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Last year, more than 180 of the state's 351 cities and towns had some type of override question on the ballot, according to The Boston Globe...
...with the rising costs of community services and little additional help expected from the state, the override question will likely show up again on next year's ballot...
...Boston has never put an override question on the ballot, and only two cities--Cambridge and Northhampton--have successfully overridden...
...centerpiece of California's campaign is a grass-roots ballot measure to enact the most ambitious package of environmental protection of any state in the country. Its liberal supporters like Van de Kamp, who has been strongly identified with the initiative, describe it as an "environmental bill of rights." Other enthusiasts know it simply as the Big Green. It aims at nothing less than protecting all food, air and water from chemical contamination. If passed in November, it would authorize a $500 million oil- spill contingency fund. It would also create a new elective office, that of an "environmental advocate...
...Sandinistas have not changed their Marxist ways altogether. U.N.O. poll watchers assigned to monitor the ballot counting have complained of harassment by members of the Interior Ministry urging them to quit the party. Those who comply are rewarded with perks like free coupons for gasoline. Diehards who refuse such blandishments are threatened with loss of jobs or property...