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This letter to the editor is written as a citizen of the city of Edmonds and not as a representative of any organization that I participate in.

Our city has lost its way when the mayor has betrayed the very people that put him into office.

After repeating several times in public, and in the press, that Acting Chief Jim Lawless is the best man for the job of police chief of Edmonds, he ups and reverses course, appointing a candidate for the job that has minimal experience in law enforcement for this level of authority.

There is no comparison between these two candidates' education and expe...