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City government and the DDN is promoting the false premise that a single payer system for electricity will lower prices. It won't, just like it doesn't in health care. But the city plans a referendum to push this fraud. This is just another attempt to advance the same socialism that's destroying our city, state and country. Competition for power will lower prices and increase quality.

Cityfolk cancels next year's festival, blaming rain in 2012. As the Celtic Festival has proved, if you put on a great show, you can make money in the rain. We've been to Octoberfest and Hispanic festival in the rain too.