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➶➹➘➴➷➬➮ ➹➱✃➹❐❒❮ ❰➮ ÏÐÑ❰ ÒÓÔ ÕÖ×ÔØÙÔØ Ready for the legislative kick-off ❋♦♦ ✁✂✄✄ ☎✆✂☎♦✝ ✞☎✞✲ ➤➥➥➦➧➥➨➩➫➭ ➤➯➲➳➵➤➩➧➳➥➸ ➺➻➼➽ ➾➚➪➪ ➶➹➼➺➻➪➪ ✂✄✄❛ ✁✆✟✠✝☎ ✂ ✆✡✆☛❛ ✄✆✡✆✄ ♦☞ ✌♦✍✎✆ ✠ ✠♦✝ ✠✝ ✏✆ ✍♦✝ ✏ ♦☞ ♠✆✎ ✆✍✁✆☛✳ P☛✆☎✆✂☎♦✝ ✠☎ ♦✡✆☛✱ ✏✆ ✎✄✂❛✆☛☎ ✂☛✆ ✠✝ ☎✏✂✎✆✱ ✏✆✠☛ ✎♦☎✠ ✠♦✝☎ ✏✂✡✆ ✁✆✆✝ ✈✆ ✆☛✲ ✍✠✝✆✈✱ ✂✝✈ ✏✆ ✎✄✂❛✁♦♦② ✏✂☎ ✁✆✆✝ ✍✆✍♦☛✠✑✆✈✳ ❚✆✂✍☎ ✂✝✈ ✏✆ ☞✂✝☎ t✏♦ ☞♦✄✄♦t ✏✆✍ ✂☛✆ ☛✆✂✈❛ ♦ ✟♦✳ ✥ ✂✍ ✝♦ ✆✒✌✆✎✲ ✠♦✝✳ ♠♦✍✆ ♦☞ ✍❛ ✌♦✄✄✆✂✟✞✆☎ ✏✂✡✆ ✝✠✌②✝✂✍✆✈ ✍✆ ♠✆✝✂ ♦☛ ❉✞✌②✱ ✁✆✌✂✞☎✆ ♦☞ ✍❛ ✞✝✈❛✠✝✟ ☎✞✎✎♦☛ ☞♦☛ ✍❛ ✂✄✍✂ ✍✂ ✆☛✱ ✏✆ ✓✝✠✡✆☛☎✠ ❛ ♦☞ ✔☛✆✟♦✝✳ ✔✝ ♠✆✎ ✳ ✕✖✱ t✆ ✄✆✟✠☎✄✂ ♦☛☎✱ ♠✆✝✂ ♦☛ ❉✞✌② ✠✝✌✄✞✈✆✈✱ ✁✆✟✂✝ t✏✂ ✍✠✟✏ ✁✆ ✌✂✄✄✆✈ ✂ ✎☛✆☎✆✂☎♦✝✳ ❚✏✆ ✔☛✆✟♦✝ ✗✆✟✲ ✠☎✄✂ ✞☛✆ ✠☎ ☎✌✏✆✈✞✄✆✈ ♦ ②✠✌② ♦☞☞ ❦✂✝✳ ✕✕✱ ✕✘✙✚✳ ✛✡✆☛❛ ✏✠✝✟ ✄✆✂✈✠✝✟ ✞✎ ♦ ❦✂✝✞✂☛❛ ✠☎ ✄✠②✆ ✂ ✎☛✆☎✆✂☎♦✝✳ ❲✆ ✂☛✆ ✟✆ ✠✝✟ ☛✆✂✈❛ ♦ ✌♦✍✎✆ ✆✳ ♠✆✎ ✳ ✕✖ t✂☎ ✏✆ ✈✆✂✈✄✠✝✆ ☞♦☛ ☎✞✁✍✠ ✠✝✟ ✄✆✟✠☎✄✂ ✠✡✆ ✌♦✝✌✆✎ ☎ t✆ t✂✝ ♦ ✠✝ ☛♦✈✞✌✆ ✂☎ ✁✠✄✄☎ ✠✝ ✏✆ ✕✘✙✚ ✗✆✟✠☎✄✂✲ ✠✡✆ ♠✆☎☎✠♦✝✳ ✛✂✌✏ ☎✆✝✂ ♦☛ ♦☛ ☛✆✎☛✆☎✆✝ ✂ ✠✡✆ ✍✂❛ ☎✞✁✍✠ ✂☎ ✍✂✝❛ ✁✠✄✄☎ ✂☎ ✏✆ ♦☛ ☎✏✆ t✠☎✏✆☎✱ ✠☞ ✏✆ ✈✆✂✈✄✠✝✆ ✠☎ ✍✆ ✳ ▼❛ ☎ ✂☞☞ ✂✝✈ ✥ ✏✂✡✆ ✁✆✆✝ t♦☛②✠✝✟ ☞♦☛ ✍♦✝ ✏☎ ♦✝ ✍❛ ✄✠☎ ♦☞ ✁✠✄✄☎✳ ❲✆ ✏✆✄✈ ♦t✝ ✏✂✄✄ ✍✆✆ ✠✝✟☎✱ ✏✆✂☛✈ ☞☛♦✍ ✌♦✝☎ ✠ ✞✆✝ ☎✱ t♦☛②✆✈ t✠ ✏ ✂☎☎♦✌✠✂ ✠♦✝☎✱ ✍✆ t✠ ✏ ♦ ✏✆☛ ✄✆✟✠☎✄✂ ♦☛☎ ✂✝✈ ✄✠☎ ✆✝✆✈✱ ✂✝✈ ✄✠☎ ✆✝✆✈✱ ✂✝✈ ✄✠☎ ✆✝✆✈✳ ❆ ✏✆ ✜ ✎✳✍✳ ✈✆✂✈✄✠✝✆✱ t✆ ☎✞✁✍✠ ✆✈ ☞♦☛✍☎ ☞♦☛ ✇✖ ✁✠✄✄☎✳ ❚✏✆☎✆ ✇✖ ✁✠✄✄☎ t✠✄✄ ✁✆ ✍❛ ✠✝✠ ✠✂✄ ✎✄✂❛✁♦♦② ☞♦☛ ✏✆ ✞✎✌♦✍✠✝✟ ☎✆☎☎✠♦✝✳ ❆ ☞♦♦ ✁✂✄✄ ✆✂✍✢☎ ✎✄✂❛✁♦♦② ✠✝✌✄✞✈✆☎ ☎✎✆✌✠❧✌ ✎✄✂❛☎✱ t✠ ✏ ☎✎✆✌✠❧✌ ✎✄✂❛✆☛ ☛✆☎✎♦✝☎✠✁✠✄✠ ✠✆☎✳ ✛✡✆☛❛ ✎✄✂❛ ✠☎ ✞✝✠✣✞✆ t✠ ✏ ÚÛ ÜÝÞ ßàáÜÛâã äÞ ÝåæÞ çèÛéè êÛèå ëì äáííáåîï ðÛâ éÝåÜ ïÞÞîï íáçÞ ðÛâÞæÞâì äÞ ñÛÜÝ òâÞé óô áè äåííÛéå õÛóèÜö÷ åèà ïÛ àáà ïÝÞì äÞ ÝåæÞ åíéåöï ðÛóèà ÝÞâ ÜÛ ñÞ æÞâö ðåáâøîáèàÞà÷ ùåâáèò åèà çáèàì úÝÞûï èÛÜ üóïÜ å ïóâðåùÞ ôÞâïÛè÷ ïÝÞ àáòï àÞÞôÞâì úÝÞ Ýåï ñÞÞè Ûóâ åÜÜÛâèÞö åèà ðâáÞèàì úÝÞ ùåâÞï åñÛóÜ ôÞÛôíÞì úÝÞûï ÝÞâ Ûéè ôÞâïÛè åèà ïÜáùçï ÜÛ éÝåÜ ïÝÞ çèÛéï÷ ñÞíáÞæÞï åèà ÜÝÞ ðåùÜïì ýûæÞ èÞæÞâ ðÛóèà ÝÞâ ÜÛ ñÞ áèþóÞèùÞà ñö éÝåÜ ÛÜÝÞâï ÜÝáèç Ûâ ñö ôÛíáÜáùïì úÝÞ éáíí îåçÞ å òâÞåÜ ùáâùóáÜ ùÛóâÜ üóàòÞ éáÜÝ ñÛÜÝ ôÞâïÛèåí åèà ôâÛðÞïïáÛèåí áèÜÞòâáÜöì ÿÛÜÞ éáÜÝ óï ðÛâ êÛèå