Sometimes the good guys do win, when the prosses is fair, open and the people get a chance to vote. That’s the message from the election in Lorain County, Ohio, according to John Ryan, head of the AFL/CIO in nearby Cleveland, Ohio. Writes Ryan:

Wal-Mart shelled out $280,300 to pass a rezoning measure but was defeated 59-41%; opponents of the Wal-Mart store only spent $15,802 to defeat the measure. Wal-Mart tried to sell the same thing it did in it’s successful (non-voted) drive at Steel Yards Commons: jobs and tax base. The difference is Steel Yard Commons in Cleveland was not voted on by the citizens of Cleveland; instead the deal was cut behind closed doors.

Thank you out-going (please keep going and going and going) Mayor Jane Campbell for your backroom dealing and show of contempt for the voters of Cleveland.

Thanks to Jill for the tip.

Jeff Hess: Have Coffee Will Write.

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