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ROTHENBURGER – What the mayor’s news conference was really all about

NICELY PLAYED. Not only did he not resign, but Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson says he’ll run in the next mayoral election. Some media have their shirts in a knot because Hamer-Jackson texted them last week with an invitation to a press conference at the Columbia Street lookout about “resignation consideration.” He somehow didn’t quite live up to their expectations of what was going to be said today. One reporter called it “bait and switch.” Another said it was “pretense.” Another, “a stunt.” Well, it’s true he didn’t resign and has never seriously considered it, but if they’d thought carefully about the “consideration” word they wouldn’t have been so surprised or offended. And he did address the resignation issue with his vow to remain in office and run again. “Whether to resign isn’t a decision I take lightly,” he said. “I thought long and hard about my past 22 months as the mayor. My wife, my family, friends and members of the general public have weighed in. I’ve been under fire prior to day one.” He went on to say that most if not all of his motions — “intended to contribute to a safer community and more fiscally responsible City Hall” [...]

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