up close when I was in the City Council.

Obviously I was disappointed the City Council didn't enact (the El Paso ordinance). We came close. We came very close.

When you go to towns that are dying on the vine, it's because there is dissention between the city council and the business community - there are too many looking out for number one instead of the best interest of the community,

For the fifth year in a row, the Bush budget cuts city core services to pay for wealthy tax breaks. And once again, the mayor's requests were not funded.

For the fifth year in a row, the Bush budget cuts city core services to pay for wealthy tax breaks. And once again, the mayor's requests were not funded.

This is a hard time for the city, a hard time for the council and a hard time for the mayor. I'd much rather be mayor when I was than right now.