Mount Vernon's Mayor Davis seen as man of vision and division
Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | City of Mount Vernon Mayor Ernie Davis in his office at City Hall. (Dec. 13, 2012)
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As Mayor Ernie Davis sat in his office on a recent afternoon, the wail of police sirens outside Mount Vernon City Hall nearly drowned out his voice while he spoke about issues that have shaped his long and controversial political career.
In this hardscrabble city, with its record high 9.2 percent unemployment and double-digit homicide rate, the challenges of crime and poverty have occupied...
