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Musical council chairs

Hmmmmmm, so Robbie Perkins isn't running for re-election on the Greensboro City Council?

And neither is another long-term incumbent, Claudette Burroughs-White, who apparently has groomed retired teacher Goldie Wells to take her place in District 2?

What's more, Tom Phillips is running for Perkins' District 3 seat instead of one of the at-large slots he currently holds?

In one way, this does shake up the council race, which was in danger of suffocating in terminal sameness.

Then again, it also smooths the paths for other incumbents to remain on the council.

Phillips will face an easier, less expensive campaign as a district rather than an at-large candidate.

And Florence Gatten, whose fate seemed tenuous as an at-large candidate, now has a decent shot at staying on the council.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

On the other hand, District 4 could be intriguing, especially if former county commissioners Mike Barber and Mary Rakestraw choose to to run.

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