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  • The Rising: Chris Doherty, Saving Scranton and 2010 (PA Guv candidate wearing Mich. shirt)

    09/29/2009 8:24:55 PM PDT · by Born Conservative · 9 replies · 412+ views
    The Fix - Washington Post ^ | 9/28/09 | Chris Cillizza
    When Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty (D) first heard that NBC had a television show pilot purporting to be set in his hometown, he was worried. "Writers from Hollywood determining how people are going to see my city" made him cringe, acknowledged Doherty who was born in Scranton and has served as its mayor for the past seven and a half years, in an interview with the Fix as part of our "Rising" series. But, instead of piling-on a city that had seen its fair share of bad news over the past decade, "The Office" wound up helping Scranton -- largely...
  • Scranton Mayor Doherty discloses abortion beliefs

    09/06/2009 10:28:17 AM PDT · by Born Conservative · 17 replies · 661+ views
    The Times-Tribune (Scranton PA) ^ | 9/5/09 | BORYS KRAWCZENIUK
    As he considers a run for governor next year, Mayor Chris Doherty says he supports a woman's right to choose an abortion. Mr. Doherty acknowledged his previously undeclared position when a Times-Tribune reporter asked, following a tip that the mayor was expressing his support for abortion rights to Democrats he met with across the state. "I just believe it's a woman's right to choose," Mr. Doherty said. "It's a private matter what they want to do with their lives, and I don't think government or anybody else should interfere with that." Mr. Doherty said he favors reducing the number of...