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Munger to run for mayor

So now there are three. Come Wednesday, according to the usual unreliable sources, Council of Neighborhood Organizations President Dave Munger will join Buddy Gilmore and Tim Leigh in the quest for the mayor’s gavel. Here’s his bio, taken from CONO’s web page. “Dave Munger is president of the Council of Neighbors and Organizations, having been [...]

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Memorial, Mary Lou and the new mayor

For my many sins – and because our health care reporter, Amy Gillentine, was busy at the Space Symposium – it fell to me to cover this afternoon’s meeting of the “Memorial Commission.” The meeting featured brief remarks by former mayor Mary Lou Makepeace, who left office in 2003. Mary Lou spoke concisely, briefly, and [...]

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