BERLIN — For the second time in two weeks, candidates running for elected office in Coos County had the chance to tell an audience about their campaign in the setting of a popular downtown eatery.
From local Democrats on Oct. 20 to Republicans on Oct. 27, office seekers stood before seated guests in a cleared space at Exile Burritos, at the invitation of entrepreneur Adam Hammill.
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