You may have been tempted to call me a fair weather fan when it comes to The Shea High Football Raiders.  Let's face it, when they were winning, you could read about it every week right here at DFRESH.net.  Now, when is the last time you heard Shea football on this site.  It's not that I didn't expect that they wouldn't be as good this year.  I knew Dino Campopiano would need this year to reload.  Next year they'll be competitive again.

How about the local mayoral and city council races this year?  I supported Jimmy Doyle against Don Grebien.  I had the lawn sign and everything!  I did start to get a little concerned when I heard people, who I knew to be Doyle supporters in the past, jumping ship.  Doyle won handily, by what, 2000 votes or so?  Grebien said he'll be back in two years.  My question is, will Doyle be running for re-election?  My guess is that Jimmy Doyle will retire and the endorsed Democrat will be Henry Kinch.  It will be interesting to see how much support Grebien gets from the Democratic party since he jumped independent and ran against the endorsed candidate.

If that didn't grab your attention, how about Jean Phillipe Barros defeating City Council President Mary Bray.  No big deal as far as the Council is concerned.  For all intents and purposes, John Barry was pulling the strings.  He was the actual person making the decisions.  Barry and Hodge were the shot callers on the council.  Look, I was born and raised on the west side of the city.  I went to Slater Junior High and Pawtucket West (now Shea High).  I barely recognize that side of the city now.  It's changed so much.  Hooray for the people in that neighborhood for organizing and pushing out the old, while electing a person who truly represents the constituency.