Small Alaska town's long-time mayor is a cat named Stubbs
The mayor of a sleepy Alaska town is feline fine.
The part-Manx cat clawed his way onto the political scene
of Talkeetna, Alaska, through a write-in campaign shortly after he was born 15
years ago.
KTUU-TV reported Friday that residents didn't like the
mayoral candidates years ago, so they encouraged enough people to elect Stubbs
as a write-in candidate. The town has nearly 900 residents.
Although his position is honorary, Stubbs' popularity is
real. His election earned him enough press to catapult the town at the base of
Mount McKinley into a tourist destination.
Residents say they're happy that their stubby-tailed
mayor is promoting tourism. The general store where Stubbs hangs out says it
gets dozens of tourists a day asking for him.
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