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Green Party Candidate Thinks Odds Are Better This Year

Arlington Sun Gazette Green Party Candidate Thinks Odds Are Better This Year by SCOTT McCAFFREY, Staff Writer (Created: Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:49 AM EDT) Last November, Josh Ruebner finished third in the balloting for County Board. This year, he … Continue reading

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Arlington Courthouse Greens Run First Candidate

“Arlington Courthouse Greens Run First Candidate,” Arlington Greens Spring 2007 Newsletter

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Main anti-war group plans rally against Israeli policies

Main anti-war group plans rally against Israeli policies By Daniel Treiman The Forward February 2, 2007 The anti-war group behind the recent demonstration that brought tens of thousands to Washington to protest the Iraq War already has plans for another … Continue reading

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County Can Do Even More for Environment

Arlington Sun Gazette County Can Do Even More for Environment (Created: Monday, January 8, 2007 6:55 AM EST) Editor: Upon being elected County Board chairman for 2007, Paul Ferguson unveiled an ambitious, yet practical, initiative to reduce county government carbon … Continue reading

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Campaign for Arlington County Board, 2007

Welcome to the website for Josh Ruebner, Green Party candidate for Arlington County Board. In 2006, I ran for the County Board to promote affordable housing and to end Arlington’s over-development and gentrification. The Arlington Sun Gazette gave me the … Continue reading

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Challengers Stress Prices and Housing: Zimmerman Touts Accomplishments

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110101276.html By Annie Gowen Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 2, 2006; VA20 In nearly a dozen civic forums and debates in Arlington this election season, the two challengers looking to unseat County Board Chairman Chris Zimmerman (D) on Tuesday … Continue reading

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Candidates Clash Over Spending Priorities During Debate

Arlington Connection Incumbent Zimmerman defends record against attacks from Republican and Green Party challengers. By Seth Rosen October 31, 2006 Every time there is a heavy downpour, 18th Street floods, making it difficult for children to catch the school bus and … Continue reading

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No Choice for Arlington Readers of Wash. Post

Letter to the Editor, Submitted October 31, 2006 The Washington Post cites Chris Zimmerman’s expertise on smart growth, affordable housing, and development in its endorsement of him for Arlington County Board [“Choices in Arlington”, Tuesday, October 31, p. A20].  However, … Continue reading

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ENDORSEMENT: McMenamin for County Board

http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2006/10/30/arlington/opinion/acmt931.txt Civic activist John Antonelli had it right a few weeks back: All it would take to bring Arlington’s wayward County Board back to reality is for voters this year to turn out incumbent board chairman Chris Zimmerman. Overnight, the … Continue reading

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Green Party Candidate Urges No Vote on Discriminatory Ballot Measure

October 20 (Arlington, VA)—Josh Ruebner, Green Party candidate for Arlington County Board, urged Virginia’s voters yesterday to reject Ballot Question #1, also known as the Marshall-Newman Amendment. Ruebner’s remarks came at a candidates’ forum hosted by the Arlington Gay and … Continue reading

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