Sun
Sep 4 2011
09:06 am
By: R. Neal
Rogero stands out in a competitive field for her vision and track record as a proven community leader who can bring diverse constituencies together. Knoxville deserves a mayor of Rogero's caliber, and she is worthy of the voters' support.
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If I understand correctly,
If I understand correctly, KNS Council endorsements coming out tomorrow; MP endorsements online Wednesday.
interesting that, when i
interesting that, when i visit the knoxviews site, i am usually greeted by a mark padgett banner ad in almost the same color as the knoxviews header
What are you suggesting?
What are you suggesting? That the Padgett campaign has good taste in color schemes? It's the same color scheme they use on their website.
We'll accept ads from almost anybody for a local non-partisan election.
We still have one slot available at the top if anybody is interested. The large rectangle over on the right has four slots available.P.S. In case anyone is
P.S. In case anyone is actually interested in this, Padgett blue is #0063A6 (RGB 0,99,166) according to the Photoshop color picker. KnoxViews blue is #336699 (RGB 51,102,153).
yes, the difference (to me,
yes, the difference (to me, at least) is subtle but noticeable, like the difference between haslam and rogero red. i wonder how these folks choose their colors?
blue
too great. someone should
too great. someone should forward this to padgett.