With 15 candidates seeking the five at-large seats on the Metro Council in the August election, it may be challenging for aspirants to stand out in the crowded field.
We spoke with most of them and are publishing edited, condensed transcripts of those conversations. (See our previously published interviews with Burkley Allen, Fabian Bedne, Adam Dread and Steve Glover.)
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