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NewEra 04142000
NewEra 04142000
NewEra 04142000
The calls said that candidate Tom Creighton had used his political influence to avoid paying for needed improvements at a subdivision he had developed. The callers then told voters to cast their ballots for another candidate, Marc Lemon. Creighton won the primary. Creighton said the calls mixed bits of truth with inaccuracies that cast a negative light on him. "There's a shred of truth, but they twist it," Creighton said this morning. "It said Creighton wants to do all these bad things. I never wanted to do that." The calls "certainly don't make me look good," Creighton said. Lemon said he's still considering legal action, but would rather hear an apology from Raymond and whoever instructed him to have the calls made. "I'm disappointed that, in light of all the evidence that has come to the forefront...that (those responsible) simply will not come clean, tell the truth and apologize so that everyone can just put this behind us and move on," Lemon said.