6 thousand 328 ballots in the last elections in our region were declared invalid. Among the main reasons: two or more marks instead of one or the absence of them. Occasionally, election commissions declared ballots invalid for moral reasons. We dare to assume that when the election ballot form was created, those at the top took into account that every voter wants to be heard. Lots of free space for comments and complete freedom to choose what to put instead of the traditional checkbox.

About 250 thousand people, that is, a quarter of the population of the Tomsk region, receive a pension. Three quarters are future retirees. A press conference was held today at the Pension Fund on a topic that is relevant to everyone. The press conference began with a small sociological survey.

The next batch of notices, which people have already nicknamed “letters of happiness,” are being distributed to Tomsk residents. Today they are received by working pensioners. There are several thousand of them in the region. Therefore, envelopes are not distributed to apartments, but people are invited to the Pension Fund. October branch of the Pension Fund. Today, working pensioners are in no hurry to come here for letters of happiness.

An unusual literary collection, “This is us, Lord,” was published in our city. The book includes works by Tomsk poets and writers aimed at combating AIDS and drug addiction. We decided to publish the collection “This is us, Lord” in our city after a seminar for young writers called “Healthy Lifestyle of Tomsk Youth.” It was held two years ago. At the same time, a competition was announced for the best publication on the problems of drug addiction, alcoholism and the fight against AIDS.

City Hall began to arm itself. Today, Alexander Makarov acquired a small arsenal of bladed weapons at the inauguration of the newly elected mayor. As a sign of victory over his competitors, Makarov was presented with a saber, sword and mace. Great Hall of the White House. One hundred percent turnout. Only the main opponents of Alexander Makarov are missing - Reznikov, Deev and Dronnikov.

Over the past year, for each of us, life has risen in price by about two thousand rubles. If in February 2003 the average Tomsk resident spent 3 thousand 200 rubles on himself, now it is 5 500. It is generally accepted that life has become more expensive due to the increase in utility bills. But this is not entirely true. Taking advantage of the situation, prices were raised not only by utility workers, but also by signalmen, bath and laundry workers, and many others.

The Tomsk Center of the Federation of Internet Education is preparing to graduate its five thousandth listener. School teachers are trained at the Center. They are given the basics of internet literacy. The honorary status of the five thousandth listener was given to Yuri Baryshev, a history teacher from the Verkhneketsky district. The Center for the Federation of Internet Education considers five thousand graduates a worthy figure.

The targeted drug assistance program has been disrupted, this was a statement made today by the control chamber of the regional Duma. The audit showed that officials used medicine money almost uncontrollably and to date beneficiaries have received almost 20 million rubles less in medicine. The targeted drug assistance program was adopted a year ago. Today the deputies summed up its first results. They turned out to be simply discouraging. The regional pharmacy department disrupted the program.