{"id":8262,"date":"2014-09-24T14:28:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T18:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=8262"},"modified":"2014-09-24T14:28:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T18:28:47","slug":"mayors-shouldnt-be-peeking-over-workmens-shoulders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/mayors-shouldnt-be-peeking-over-workmens-shoulders\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayors shouldn\u2019t be \u201cpeeking over workmen\u2019s shoulders\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In reading Steve McKenna\u2019s letter to the editor, it occurred to this reader that he knew more about sidewalk repair and sloppy workmanship going on on his street than he did about dangling participles, followed by a dig at our own present mayor, with no specifics, followed by an ambiguous general rant about \u201cthe destruction of Aurora properties,\u201d \u201cdespoiling Aurora with new developments\u201d, again with no specifics, and, oh, yes, winding up with voicing admiration of John Gallo\u2019s mayoral campaign.<br \/>\nAgain, there was no mention of this Councillor\u2019s accomplishments or suitability, it was his campaign that would warrant his vote.<br \/>\nI don\u2019t want my mayor to be spending five minutes peeking over workmen\u2019s shoulders, critiquing their work. 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