ëì äáííáåîï ðÛâ ✐ èáÛè õÛóèÜö õáâùóáÜ õÛóâÜ ❈ óàòÞì ✈✠☞☞✆☛✆✝ ✎✄✂❛✆☛☎ ♦✝ ✏✆ ❧✆✄✈ ☞♦☛ ✆✂✌✏ ✎✄✂❛ ✂✝✈ ✂✄✠✟✝✍✆✝ ✳ ❚✏✆ ♦✝✆ ✎♦☎✠ ✠♦✝ ♦✝ ✏✆ ❧✆✄✈ ✞☎✞✂✄✄❛ ☛✆✍✂✠✝✠✝✟ ✌♦✝☎✠☎ ✆✝ ✠☎ ✏✆ ✣✞✂☛ ✆☛✁✂✌②✱ ✂✝✈ ✠✝ ♠✆✝✂ ♦☛ ❉✞✌②✢☎ ✎✄✂❛✁♦♦②✱ ✏✂ t♦✞✄✈ ✁✆ ✍✆✳ ✥ ✂✍ ✏✆ ♦✝✆ t✏♦ ✏✂☎ ✏✆ ☛✆☎✎♦✝☎✠✁✠✄✠ ❛ ♦ ✏✆✄✎ ✍✂②✆ ✏✆ ✎✄✂❛ ☎✞✌✌✆☎☎☞✞✄✱ ♦☛ ✌✏✂✝✟✆ ✠ ✂ ✏✆ ✄✠✝✆ ♦☞ ☎✌☛✠✍✍✂✟✆✳ ✥ ✂✍ ✎✄✆✂☎✆✈ ✂✝✈ ✆✒✌✠ ✆✈ ✂✁♦✞ Kotz: Mona Williams has personal and professional integrity ✏✆ ✎✄✂❛☎ t✆ ✏✂✡✆✳ ✤✆☛✆ ✠☎ ✂ ✁✠✟ ✎✠✌ ✞☛✆ ✁☛✆✂②✈♦t✝ t✠ ✏♦✞ ✟♦✠✝✟ ✠✝ ♦ ✂ ✄♦ ♦☞ ✈✆ ✂✠✄✳ ✦✥✝ ☞✂✌ ✱ ✏✆ ✈✆ ✂✠✄☎ ✂☛✆ ✌✞☛☛✆✝ ✄❛ ✁✆✠✝✟ t☛✠ ✆✝ ✞✎ ✁❛ ✏✆ ✁✠✄✄ t☛✠ ✆☛☎ ✠✝ ✄✆✟✠☎✄✂ ✠✡✆ ✌♦✞✝☎✆✄✳❜ ✔☞ ✏✆ ✇✖ ✁✠✄✄☎✱ ✕✖ ✂☛✆ t✏✂ ✥ ✌✂✄✄ ✌♦✝☎ ✠ ✞✆✝ ✁✠✄✄☎✷ ✙✘ ♦☞ ✏♦☎✆ ✌✂✍✆ ☞☛♦✍ ♦t✝ ✏✂✄✄ ✍✆✆ ✠✝✟☎ ✂ ✆✝✈✆✈ ✁❛ ✌♦✞✝ ❛ ✂✝✈ ✌✠ ❛ ✄✆✂✈✲ ✆☛☎✱ ✂✝✈ ✏✆ ☛✆✍✂✠✝✈✆☛ ✂☛✆ ☞☛♦✍ ✌✠ ✠✑✆✝☎ t✏♦ ✂☎②✆✈ ☞♦☛ ✏✆✠☛ ✠☎☎✞✆ ♦ ✁✆ ✎✂☛ ♦☞ ✏✆ ☎✆✝✂ ♦☛✢☎ ✎✄✂❛✁♦♦②✳ ❆✝✈ ✥ ✂✍ ✎✄✆✂☎✆✈ ♦ ☛✞✝ t✠ ✏ ✏✆✍✳ ✔✝✆ ♦☞ ✏✆ t♦☛☎ ❧☛✆☎ ✠✝ ✔☛✆✟♦✝✱ ✏✆ ♠✞✁☎ ✂ ✠♦✝ ❋✠☛✆✱ ✁✞☛✝✆✈ ✖✘✱✘✘✘ ✂✌☛✆☎ ✠✝ ❲✂☎✌♦ ✂✝✈ ♠✏✆☛✍✂✝ ✌♦✞✝ ✠✆☎ ✏✠☎ ✎✂☎ ☎✞✍✍✆☛✳ ❆☎ ✂ ☛✆☎✞✄ ♦☞ ✂ ✍✆✆ ✠✝✟ t✠ ✏ ☞✂☛✍✆☛☎ ✂✝✈ ☛✞☛✂✄ ❧☛✆ ✈✠☎ ☛✠✌ ☎ ✏✆✄✈ ✠✝ ♠✏✆☛✍✂✝ r♦✞✝ ❛ ✠✝ ❆✞✟✞☎ ✱ ☎✠✒ ✁✠✄✄☎ ✂☛✆ ✁✆✠✝✟ ✠✝ ☛♦✈✞✌✆✈✳ ✛✠✟✏ ✆✆✝ ♦☞ ✏✆ ✇✖ ✁✠✄✄☎ ✏✂✡✆ ✂✝ ✂✟☛✠✌✞✄ ✞☛✆ ♦☛ ✝✂ ✞☛✂✄ ❉ ✁✂ ✄✳ ✁✂☎ ✆✁✝✞✟ ❉✳ ✠✞♦✡ ▲✁ ☛✝✁✂☎ ☛✆☎♦✞☛✌✆ ☞♦✌✞☎✱ ☞☛♦✍ ✆✄② ✈✂✍✂✟✆ ♦ ✆☎ ✂ ✆ ✂✒ ☛✆☞♦☛✍✳ ❚t♦ ♦☞ ✏✆ ✁✠✄✄☎ ✂☛✆ ✁✆✠✝✟ ☎✞✁✍✠ ✆✈ ✂ ✏✆ ☛✆✣✞✆☎ ♦☞ ✏✆ r❚✓✥❈✳ ❲✠✄✄ ✆✡✆☛❛ ✁✠✄✄ t✆ ✠✝ ☛♦✈✞✌✆ ✁✆ ☎✞✌✌✆☎☎☞✞✄✐ P☛♦✁✂✁✄❛ ✝♦ ✱ ✁✞ t✆ ✂☛✆ ✟♦✠✝✟ ♦ ☛❛✳ ❲✆ ✂✄✄ ②✝♦t ✝♦ ✆✡✆☛❛ ✎✄✂❛ ✎☛♦✲ Mendiguren: Wes Williams has the proper temperament ✈✞✌✆☎ ✂ ♦✞✌✏✈♦t✝ ✆✡✆☛❛ ✠✍✆ ✠ ✠☎ ☛✞✝✳ ♠♦✍✆ ♦☞ ♦✞☛ ✁✠✄✄☎ t✆☛✆ ✞✝☎✞✌✌✆☎☎☞✞✄ ✠✝ ✏✆ ✎☛✆✡✠♦✞☎ ☎✆☎☎✠♦✝✱ ✁✞ ❚☞ ✌✍✎ ✏✑✒✌☞✓✔ ✏✆❛ t✆☛✆ ✠✍✎♦☛ ✂✝ ✂✝✈ t✆ ✂☛✆ ✟♦✠✝✟ ♦ ☛✞✝ t✠ ✏ ✏✆✍ ✂✟✂✠✝✳ P✂☛ ♦☞ ✏✆ ✎☛✆☎✆✂☎♦✝ ✠☎ ♦ ✟✆ ✏✆ ☛✠✟✏ ✎✄✂❛✆☛☎ ☛✆✂✈❛ ♦ ✟♦✳ ❋✠✟✞☛✆ ♦✞ t✏✂ ♦✎✎♦☎✠ ✠♦✝ ✏✆☛✆ ✍✠✟✏ ✁✆ ✂✝✈ t✏❛✱ ✂✝✈ ✂✈✧✞☎ ❛♦✞☛ ✎✄✂❛ ✂✌✌♦☛✈✠✝✟✄❛✳ ♠♦✍✆ ✠✍✆☎ ✂ ✎✂☎☎ ✎✄✂❛ ✁✆✌♦✍✆☎ ✂ ☛✞✝✝✠✝✟ ✎✄✂❛ ✂ ✏✆ ✄✠✝✆ ♦☞ ☎✌☛✠✍✍✂✟✆ ✁✆✌✂✞☎✆ ♦☞ ✏✆ ✂✄✠✟✝✍✆✝ ♦☞ ✏✆ ♦✎✎♦☎✠ ✠♦✝✳ ❆✝✈ t✆ t✠✄✄ ✂✈✈ ✎✄✂❛☎ ✂☎ ✏✆ ☎✆✂☎♦✝ ✎☛♦✟☛✆☎☎✆☎✳ ❇✞ ☞♦☛ ✝♦t✱ ♦✞☛ ✎✄✂❛✁♦♦② ✠☎ ✁✆✠✝✟ ✈☛✂☞ ✆✈✱ ✂✝✈ ✄✂ ✆☛ ✠ t✠✄✄ ✁✆ ☛✆❧✝✆✈✱ ✂☎ t✆ ✟✆ ☛✆✂✈❛ ☞♦☛ ✏✆ ☎✆✂☎♦✝ ✦✥ ✍✆✂✝ ☎✆☎☎✠♦✝❜ ♦ ✁✆✟✠✝✳ ✥ ✂✍ ✟☛✂ ✆☞✞✄ ☞♦☛ ✏✆ ✈✠☞☞✆☛✆✝ ✍✆✍✁✆☛☎ ♦☞ ✏✆ ✆✂✍ ☞☛♦✍ ✏☛♦✞✟✏♦✞ ✏✆ ✈✠☎ ☛✠✌ ✱ t✏♦ ✏✆✄✎✆✈ ✌☛✂☞ ✏✆ ✎✄✂❛☎ ✏✂ ✂☛✆ ✠✝ ♦✞☛ ✎✄✂❛✁♦♦②✳ ✥ ✁✆✄✠✆✡✆ t✆ ✏✂✡✆ ✂ ✡✆☛❛ ✟♦♦✈ ✌✏✂✝✌✆ ♦☞ ✌☛♦☎☎✠✝✟ ✏✆ ✟♦✂✄ ✄✠✝✆ t✠ ✏ ✏✆ ✡✂☎ ✍✂✧♦☛✠ ❛ ♦☞ ✏✆✍✳ ✥ ✂✍ ✄♦♦②✠✝✟ ☞♦☛t✂☛✈ ♦ ②✠✌②♦☞☞✳ ❙❡★✩✪✫✬ ✭✮✯✯ ✰✩★✴❡✯✯ ✮✴ ✩ ✵✾✶✸ ✹✬✩✺✻✩✪❡ ✫✼ ✪✽❡ ✿★✮❀❡✬✴✮✪s ✫✼ ❁✬❡✹✫★❂ ✩✴ ✮✴ ✽✮✴ ❃✮✼❡❂ ❄✩✬✹✩✬❡✪❅❊✽❡s ❃❡✬❡ ●✫✯✯❡✹❡ ✴❃❡❡✪✽❡✩✬✪✴ ✩★✺ ❃❡✬❡ ❍✩✬✬✮❡✺ ✴■✬✮★✹ ❏✬❡✩❑ ✫✼ ✪✽❡✮✬ ✴❡★✮✫✬ s❡✩✬❅❊✽❡ ✴❡★✩✪✫✬ ❃✮✯✯ ✬✫✫✪ ✼✫✬ ✪✽❡ ✭❡✩❀❡✬✴❂ ❏✻✪ ★✫✪ ❃✽❡★ ✪✽❡s ■✯✩s ✪✽❡ ▲✻●❑✴◆ ý åî éâáÜáèò ÜÝáï íÞÜÜÞâ ÜÛ ïóôôÛâÜ äÞï äáííáåîï ðÛâ ÜÝÞ ôÛïáÜáÛè Ûð ùáâùóáÜ üóàòÞ ðÛâ ÜÝÞ ❥✕ ÜÝ ❈ óàáø ùáåí ❝ áïÜâáùÜ Ûð ✖ âÞòÛè ðÛâ ✐ èáÛè åèà äåííÛéå ùÛóèÜáÞïì ❆ ï å ðÛâîÞâ ùáâùóáÜ ùÛóâÜ üóàòÞ÷ ý ÝåæÞ ùÛîÞ åùâÛïï åíí ÜöôÞï Ûð åÜÜÛâèÞöï÷ èÛèÞ îÛâÞ ùåôåñíÞ ÜÝåè äÞï äáííáåîïì ý åíéåöï åôôâÞùáø åÜÞà ÜÝÞ éåö ÝÞ åààâÞïïÞà ÜÝÞ ùÛóâÜ÷ îö ùÛóâÜ ïÜåðð÷ åíí åÜÜÛâèÞöï÷ ùíáÞèÜï åèà ÛôôÛïáèò ôåâÜáÞï åèà éáÜø èÞïïÞïì äÞï äáííáåîï áï àÞ ✗ ø èáÜÞíö ÜÝÞ ñÞïÜ ♥ óåíá ✗ Þà ôÞâïÛè âóèèáèò ðÛâ ÜÝáï ôÛø ïáÜáÛèì