The Outsider

We wondered what the Fort Worth Star-Telegram daily newspaper meant when they said an "outsider" won the seat for District 3. How exactly is Zim Zimmerman an outsider?

We weren't the only ones, the past couple of days have had some good letters to the editor. Letters from the real people, the "outsiders".

Apology owed

Would someone care to explain to me what makes Zim Zimmerman an outsider? (See: "District 3 voters pick another outsider as their councilman," June 14.) Is it because he wasn’t backed by the "downtown" crowd — Mayor Mike Moncrief, his cronies and the Star-Telegram?

Zim represents District 3, and the voters in his district have spoken. I hope this is not indicative of the treatment he will receive by the City Council if he is considered an "outsider." Does this make all of us in his district outsiders, too?

Maybe this was just a poor choice of words or a subtle attempt to discredit his win over Eric Fox. Either way, Zim deserves an apology from the Star-Telegram and the writer.

— Shirley Heller, Fort Worth