Decatur, Ala. | Friday, May 24, 2013
YEAR IN REWIND: DAILY'S STORY OF THE YEAR
Don Kyle's 2nd chance
Former mayor triumphs, incumbent flops, Cole agitates (for city manager)
By Tiffeny Owens
The Decatur Daily

Decatur saw the reversal of fortunes for the two Dons in 2012. Incumbent Mayor Don Stanford failed dramatically — with a bruising 6 percent showing in the polls — in his quest to … More »
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It will not matter how well Kyle does, Decatur voters outed him last time despite what seemed like a good term with many more positive results than negative. I remember about a dozen of us sitting around a table at work wondering what Kyle had done that kept him from getting re-elected four years ago and not one of us could come up with a good reason. A couple of people in the group that voted for Stanford admitted they only did so because they knew Stanford personally, nothing to do with Kyle's performance.

No one can name anything Kyle did either. Stanford accomplished much more than Kyle. Kyle just took credit for it. The pictures are funny. I think the Daily was having some fun with the way they placed the pictures. Cole looks like that gymnast that got silver. He is "not impressed." Don Stanford is not fairly portrayed in that story. He was not red faced and agitated. He was a statesman throughout the whole time despite the lies Kyle told about him.

Standford accomplished nothing, except to make Decatur a laughing-stock. Wally Terry accomplished much. Facts are as facts are...

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