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SOCI ET Y
Would you pay $20
for a dozen of these
doughnuts? 27
POSTAL
CUSTOMER
SOME SCOTS HAD SMART-ALECK RESPONSES TO
PRINCIPAL S WHAT ARE YOU DOING SURVEY 9
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POLI CE
Woman never
expected to
nd a man in
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MOTHER S DAY
Children share
why they love
their moms
so much 31
REAL ESTATE
Harlan Crows
home houses
huge library of
Americana 22
WHILE HIS FAMILY RESIDES HERE, ARJUMAND HASHMI
LEADS THE NORTHEAST TEXAS TOWN OF PARIS. 44
Highland Park
Has 2 Mayors
ByDanKoIIei
vrovir Nrwsvnvrns
When ihe HighIand PaiL
1ovnCounciImeioniheIouiih
Monday in Maich, Mayoi 1oeI
WiIIiams had io iaLe caie oI
someiouiinebusiness:caIIinga
aii oI ubIic heaiings, ieceiv-
ingacouIeoInanciaIieoiis,
and congiaiuIaiing ihe iovns
Iibiaiianonvinninganavaid.
Hedidnoihaveiodenyihai
oneoIhisiniiiaiivesvasacon-
siiacy designed io benei ihe
iesideni oI PaLisian. Bui on
ihesamenighi,abouiIuumiIes
io ihe noiiheasi, one oI WiI-
Iiams neighbois did ihai veiy
ihing.
Aijumand Hashmi, vho
ovns a house jusi ihiee bIocLs
Iiom ihe WiIIiams home, aIso
ovns ioeiiy in Paiis, 1exas,
vheie he has seived as mayoi
Ioiihieeyeais.AIihoughHash-
miaIsovoiLsIuII-iimeasacai-
dioIogisiaiPaiisRegionaIMed-
icaI Ceniei, his viIe and sons
iesideinHighIandPaiL.
Hashmi acceied a job oei
IiomihePaiishosiiaIin2uu$,
monihsbeIoieheIeIihisievi-
ous osiiion in 1ama, IIa. So
his viIe, Rizma, and ihe boys
came io 1exas beIoie he did,
ioavoidmovinghaIIvayacioss
ihe couniiy in ihe middIe oI a
schooI yeai. SeeLing ihe besi
educaiion 1exas had io oIIei,
iheyieniedahouseinHighIand
PaiL. By ihe iime Di. Hashmi
vasieadyiomoveioPaiis,his
IamiIyvaseniienched.
1heyIovedii,RizmasaidoI
heiboysIiIeinHighIandPaiL.
1hey said, We aie noi mov-
ing.
So, ihe Hashmis came io an
aiiangemeni. Aijumand Iives
and voiLs in Paiis duiing ihe
veeL, bui sees his IamiIy in
HighIandPaiLonveeLends.
II his name seems IamiI-
iai, eihas ihais because hes
made headIines Ioi hosiing
his Iiiend and aiieni Peivez
MushaiiaI, PaLisians Ioimei
iesideni,aihishomesinHigh-
IandPaiLandPaiis.Iisiheiiie-
IaiionshiihaiIedioihemayoi
denyingiumoisabouihisIans
IoideveIoingIandaioundPai-
isLaLeCiooL.
1he iesideni oI PaLisian
isbuyingiheIaLeoicomingio
Iive in Paiis, 1exas: WRONG,
Hashmi said as he naiiaied a
PoveiPoiniieseniaiionaiihai
Maichmeeiing.1heieissome
soii oI a seciei Ian being hid-
denbyihecounciI:WRONG.
As you mighi execi, Hash-
mi is one oI ihe Iev naiives oI
PaLisianiInoiiheonIyone
among Paiis 2$,uuu iesidenis.
SohegeisaiieniionaiWaImaii,
vheieeoIesioioasLiIhes
ihe mayoi iheyve heaid so
much aboui. Bui Hashmi, vho
goesbyA.1.iheie,IiLesiojoLe
abouihisuniquesiaius.
