Wednesday, April 20, 2016

David Thomson (1943-2016) Warren Area High School Class of 1961



1961 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory
1983 Warren City Directory
  • Thomson David A & Vernice M; retd h15 Hemlock St
  • [county section] Thomson David C r402 W Main St (Sugar Grove)
  • [county section] Thomson Sandra K r402 W Main St (Sugar Grove)

The popularity of 'David' as a baby name is graphed here.

Let's take a look at Vernice, David's mom.


Nameberry describes 'Vernice' as a variant of 'Verna' and 'Veronica'.

But what about Bernice, which spent most of the 1910s and 1920s in the top 50?

Other members of the class of '61:
Ronald Hultman.  (6/24/2014)

Latest GOP and Democratic delegate count


Who's on track for the nomination:  Republicans.  (FiveThirtyEight, 4/20/2016)



Who's on track for the nomination:  Democrats.  (FiveThirtyEight, 4/20/2016)
The Democratic National Committee includes 712 “superdelegates,” usually elected officials and party leaders, whose votes at the convention are not bound to a candidate based on primary and caucus results. Because superdelegates can change their preferences before the convention, we are not including them in our delegate targets.

Superdelegate tally:
  • 502 - Clinton
  •   38 - Sanders

Preview of Maryland presidential primary races


Maryland is one of 5 primaries scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 26 -- the other 4 being Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.   

What's at stake in Maryland?
  • GOP:  38 winner-take-most delegates
  • Dem:  118 delegates awarded proportionally


The current RCP average percentage point advantage is +14.7 Trump.



The current RCP average percentage point advantage is +20.7 Clinton.

Other state polls:
Latest California primary polls give front runners a bump.  (4/17/2016)
Donald Trump's Joe Paterno meltdown moment in Pittsburgh.  (4/14/2016)
Presidential primary focus moves East: A look at latest polls from NY and PA.  (4/7/2016)
Trump continues to hold onto a slim lead in GOP California primary polls.  (4/5/2016)
Latest GOP Pennsylvania primary poll shows tight race between Trump and Kasich.  (3/24/2016)