Mayor urged to keep it together

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An open letter to Mayor Dave Aspden

All right Dave, enough is enough.

You gave this mayoral thing a good run. Well, that's not exactly true, but you gave it a run, anyway. That much we can agree on, for good or ill.

But it's not for you, this public service thing. All this pressure to communicate thoughtfully and clearly to some 150,000 people is running you ragged.

Look in the mirror. You see that? You're starting to grow into a caricature of yourself and it's unbecoming.

Have some pride, man. Keep it together.

Let's talk seriously, here. A man of your character doesn't make elementary school spelling and grammar errors in a $7,300 advertisement in a national newspaper.

You take covert trips to China and venture back-room deals in hallways.

You used to be a cop, you know how to make things happen under the radar.

But it's getting away from you, isn't it? Can't you feel it?

It's not too late to back out with some grace, before you totally embarrass yourself.

And there are options. Someone with your qualifications could easily find work in either the food-service, or housekeeping industries.

Or, if you're dead-set on working for City Hall, there's much garbage to be collected.

Give it some thought and remember you have friends like me pulling for you. Keep your stick on the ice.

Dwight Edwards Barrie