Iis veiy unusuaI io have a
PaLisiani-boin, MusIim, smaII-
iovn mayoi vhos a ReubIi-
can,hesaid.MosioIihemend
uasDemociais.
1he counciIs chambeis
veieacLedIoiihaiIaieMaich
meeiing, viih ihe mayois
LaLe CiooL ieseniaiion be-
ing ihe main aiiiaciion; haII oI
iheciovdIeIiaIieihevasn-
isheddiscussingii.Buianoihei
hoi-buiionioiconiheagenda
ihai evening vas an oidinance
ihai banned smoLing in hoieIs,
iesiauianis, and oihei ubIic
Iaces. One man diev Iaughs
IiomihecounciIandiheciovd
vhenhesoLeagainsiiheban.
ImnoisayingImsmaiiIoi
smoLing, he said io Hashmi
beIoie ieaIizing vhom he vas
addiessing. Oh, Im soiiy
youiemydocioi.
HashmiiaciicedcaidioIogy
inPaiisIoiveyeaisbeIoiehe
decidedioiunIoio ce.HeIeIi
iheievasadisconnecibeiveen
ihecounciIandiisconsiiiuenis,
viihiheeIeciedo ciaIsiooen-
iangIed in eisonaI agendas io
addiessimoiianiissues.
I vas in an ideaI osiiion
as a comIeie Ioieignei, he
said. I didni giov u in Pai-
is. I didni go io schooI in Pai-
is. And I vasni ieIaied io any-
oneinPaiis.Somyvievsveie
basedeniiieIyonmeiiisiaihei
ihanieIaiionshis.
RaIh 1ayIoi, ihe asioi oI
BeiheI1emIeChuich,vaseai-
ingbieaLIasiaiMcKees,adinei
viih an ashiiay on eveiy iabIe,
ihe moining aIiei ihe smoLing
banvasaioved.1heIiIeIong
Paiis iesideni has nevei mei
Hashmi, bui hes iead enough
abouiiohimLnovihemayoiis
oniooIeveiyissue.
Heseemsiobecivic-mind-
ed,1ayIoisaid.Hesoen;you
can iaIL io him. He iaLes inio
consideiaiionvhaiyousay,and
iIvhaiyousayisnoibeiieiihan
vhaiheihoughi,hesiaysviih
hisovnoinion.
Hashmididnoibecomemay-
oi by a ouIai voie. Paiis is
oneoIiheIev1exasciiiesihai
choosesiismayoibyaconsen-
sus oI ihe counciI, iaihei ihan
aoIIoIiheeoIe.Buihevas
ui inio o ce by Iai moie voi-
eis ihan any oI his coIIeagues
(seechaii),andnooneoosed
himvhenhevasuIoiie-eIec-
iionayeaiago.
1he beauiy oI me geiiing
eIecied is, hovevei you com-
Iain aboui iejudice, ihe boi-
iom Iine is ihai ihe aveiage
Ameiican doesni ihinL oI ii
ihai vay, Hashmi said in an
inieiviev ai his HighIand PaiL
home,vheiehoiosoIhimviih
MushaiiaI, Geoige W. Bush,
andBaiacLObamahangnoiIai
Iiom iciuies oI his sons Iay-
ing IooibaII Ioi ihe Scois. My
eIeciion is ihe eiIeci examIe
oIhovbioad-mindedAmeiican
eoIeaie.
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Arjumand A.J. Hashmi won a 4-3 vote for Paris mayor among his City Council colleagues in 2011,
when he was rst elected. In 2012 and 2013, no one else was nominated for the position.
HE DREW FAR MORE VOTERS TO POLLS
Each member of the Paris City Council has been through one
contested election. Here are tallies of the votes they and
their opponents received in their respective districts.
District Council Member For Against
District 1 Aaron Jenkins 36 27
District 2 Billie Sue Lancaster 35 17
District 3 John Wright 61 34
District 4 Richard Grossnickle 63 40 and 17
District 5 Matt Frierson 82 24
District 6 Cleonne Holmes Drake 209 128
District 7 Arjumand Hashmi 416 289