July 23, 2013. Letters to the Editor. BY JOHN MENA / Dear Editor, I would like to announce my candidacy for the office of mayor in the upcoming Boone municipal election in November. As a business owner downtown for over 23 years and a resident for 17, I consider myself very fortunate to live and work in our downtown. I have been dismayed, and saddened, at the amount political division between our “politicians” and their inability to progress this community forward. This is my second time running for the position, and now more than ever, I think it’s time…it’s time to bring in new blood, new faces, progressive thinking, and most importantly, progressive action.
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