1.   And the mayor gets a death threat.

2.   As it turned out, the mayor never did get to MacArthur Airport.

3.   At the same time, the mayor is getting pressure from the health community to use the funds for tobacco education purposes.

4.   By the way, while I was away the mayor got a new hair cut.

5.   Dumpson said Giuliani must get a majority of votes before shaking up the system, though he acknowledged mayors generally get their way with the board.

6.   Even though the mayor did not get all the savings he had been seeking, union leaders still came away with a pledge of job security.

7.   However, the mayor got the votes for the plan he wants.

8.   If the city is to achieve long-term financial health, the mayor must get more from the unions.

9.   In exchange, the mayor gets five years of labor peace.

10.   Later I wondered about the elderly, some of them nervous and forgetful, who will be looking for help in new venues if the mayor gets his way.