As Mr. Logsdon has so aptly pointed out - at a debate he attended with the rest of the candidates, I believe - we are currently lacking in great leadership. And manipulating our teens, or our seniors, to orchestrate a debate that will ask only the questions you want hardly seems like democracy at its finest.

Just one resident, and patriot's, opinion.

Steve Joe Swanson Brown is desperate. You are 100% correct that he is trying to manipulate anyone and everyone he can to try to turn the tide, but it is much too late. The Logsdon Tsunami will wash Brown from office and cleanse city hall of the manipulating liar that occupies that office today.

Harold has nothing to gain and everything to lose by exposing himself to Brown in a "debate". The only people who are going to vote in the runoff are people who have been paying attention, trust me. And if you haven't arrived at a conclusion by now after all the public forums, essays, website, news articles, etc. as to whom is the better choice to lead us for the next four years, then you ought to stay home on December 6 and allow the informed to have a greater say.

Brown's other personalities, AKA Rex Kaigler, Fred Cowan, Caroline Fritz, etc. will resurface soon, so brace yourself for more psycho babble from the schizo mayor.

I read (or maybe just hallucinated) that debating was a great American tradition. So were duels. Can we have one....PLEASE?!?

I think it's comical that the best thing that can be said against someone who refuses a "loaded" debate after repeatedly providing his take on issues during the campaign is to imply he is un-American. I remember someone saying that a few years ago...what was his name....oh, yeah, MCCARTHY. And that just worked out so well for him.

I hope I speak for a large portion of the electorate when I proclaim - GIVE IT A REST. Stop trying to create conspiracies and problems when the simple issue is people just don't like Steve Brown's leadership style.

Oh - and how is openness in government when you have to cancel a regularly scheduled meeting of the council, the GREATEST opportunity for the public to learn and provide comment on current issues, so that someone can feed his campaign itch? That's open government? That's good government?

This isn't just a mayoral contest, it's life or death for all of humanity! Our patriotism(???) and great traditions (?????) are at stake.

What's next, a revelation by Brown and his army of kooks that PTC was actually built by DEVELOPERS? Call a press conference! When you deal with a crowd of people who are perpetually bitter about seemingly everything on the planet and firmly believe *the ends justify the means,* anything is possible. What a bunch of drama queens. They still don't realize that all the drama and hysterics are precisely why Brown has so much opposition.
NUK

Come on,it's hardly a run for the presidency. Brown has reached a level of desperation beyond even that of the Dukakis campaign. His letter to the editor has now called EVERY former mayor a crooked member of the "development community." One wonders how PTC got along without Brown? Truth is, there is no need for debate. Brown has lost. He is desperately trying to rally 60% of the voters to come out to vote for him. You know, "his people." They were so interested, that they didn't even show up for the election. Could he win? Sure. But only if those who oppose him fail to show up. His desperation, and apparent continued mental decline, is pathetically evident in his letter. Time for him to be a gracious loser and try and salvage some dignity. Logsden doesn't need to debate. And truthfully, no one is interested in this sham. We all voted last week. We will vote again on Dec. 6.