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This and that from the world of Valley politics.
SIGN OF THE TIMES: If Canfield city residents wonder what happened to their political yard signs, they may want to check with city officials. Canfield City Manager Chuck Tieche said city employees are taking signs that don't conform to Canfield's zoning code and are storing them at the city building. The code states signs can't be larger than 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide, and prohibits residents from placing signs in the right of way. Residents can pick up their political signs at the city building. But Tieche had this warning: "If they're too large, and you put them back up, you're going to find them missing again."
Leadership post: State Sen. Marc Dann of Liberty, D-32nd, plans to get himself into a leadership position in the Senate's Democratic caucus next year should he win his Nov. 2 race. Dann is filling the remaining two years of U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan's unexpired term in the state Senate. It shouldn't be terribly difficult for Dann to achieve his goal. First, there are only 11 Democrats in the 33-member Senate, and there are four Democratic leadership posts in the legislative body. Second, during his first two years in the Senate, Dann has been one of the party's best fund-raisers.
Hair-raising election: Voters who cast ballots at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center -- Canfield Township Precincts 1 and 6 -- can get their hair and nails done by senior cosmetology students from noon to 6 p.m. Election Day. Fees are based on the services provided, and the proceeds will be used to defray the expense high school students at the center pay to take the state cosmetology test.
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