President John F. Kennedy described himself as an idealist without illusion. I always took this to mean while it remains important to maintain your core beliefs or principles, one needs to be willing to work with others of differing views to achieve a common good. Too often of late, at the federal, the state, and…
An ongoing reliability issue with the South Bend Common Council’s aging recording system appears to have been resolved. The audio recording system is used by the city clerk’s office to transcribe Council minutes. The city had what the clerk’s office describes as a “technologically obsolete recording system” that failed throughout 2014. As a result of…
John Voorde made his run for South Bend Common Council official Tuesday night. The current city clerk will be running in the May 5, 2015 primary as an at-large candidate in the Democratic primary. “I hope to continue to build upon my record of public service based upon pragmatic common sense,” Voorde said. Voorde is…
South Bend’s deputy city clerk is throwing her hat into the ring to become the next city clerk. Kareemah Fowler announced her candidacy on Tuesday night. Fowler’s declaration came one day after Common Councilman Derek Dieter announced his own bid on Facebook. Fowler has worked in the city clerk’s office for the past four years….
