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Letters to the Editor: McCarty: Reaching out to mayor is every resident’s right — including mine

I am writing you in reference to John Pacenti’s January 2026 article: “Mayor’s concerns cause ‘chaos,’ spur audit of downtown agency.”

In the article, Pacenti notes that I offer advice to Mayor Tom Carney on occasion. Very true. Also true is that on

Local Voices: Prison time helped McCarty change view on restoring felon voting rights

Former County Commissioner Mary McCarty was first in line to register to vote on Jan. 8. Rich Pollack / The Coastal Star

By Mary McCarty

On Jan. 8, 2019, my life had come full circle. It was 10 years to the day that I had resigned in disgrace from 21

Letter to the Editor: McCarty article glossed over felonious truth

Regardless of the “spin” you present in the article [Mary McCarty reflects on life after prison, May 2011] — and, yes, we know she paid her debt to society— she is still a corrupt politician who violated the trust we the voters placed in her.

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Letters to the Editor: McCarty: Reaching out to mayor is every resident’s right — including mine

Local Voices: Prison time helped McCarty change view on restoring felon voting rights

Letter to the Editor: McCarty article glossed over felonious truth

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