Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell runs for re-election.
Grand Rapids Press - May 15, 2007
Rinck and Tormala are not that different, Heartwell said.
"They have similar styles of leadership, which is a contentious style. It's a bombastic style."
Dictionary.com definition
bom·bas·tic /bom-bas-tik/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[bom-bas-tik] -adj. (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
This coming from a man who claims that he is a shoe-in for re-election and that he has, "not made four mistakes during his four years in office".
What has Mayor George Heartwell been up to lately?
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