Prometheus 6

Continuing the theme, I want to introduce you to The Patriot-News, a local newspaper from central Pensylvania. Go to the site and search for Rev. Alvin Q. Taylor. You'll get the first 100 words of a series of stories, which you must pay for to get at because they go back to April this year.

Dauphin County commissioner candidate wins ballot slot
Date: April 1, 2007
Page: A05
Democratic voters in Dauphin County will have a third choice when nominating candidates for county commissioner in May -- the Rev. Alvin Q. Taylor Sr.

Taylor's election petition had been rejected by the county elections office because it was improperly notarized. But Taylor appealed the decision to Common Pleas Court and won.

Election bureau appeals Taylor ruling
Date: April 12, 2007
Page: B06
The Rev. Alvin Q. Taylor's campaign for the Democratic nomination for Dauphin County commissioner has hit another snag.

In March, Taylor's election petition for the May 15 primary was rejected by the Dauphin County Bureau of Registrations and Elections because it was improperly notarized. But the rejection was overturned on appeal by county Judge Scott A. Evans.

Minister loses ballot appeal
Date: April 17, 2007
Page: B03
A minister who is trying to run for the Democratic nomination for Dauphin County commissioner lost his ballot position a second time.

The Rev. Alvin Q. Taylor's name was ordered off the May 15 primary ballot by Commonwealth Court Senior Judge James R. Kelley.

Kelley overturned a ruling last week by county Judge Scott A. Evans that had directed the county Bureau of Registration and Election to allow Taylor's name on the ballot. The county appealed...

State court returns minister to Dauphin County ballot
Date: May 1, 2007
Page: B02
The Rev. Alvin Q. Taylor is back on this month's Democratic primary ballot.

The state Supreme Court in a one-page order yesterday revives Taylor's quest for the Democratic nomination for Dauphin County commissioner. His name will appear on the May 15 ballot with Commissioner George Hartwick III and Millersburg businessman Steve Adams.

Candidate sees arson, message as 'hate crime'
Date: May 17, 2007
Page: B01
The lawyer representing the sole black Dauphin County commissioner candidate said he believes a fire that destroyed his guesthouse yesterday was set by someone angry about the primary election's outcome.

District Attorney Edward M. Marsico Jr. confirmed that arson caused the 3: 40 a.m. fire that destroyed the frame building behind lawyer William T. Smith's Paxtang home.

Marsico said his office does not know why Smith's guesthouse was targeted.

Police investigate arson case
Date: May 19, 2007
Page: B02
Police are working to determine if the arson that destroyed a lawyer's Paxtang guesthouse early Wednesday was a hate crime.

Lawyer William T. Smith represented the Rev. Alvin Q. Taylor, a Democratic candidate for Dauphin County commissioner, in court appeals to keep his name on the primary ballot.

Taylor not only won those court cases but also won the primary and the right to appear on the fall ballot.

Less than eight hours after the polls closed Tuesday night, someone set...

...and painted on the door to the main house were the words, “Back Pay is a Bitch.”