For fifteen years–almost his entire life–Stubbs the cat has had a lock on the mayoralty of Talkeetna, Alaska:
Fifteen years ago, the citizens of Talkeetna (pop. 800)
didn’t like the looks of their candidates for mayor. Around that same
time resident Lauri Stec, manager of Nagley’s General Store, saw a box
of kittens and decided to adopt one. She named him Stubbs because he
didn’t have a tail and soon the whole town was in love with him.
So smitten were they with this kitten, in fact, that they wrote him
in for mayor instead of deciding on one of the two lesser candidates.
Mayor Stubbs has held his position ever since.
According to local citizens, he’s an effective leader:
Many citizens are genuinely happy to allow a kitteh to
rule the roost. “He doesn’t raise our taxes—we have no sales tax. He
doesn’t interfere with business. He’s honest,” said Stec, who converted
her store into a part-time mayor’s office when Stubbs claimed victory.
Not even the dogs seem to take issue with their new boss, even though
there are reportedly more canines in Talkeetna than there are people.
“I’ve never seen a dog mess with him,” a local business owner said.
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