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Ask the Mayor is a weekly radio program where mayors from our listening area take your calls and discuss community concerns. Ask the Mayor airs Wednesday at 12:06 p.m. on WFIU HD1.

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Columbus Mayor Fred Armstrong

Columbus Mayor Fred Armstrong will talk about his upcoming State of the City address. He will also address Columbus’ ties to the domestic automobile industry and how that sector’s struggle affects the city.

Submit a question or comment for Mayor Armstrong and we’ll ask it on the air. What would you like to see the mayor address in his speech? What goals would the like the city to achieve in 2009?

Ask the Mayor airs Wednesday at 12:06 p.m. on WFIU HD1.

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