It was a great campaign. Both sides raised issues and I was able to talk about the vision I have for the town and the direction I'd like to see all of us move in. I think the message resonated with the voters.

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The young ones have a yen for musical variety, plus some of the band's appeal can be traced to those old '30s and '40s movies appearing on late night and cable TV. A lot of kids seeing the band are enthralled by what they hear. We've got some hot players on the stand who can really perform. That really appeals to them.

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Everyone has been wonderful. The church sent flowers today and asked if the torches would be OK [Friday] night. We told them we didn't think they would upset anyone.

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I don't think either side had any interest in going to arbitration. We reached out and they (Jays) reached out and it all came together pretty quickly. Ted's just ready to go.

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There are all sorts of tempting things around here.

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