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Stubbs the Cat Is the World's First Feline Mayor

Camilla Turner — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:54:56 +0000

Meet Stubbs, a sassy cat who has recently rocketed to fame. As mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, he attracts visitors from far and wide, hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the longest serving mayors in the US.

Known locally as “Mayor Stubbs,” the feline’s popularity is undisputed: he has 1,000 friends on Facebook, which exceeds the town’s 900 residents.

Pennsylvania Mayor Cuts Salary of All City Employees to Minimum Wage — Is It Fair?

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:37:08 +0000

Not even Michael Scott of Dunder Mifflin fame would pull the kind of controversial stunt the mayor of Scranton, PA. has. Last week, Chris Doherty slashed the salaries of every single one of the city’s 398 employees — including Scranton’s police and firefighters — to the federal minimum wage of $7.25. Doherty’s rational for the [...]