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Kenneth City Deal May Seat Zemaitis as Mayor

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Kenneth City Deal May Seat Zemaitis as Mayor
Council members agreed to a deal that could result in Mayor-elect Teresa Zemaitis finally assuming the office she won in a landslide election last month. Zemaitis, 40, has been unable to take her seat because an obscure provision in the town charter bans public employees from serving as mayor. Zemaitis, a teacher at Dixie Hollins High School, is considered a public employee. A judge has ruled the clause constitutional, but Zemaitis is appealing.
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Pinellas Cities and Towns Go to Polls on Tuesday

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Pinellas Cities and Towns Go to Polls on Tuesday
Change could be in the air as voters head to the polls Tuesday in 10 Pinellas municipalities. At stake are not only the usual mayoral and council seats but also a historic annexation and a contentious mayor's race that has a judge and lawyers waiting in the wings for the results.
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Teacher Or Mayor? Law Says Candidate Must Choose

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Teacher Or Mayor? Law Says Candidate Must Choose
A Pinellas County teacher wants to be the mayor of Kenneth City, but the political campaign is turning into a fight to stay in the classroom. Teresa Zemaitis teaches reading at Dixie Hollins High School, a job she said she can't imagine not coming to each day. "It's fun," she said. "I love coming to work every day." But these days, when the school day ends, her work continues.She's campaigning to be the next mayor of Kenneth City. "I'm out putting flyers, signs out," Zemaitis said. "Multi-t...
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