Democrat Marcia L. Fudge, the mayor of the Cleveland suburb of Warrensville Heights, won a special election primary Tuesday for the vacant House seat in Ohio's 11th Congressional District. The victory effectively ensures that she will get a head start on seniority over the other House freshmen who win this year's general elections. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.