Portland, OREGON: No matter who gets sworn in next January, the dynamics of City Hall will change. This City Hall race features six contenders: former state Rep. Jo Ann Hardesty (D-Portland), two-term Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith, architect Stuart Emmons, mayoral aide and David Douglas School Board member Andrea Valderrama, and Felicia Williams, the business manager at her partner's biotech firm, as well as perennial candidate Lew Humble. We've concluded that Hardesty, a Navy veteran, county aide and nonprofit leader, is the best person for the job. Hardesty is not without flaws. She doesn't always work well with others,...