Cathy Hirt said WHAT?

Oh wait, she didn't.  THEY just said she did.  Imagine that.  It has begun. 

Read the Letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Clearing the air

The Sunday editorial reported incorrectly that Cathy Hirt is recruiting a slate of candidates to run against incumbent Fort Worth City Council members. (See: "Politics and the search for a new city manager")

Hirt believes in transparency: in government, in politics and in journalism. As her campaign treasurer, I will clear the air. Cathy Hirt is not recruiting a slate of candidates to run against council members. Period.

She is committed to running for mayor regardless of any other candidates -- even the eight-year incumbent mayor.

A crisis of leadership in the mayor's office is putting our great city at risk. City services are neglected; city finances are in jeopardy because of ever-growing budget deficits and an underfunded pension, and, worst of all, residents feel ignored.

Fort Worth deserves a principled, innovative leader. This is why I am supporting Hirt and volunteering for her campaign.

Cathy Hirt will listen to and work with citizens to put our city's fiscal house in order, help grow the economy, provide quality city services, make our city safer, restore faith in government and make open access to the mayor's office a reality.

-- Rick Kubes, Fort Worth

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