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Kirk Caldwell says he’d be a hands-on mayor, attentive to citizens’ needs and the details of running a city.

Things like picking up the trash. And, yes, even things like making sure there’s soap in the bathroom.

Read our full story on Caldwell’s campaign roll-out: Caldwell’s First Promise: Soap In Bus Stop Bathroom

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