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August 30, 2007
Rusty Nailed?
A letter surfaced today from embattled Councilwoman Marti Rutherford to the man who owns the house in which she rents a room and thus supposedly gains "resident" status in District 6. The handwritten note thanks Rusty Scott for his campaign support, and goes on to say that Ms. Rutherford hopes he "did not take any flack" about her being his "'tenant'" — and yes, the word "tenant" is enclosed in telling quotation marks in the letter.
Even though that punctuation symbol is often abused, I think it's pretty clear that it was used correctly in this instance.
The Pulse and Chattanoogan.com have the goods. The letter was sent to local talk radio station WGOW 102.3FM.
Sometime Rutherford nemesis, Mayor Ron Littlefield, now says that he believes everything to be ship-shape in this residence situation. Why is he helping to circle the wagons, and further alienating himself from his largest campaign donor (the SEIU) in the process? Something doesn't seem right.
It also sounds like Mayor Littlefield needs a crash course in Gerrymandering 101.
Government | By joe lance | 06:26 PM