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"The Menino Legacy: Down To The Wire" with Grogan, DiCara, Vennochi, Marsh and Nucci; presented by Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk

Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University presents The Menino
Legacy: Down To The Wire
with Lawrence S. DiCara, Joan Vennochi, Mary Anne
Marsh and John Nucci
; discussion moderated by Paul Grogan and introductions by
James McCarthy. Thursday, September 26, 6:30-8:00 pm. Admission is free and
open to all. C. Walsh Theatre at Suffolk University, 55 Temple St., Boston.
Wheelchair accessible and conveniently located near the Park St. MBTA Station.
For more information, contact Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University:
617-557-2007, www.fordhallforum.org.

Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University kicks off its 2013
Fall series of lectures with undoubtedly the key local political discussion of
the season. Boston's mayoral primary will have just ended two days before,
giving the public barely over a month to determine which of the two finalists
can best assume the seat proudly held for five terms by Mayor Thomas Menino,
the City of Boston's longest running mayor.

When Menino announced last March that he would not seek
reelection, his decision opened the floodgates to create a lengthy roster of
mayoral candidates -- at one point 24 total -- and set the stage for a
tumultuous and confusing campaign season. Now down to the wire after the primaries,
the final election shall prove to be a pivotal one for the city. The outcome
will not only determine how Boston best proceeds in serving its citizens. The
results of this race will also set the tone for all those in the Commonwealth
and beyond who frequent Boston as their place of work and play.

Paul Grogan, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation,
moderates Ford Hall Forum's The Menino Legacy: Down To The Wire which includes
the following participants: Lawrence S. DiCara, partner at Nixon Peabody, former
Boston City Council president and mayoral candidate; Joan Vennochi, associate
editor and op-ed columnist for The Boston Globe; Mary Anne Marsh, Democratic
strategist and commentator; and John Nucci, Suffolk University's Vice President
for Government and Community Affairs, former Boston City Council member and
mayoral candidate. All these panelists have distinguished themselves as civic
opinion-shapers. Suffolk University's James McCarthy will be on hand to
introduce the evening's proceedings.






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