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I'm pretty happy with Eugene, truth be told. And Ward 2 (my ward, the one that the "90 year old has held for 24 years!") is really a very lovely and peaceful place to be. If anybody wanted to try their hand at it, and cared enough to campaign on what they might do better, I would fairly and democratically consider them. But I will say this: I will certainly take the No Problems that 90 year-old has delivered for 24 years, over the Who Knows What of Mystery Contender X, who is running for no better reason than to stir up rancor and upset the ward.