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Issues and Voices that Matter September 9, 2010

Andrews: Revenge or Justice?

Andrews: I saw a TV show last night.  It was something about revenge and justice. And revenge is when you just want to get even; but justice is when you want to make things right for the future. I don’t really want revenge, but I do want justice.  (Photo - City of Oviedo; graphic - CMF Public Media)

Former Oviedo, Florida mayor Mary Lou Andrews describes the story of her journey from resignation to retraction to moving on. And, she explains her quest for justice regarding subsequent Oviedo City Council actions surrounding the manner by which a resigning mayor may be replaced in the future.

Feature length 34:24


Produced, reported and edited by Stephen McKenney Steck.
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“I saw a TV show last night. It was something about revenge and justice. And revenge is when you just want to get even; but justice is when you want to make things right for the future. I don’t really want revenge, but I do want justice.” Andrews offers this comment in an intense interview CMF had with her September 9, 2010, 40-days after the dust settled surrounding her July 31 resignation as mayor. Andrews submitted her resignation as a result of events precipitated by a family medical crisis.

Whether revenge or justice is her destination will be for you, others and Andrews to determine; but the initial steps of that journey are described by Andrews in this feature.

Her edited remarks last 31-minutes and are essentially the result of just one question asked of her by producer-reporter Stephen McKenney Steck — “Describe your recent journey from being Mayor to now being the “former” mayor.”

As you’ll hear, that question yields answers which will fall into two distinct categories – first, the story of her journey from resignation to retraction and to eventually moving on. It runs 19-minutes.

And second, her rationale and her quest for justice regarding subsequent Oviedo City Council actions surrounding the future manner by which a resigning mayor may be replaced. It runs 12-minutes.

For additional context or clarity on former mayor Mary Lou Andrews’ perspective and her interpretation of events, CMF has provided below relevant links to many of the documents Andrews claims makes her case and other links we have added for useful background.

The extended interview with Andrews is also posted below. It is from that which her comments in this feature were excerpted. It lasts 64-minutes.

New Oviedo mayor, Dominic Persampiere, is also heard in this interview recorded prior to, separately and coincident to the Andrews interview. Hear Persampiere briefly remark on how he learned of Andrews’ resignation, the stylistic differences between Andrews and himself, and the city’s charter review actions.

Also below, CMF offers a slide show of still pictures from various interviews conducted over time with Andrews as well as links to other CMF podcasts featuring Mayor Andrews.

Extended Interview & Pictures

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Mary Lou Andrews extended interview
Length – 01:04:38

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Additional Feature Information

Useful links to issues addressed by Mary Lou Andrews

Links to other podcasts produced by CMF Public Media featuring Mary Lou Andrews (from oldest to most recent)

Other links from area newspapers

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