A Few Minutes with the Mayor
Boosters Make Bash a Blast! – by Mayor Paul Becker
Summertime and the livin’ is easy…
Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high
Those lyrics Ira wrote to his brother George’s music seem very appropriate as we head into August and the heart of summer. Summertime! […]
Best Things Aren’t Free – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – July 2018
One song I remember growing up was sung by a very sincere June Allyson in a movie called Good News. The song was The Best Things in […]
With Gratitude – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – June 2018
I need to start this column by thanking a couple of people, who through their efforts have made a positive contribution to our city: Donna McMann and […]
Real Life Lessons – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – May 2018
A visitor stopped by my office the other day to discuss a dream she has. That dream is to one day see a world where everyone who […]
Let’s Talk Police – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – April 2018
Though it was half a century ago, it seems as fresh to me now as the day it happened. I was what they called a Data Processing […]
“Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear” – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – March 2018
I know a young man who was recently visiting who needed to pick-up two weeks of work in order to earn money to return home. When the […]
History Repeats Itself, Again! – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – February 2018
When you woke up this morning, how did you feel? Were you happy? Did you feel like singing? Did your morning coffee have […]
Notes for November – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – November 2017
Did you know we have a town historian? Well, we do! He’s one of the many volunteers who serve without pay in our community. His name is […]
Humor Needed – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – October 2017
I recently had occasion to remember a political figure I listened to every week on the radio. His name was Senator Claghorn and he was a true […]
A Day in the Life of Your Mayor – by Mayor Paul Becker
A Few Minutes with the Mayor – September 2017
We all have one of “those days,” a day when unforeseen circumstances alter our plans. Sometimes they offer pleasant surprises. Oftentimes they are anything […]