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Judge throws Jones off Colona ballot
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CAMBRIDGE -- Henry County Circuit Court Judge Ted Hamer on Tuesday ruled that Matthew Jones, who filed as a candidate for 3rd Ward alderman in Colona, cannot be on the ballot in the April 9 city elections. The judge's decision reverses a ruling by the Colona electoral board which said Mr. Jones could be on the ballot even though he filed his petitions of candidate before the Dec. 17-26 filing period for independent candidates. The board said that errors on the part of city officials would make it a "travesty of justice" to kick Mr. Jones off the ballot. After looking at the official candidates' guide, Judge Hamer said there was no question there were mistakes made by different people in Mr. Jones' case, but the chief mistake was the candidate's and it would be "chaos" to allow people to file whenever they wanted. "It comes down to the responsibility of the candidate," he said. "To make an exception here would just open the door to let anybody file any time. The objector's petition is granted; Mr. Jones is not to be on the ballot." The objector was Sena Ropp, who is challenging incumbent city clerk Linda Teichman in a Democratic primary on Feb. 26. 
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Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Fanatics have grown wonderfully civil since the president snubbedthem by revoking Burnside's infamous attack upon the freedom of the press.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Interstate baseball league has collapsed, leaving Davenport'sleading team without a league connection.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Passengers were stunned yesterday when lightning struck a LongView street car at 9th Ave. and 25th St.
1938 -- 75 years ago: X-ray examinations today traced the trouble with Dizzy Dean's$250,000 pitching arm to a pulled muscle back of his right shoulder blade.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Radio station WQAD in Moline is being considered by the NationalCivil Defense Office for selection as a "secured communication center" Mrs. Gault,executive deputy director of the Moline Civil Defense unit reported today.
1988 -- 25 years ago: "Marketplace 29 A.D." an unusual vacation Bible school programthat will allow children to live three days as people did during the Bible Times June 21-23. The three day program, is a joint project of Aldersgate and Bethel-Wesley UnitedMethodist churches.
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