DOWNTOWN - Mark Mallory's brief time as mayor has already seen positive changes.  Last week's City Council meeting clocked in at 6 minutes.  The previous meeting lasted only 12 minutes.  Of course, it helps now that there are no council members talking about themselves for 15 minutes *cough* Reece *cough* Smitherman *cough*.  In fact, it is not known if anyone said anything at all.

At the end of the meeting, an astounded Vice Mayor Jim Tarbell asked, "Mr. Mayor, isn't there something else we can talk about?" When informed "No," Tarbell decided to kill some time by doing an Irish jig on top of his table.