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Austin mayor dubs city "Green Lantern"
Austin mayor dubs city 'Green Lantern'
Leffingwell: State of the city is getting stronger
AUSTIN (KXAN) - DC Comics superheroes Batman, Superman and the Flash snuck into the State of the City address on Friday morning -- amid the typical talk of jobs and growth.
Austin got the bold honor of being dubbed the "Green Lantern," possessing a power ring and power lantern that gives Austinies great control over the physical world as long as they have sufficient willpower and strength to wield it. New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are Superman, Batman and the Flash, respectively.
"Austin is the Green Lantern," said Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell. "We are a city without fear. We are a city that can create anything we can visualize, through sheer force of will. We are a city with a special charge to shine a light into the darkness and lead the way to a new and better day."
The optimistic mayor depicted a city "full of smart, driven, courageous and compassionate people" during the State of the City on Friday morning.
"People who makes things happen," said Leffingwell. "People who keep moving forward no matter what."
The mayor said the state of the city is getting stronger. While Leffingwell said that there have been many obstacles, he was adamant that the City of Austin has remained strong even in the face of those difficulties.
During the mayor's second State of the City, he outlined three basic approaches:
* Focus on the fundamentals
* Play to our strengths
* Tackle big problems head-on
Leffingwell: State of the city is getting stronger
AUSTIN (KXAN) - DC Comics superheroes Batman, Superman and the Flash snuck into the State of the City address on Friday morning -- amid the typical talk of jobs and growth.
Austin got the bold honor of being dubbed the "Green Lantern," possessing a power ring and power lantern that gives Austinies great control over the physical world as long as they have sufficient willpower and strength to wield it. New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are Superman, Batman and the Flash, respectively.
"Austin is the Green Lantern," said Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell. "We are a city without fear. We are a city that can create anything we can visualize, through sheer force of will. We are a city with a special charge to shine a light into the darkness and lead the way to a new and better day."
The optimistic mayor depicted a city "full of smart, driven, courageous and compassionate people" during the State of the City on Friday morning.
"People who makes things happen," said Leffingwell. "People who keep moving forward no matter what."
The mayor said the state of the city is getting stronger. While Leffingwell said that there have been many obstacles, he was adamant that the City of Austin has remained strong even in the face of those difficulties.
During the mayor's second State of the City, he outlined three basic approaches:
* Focus on the fundamentals
* Play to our strengths
* Tackle big problems head-on
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