July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Hosier should got for a second term (01/15/07)
Editorial
Run.
That's our advice to Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier: Run for re-election.
With one more year left in Hosier's first term as the city's chief executive, a few things are certain: It's been energetic, it's been creative, and it's been challenging.
Along the way during this first term, it's also been less than perfect.
The mayor has made his share of miscues and mistakes. But they've been the sort that happen when a mayor is actually doing things.
It's easy to avoid miscues and mistakes when you play it safe.
Bruce Hosier has never been a play-it-safe kind of guy.
Instead, he's swung for the fences at every opportunity.
It hasn't always worked. There's been a tendency to over-promise early, then back up to make revisions.
But given the choice between someone who swings for the fences and someone who plays it safe, we'll take the guy who reaches for the long ball. And Mayor Hosier has had his eyes on the fences his whole first term.
Has it been a perfect first term? Of course not.
Our guess is the mayor would love to have the ability to hit the re-wind and erase buttons now and then.
But it's been a productive first term. It's been a progressive first term. And it's at times been a visionary first term.
Right now, based upon the evidence in front of us, we'd like to see a second term, though there are a few areas for improvement.
We'd like to see a more consultative approach with the city council. We'd like to see a greater willingness to compromise now and then.
And our hope is those will come with growing into the office.
So if there is a bottom line, it's this: Small cities need energetic, dedicated, and creative leadership, even when it's not perfect.
Right now, that means Portland needs another dose of Bruce Hosier as mayor. Let's give it another shot.
Run. - J.R.[[In-content Ad]]
That's our advice to Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier: Run for re-election.
With one more year left in Hosier's first term as the city's chief executive, a few things are certain: It's been energetic, it's been creative, and it's been challenging.
Along the way during this first term, it's also been less than perfect.
The mayor has made his share of miscues and mistakes. But they've been the sort that happen when a mayor is actually doing things.
It's easy to avoid miscues and mistakes when you play it safe.
Bruce Hosier has never been a play-it-safe kind of guy.
Instead, he's swung for the fences at every opportunity.
It hasn't always worked. There's been a tendency to over-promise early, then back up to make revisions.
But given the choice between someone who swings for the fences and someone who plays it safe, we'll take the guy who reaches for the long ball. And Mayor Hosier has had his eyes on the fences his whole first term.
Has it been a perfect first term? Of course not.
Our guess is the mayor would love to have the ability to hit the re-wind and erase buttons now and then.
But it's been a productive first term. It's been a progressive first term. And it's at times been a visionary first term.
Right now, based upon the evidence in front of us, we'd like to see a second term, though there are a few areas for improvement.
We'd like to see a more consultative approach with the city council. We'd like to see a greater willingness to compromise now and then.
And our hope is those will come with growing into the office.
So if there is a bottom line, it's this: Small cities need energetic, dedicated, and creative leadership, even when it's not perfect.
Right now, that means Portland needs another dose of Bruce Hosier as mayor. Let's give it another shot.
Run. - J.R.[[In-content Ad]]
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