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ORLANDO / VOTE

I was so impressed that Orlando Mayoral Candidate Paul Paulson actually called me back this morning; immediately, in fact, while I was leaving him a voicemail.  Then, he tried two more times, as I took yet a different call coming in.  Not quite convinced as to who I would be voting for in tomorrow’s election, I took Mr. Paulson up on his publicly made invitation to reach out to him on his cell phone, with any issues or concerns.  And not only am I impressed that he called me back, even without hearing my voicemail, but when I did voice my concern about an issue that virtually goes unnoticed, and under-publicized, he too expressed concern and commented that, “you’re right, not one person has raised that issue.”   The issue being that Orlando has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the nation (#8), and what is being done to correct this, and why isn’t enough light shed on this issue?   As Orlando consistently enjoys the highest tourism rate in the world, it’s understandable,