CenLamar | Est. 2006

Facebook and LC Detractors For those of you who don’t know, Facebook (located at http://www.facebook.com) is a member’s-only social networking site created by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg about two years ago. Initially, the only people allowed to join facebook were those with college e-mail addresses, but recently, facebook has opened up to high school students and a select number of corporations. Soon, members will be able to join based on their geographical location. Facebook also allows individuals to create groups based on a common interest. For instance, there is a Jacques Roy for Mayor facebook group with 38 members spread…

Roy Wins 33% of the Vote, Faces Brewer in Run-Off. Silver Defeats Lampert, Hobbs Defeats Hickman, Lawson Defeats Slatkin Please allow me, just once, to be a little hyperbolic. Yesterday represented a great turning point in the history of Alexandria when over one-third of all voters cast their vote for candidate Jacques Roy, according to unofficial results. The difference between second and third place was a scant seventeen votes, narrowly placing Delores Brewer ahead of Roosevelt Johnson as the final precincts were counted. During the next month, we should continue to talk about the issues, and we should encourage an…

And the Winner Is…. Sources tell me to expect official returns to be posted around 9:15- 9:30 PM. Get ready. Turn-out seems very strong. We may be looking at record turn-out in some precincts. Click here to watch the results as the pour in.