äÞï Ýåï ÜÝÞ ôâÛôÞâ ÜÞîôÞâåîÞèÜ ðÛâ ÜÝÞ üÛñì ❍ Þ ùåè åèà éáíí íáïÜÞè ÜÛ åíí ïáàÞï åèà âÞèàÞâ Ýáï àÞùáïáÛè Ûè ÜÝÞ íåé ñåïÞà Ûè ÜÝÞ ðåùÜï ñÞðÛâÞ Ýáîì ý éáíí æÛÜÞ ðÛâ äÞï äáíø íáåîï ðÛâ ÜÝÞ õáâùóáÜ õÛóâÜ ❈ óàòÞ ðÛâ ÜÝÞ ❥✕ ÜÝ ❈ óàáùáåí ❝ áïÜâáùÜì ý åïç ÜÝåÜ öÛó áèø æÞïÜáòåÜÞ ñÛÜÝ ùåèàáàåÜÞï åèà ÜÝÞè àÞùáàÞ ðÛâ öÛóâø ïÞíðì ýð öÛó àÛ áèæÞïÜáòåÜÞ÷ ý åî ïóâÞ öÛó éáíí åòâÞÞ åèà ùåïÜ öÛóâ æÛÜÞ ðÛâ äÞï äáíø íáåîï ðÛâ õáâùóáÜ ❈ óàòÞ ðÛâ ÜÝÞ ❥✕ ÜÝ ❈ óàáùáåí ❝ áïÜâáùÜì P✘✙✟✟✙✚ ✛✳ ▼ ✂☎✙✜✢✝ ✂ ❘ ♦✙✝ ☎ ❡✙✝❡✢✙♦ ❡✞✢✝♦ t✢☎✜ Collier: Then and now, Wes Williams embodies admirable qualities ❚☞ ✌✍✎ ✏✑✒✌☞✓✔ í åî éâáÜáèò ÜÛàåö ÜÛ ÞèàÛâïÞ îö ùÛííÞòÞ ôåí ðÛâ ùÛèïáàÞâåÜáÛè ÜÛ ÜÝÞ ôÛïÜ Ûð ùáâùóáÜ ùÛóâÜ üóàòÞ áè ÜÝÞ èÞåâáèò ÞíÞùÜáÛèì äÝÞè öÛó ùÛèïáàÞâ åÜÜâáñóÜÞï ðÛâ ïÞíÞùÜáÛè ðÛâ å ùâáÜáùåí ôÛïáÜáÛè ïóùÝ åï ÜÝáï÷ ýûà íáçÞ ÜÛ ïóòòÞïÜ äÞïû ôåïÜ ôÞâðÛâîåèùÞ÷ åï å ÝáòÝ ïùÝÛÛí ÜÞåùÝÞâ ïÜâåáòÝÜ ÛóÜ Ûð ùÛííÞòÞ áè ÜÝÞ îáàø ❥✣✤✕ ï÷ åï å ♥ óåíáÜåÜáæÞ åÜÜâáñóÜÞì äÞï äáííáåîï ïÛ 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❿❺❺❿❷➐⑦ ❿➅❿❼➃⑦❺ ➉⑧❼⑨❿❺④ ❼➃❻❼⑨❼❻➄❿❶⑦❽②③❿➃➐➑➆❸➄ ❶④❺❺④⑧⑦ ❿⑧④ ❻❼⑦❷❸➄⑧❿➅④❻❽ ❾④❺❺④⑧ ⑩⑧❼❺④⑧⑦ ❿⑧④ ❶❼❹❼❺④❻ ❺❸ ❸➃④ ❶④❺❺④⑧ ④⑨④⑧➆ ❺⑩❸ ⑩④④➐⑦❽ ➒❹❿❼❶ ➆❸➄⑧ ❶④❺❺④⑧⑦ ❺❸ ➃④⑩⑦➓❶❿➅⑧❿➃❻④❸⑥⑦④⑧⑨④⑧❽❷❸❹ ❸⑧ ❹❿❼❶ ❺③④❹ ❺❸ ❾❿ ➔⑧❿➃❻④ ⑤⑥⑦④⑧⑨④⑧➏ →➣➂↔ ➁❺③ ↕❺❽➏ ❾❿ ➔⑧❿➃❻④➏ ⑤⑧④❽➏ ➙➛➜➁➂❽ Letters deadline ②③④ ⑤⑥⑦④⑧⑨④⑧ ❻❸④⑦ ➃❸❺ ⑧➄➃ ④➃❻❸⑧⑦④❹④➃❺⑦ ❸➋ ❹❸⑧④ ❺③❿➃ ➀➁➂ ⑩❸⑧❻⑦❽ ②③④ ⑤⑥⑦④⑧⑨④⑧ ⑩❼❶❶ ❼➃⑦❺❼❺➄❺④ ❿ ❻④❿❻❶❼➃④ ➋❸⑧ ❶④❺❺④⑧⑦ ❺❸ ❺③④ ④❻❼❺❸⑧➏ ⑦❸ ⑩④ ❷❿➃ ⑥④ ➋❿❼⑧ ⑩❼❺③ ❿❶❶ ❺③④ ❶④❺❺④⑧⑦ ⑩④ ⑧④❷④❼⑨④ ❿➃❻ ❿❶❶❸⑩ ➋❸⑧ ⑧④⑦➉❸➃⑦④⑦ ⑥④➋❸⑧④ ➒❶④❷❺❼❸➃ ➝❿➆ ❼➋ ➃④❷④⑦⑦❿⑧➆❽ ➞❶④❿⑦④ ⑦➄⑥❹❼❺ ➆❸➄⑧ ④➃❻❸⑧⑦④❹④➃❺ ❶④❺❺④⑧⑦ ❺❸ ❺③④ ④❻❼❺❸⑧ ⑥➆ ➃❸❸➃ ➟⑧❼❻❿➆➏ ⑤❷❺❽ ➠↔❽➡❸➄ ❷❿➃ ④❹❿❼❶ ❺③④❹ ❺❸ ➃④⑩⑦➓❶❿➅⑧❿➃❻④❸⑥⑦④⑧⑨④⑧❽❷❸❹➏ ❻⑧❸➉ ❺③④❹ ❸➋➋ ❿❺ ❸➄⑧ ❾❿ ➔⑧❿➃❻④ ❶❸❷❿❺❼❸➃➏ ❸⑧ ❹❿❼❶ ❺③④❹ ❺❸②③④ ⑤⑥⑦④⑧⑨④⑧➏ →➣➂↔ ➟❼➋❺③ ↕❺❽➏ ❾❿ ➔⑧❿➃❻④➏ ➙➛➜➁➂❽ ➎④ ⑩❼❶❶ ➉➄⑥❶❼⑦③ ❸➄⑧ ❶❿⑦❺ ❶④❺❺④⑧⑦ ❸➃ ➟⑧❼❻❿➆➏ ➢❸⑨❽ ➠❽ ➒❶④❷❺❼❸➃ ➝❿➆ ❼⑦ ➢❸⑨❽ ↔❽ àÛ îö ñÞïÜ åèà éÛâç îö ÝåâàÞïÜ÷ åèà ùÝåííÞèòÞà îÞ åÜ ÞæÞâö Üóâèì ✥ ÞùåóïÞ Ûð äÞï÷ éÝÞÜÝÞâ Ûè ÜÝÞ ÜÞèèáï ùÛóâÜ Ûâ ùíåïïâÛÛî÷ èÛÜÝáèò ñóÜ Ýåâà éÛâç éÛóíà ñÞ îö òÛåí ÞåùÝ àåö÷ ÞæÞâö àåöì ý ùåèèÛÜ ÜÝáèç Ûð å îÛâÞ ♥ óåíá ✗ Þà÷ îÛâÞ ÝóîñíÞ åèà àÞïÞâæáèò ùåèàáàåÜÞ ðÛâ ÜÝÞ ôÛïáÜáÛè Ûð ùáâùóáÜ ùÛóâÜ üóàòÞì ý çèÛé Ûð èÛ ÛèÞ áè îö ÞèÜáâÞ åàóíÜ íáðÞ éÝÛ éÛâçï ÝåâàÞâ÷ ôóÜï áè íÛèòÞâ ÝÛóâï åèà áï ùÛîø îáÜÜÞà ÜÛ ÜÝÞ âóíÞ Ûð íåé åèà üóàáùáåí ðåáâèÞïï ÜÝåè äÞï äáííáåîï ✦ îö ñÞïÜ ðâáÞèà ïáèùÞ ❥✣✤❢ ì ▼✁✝✧ ✆✞✟✟✙ ✝ ▲★ ✩✪✆☛ ✫❘ ♦✳✬ ☛✝✁✂♦● P✁●● Mann: Wes Williams has sorely needed perspective ❚☞ ✌✍✎ ✏✑✒✌☞✓✔ ÿÛÜÞ ðÛâ äÞï äáííáåîï ðÛâ ùáâùóáÜ ùÛóâÜ üóàòÞ Ûè ✭ Ûæì ✻✮ ✯✰✱ ✲✰✴✵✶✱✵ ✷✸✹❦✺✶✼✽✾✲ ✿✶✸✾✺✰✾✺ ❀✶✼❁ ✸✺✶✰✹✽❂❃✽✶✵ ❃✼ ✵✲✽✹✸❃✰✼✾❄ ✺✰✴✵✱ ❅✰❁ ✸ ♣✵✶✱♣✵✹❃✰✴✵ ✱✼✶✵❂❇ ✾✵✵✲✵✲ ✰✾ ✼✽✶ ❊✽✱❃✰✹✵ ✱❇✱❃✵❁ ❃✼✲✸❇✮ ■ ❅✸✴✵ ❦✾✼✈✾ ❲✵✱ ❀✼✶ ❋❏ ❇✵✸✶✱✮ ❑❇ ✼✷✱✵✶✴✸❃✰✼✾✱ ✸✶✵ ✷✸✱✵✲ ✼✾ ❁❇ ♣✵✶✱✼✾✸❂ ✵◆♣✵✶✰✵✾✹✵ ✈✰❃❅ ❅✰❁✮ ❲✵✱ ✰✱ ✸ ♣✶✼✴✵✾ ✹❅✸❁❖ ♣✰✼✾ ✼❀ ❃❅✵ ✽✾✲✵✶✲✼✺✮ ✯✵ ❂✵✸✴✵✱ ✾✼ ✱❃✼✾✵ ✽✾❃✽✶✾✵✲ ✰✾ ✲✰✱✹✼✴✵✶✰✾✺ ❃❅✵ ❃✶✽❃❅✮ ✯✵ ✰✱ ✵❃❅✰✹✸❂◗ ❅✽❁✷❂✵◗ ✲✰❂✰✺✵✾❃ ✸✾✲ ✸✾ ✸✱✱✵❃ ❃✼ ✼✽✶ ✹✼❁❁✽✾✰❃❇✮ ✯✰✱ ❇✵✸✶✱ ✼❀ ❂✵✺✸❂ ✵◆♣✵✶❃✰✱✵ ✰✾ ✹✸✱✵ ❂✸✈ ✸✾✲ ✹✼✾✱❃✰❃✽❃✰✼✾✸❂ ✶✰✺❅❃✱ ✈✰❂❂ ✵✾✱✽✶✵ ✸ ❀✸✰✶ ❃✶✰✸❂ ❀✼✶ ✸❂❂ ✼✽✶ ✹✰❃✰❙✵✾✱✮ ✯✰✱ ✶✵✱♣✵✹❃ ❀✼✶ ✸❂❂ ✰✾✲✰✴✰✲✽✸❂✱ ✶✵✺✸✶✲❖ 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