Political Buzz - An update on Darcy Burner

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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Posted by Niki Sullivan @ 06:57:41 pm

I got the release below today from Darcy Burner's campaign:

“After the fire that destroyed our home yesterday, Mike, Henry and I spent last night together at the home of close family friends in Redmond. For all of those who have been asking, thank you again for your expressions of concern.

“Considering the circumstances, we are holding up well. I am particularly relieved to see that my son Henry seems to be fine this morning. He has been playing with Bruce Wayne, our golden retriever, who miraculously survived the fire inside the house. This whole ordeal has reminded me once again of the importance of what really matters in life: family and friends.

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“Last night Mike and I have begun the long process of restoring what we have lost. I bought a new pair of glasses, and we visited the Value Village in Redmond to buy some clothes. Mike and I are working on replacing our driver’s licenses, credit cards and other critical items that were lost in the fire.

“We intend to rebuild our Ames Lake home, which thankfully was insured. For the next few weeks we will stay with friends while we secure longer-term accommodations to cover the period our house is being rebuilt, a process that may take up to a year.

“Regarding my campaign, it will continue. Anyone who knows me also knows that I do not give up easily, and am certainly not going to give up now. I am going to cancel my schedule through the end of this week as I spend time with my family and we work to get our lives back in order. It will take a few weeks at least to deal with all the issues, but I expect to return to a limited campaign schedule sometime next week. We’ll play it by ear from there. In the interim, my campaign staff will continue their work, so please feel free to contact them if you have any thoughts or questions.

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