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April 24, 2005

Voters will weigh candidates’ leadership, business sense

Voters will weigh candidates’ leadership, business sense Duane O’Neill, president the past 12 years of the MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce, has worked with mayors in nine cities including Jackson. In that time, O’Neill has seen vision-inspired leaders quarterback their cities to success. And those mayors possess common traits, he said. “They must be a strong…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 24, 2005

I’ll take passion over paranoia any day

I’ll take passion over paranoia any day THE DEFINING MOMENT of the Jackson mayoral debate came when a panelist asked Mayor Johnson who “them” is. Johnson has been running ads about “them” — the “powerful and privileged” who seek to turn back the clock and ruin Jackson. Johnson responded, giving his personal definition of “them”:…