be replaced.