The machine's death rattle

Public Enemy No. 1 and Public Enemy No. 2 find their power waning in recent weeks, though neither of them will go quietly in the night.

As The Rooster reported in October, Mayor Suburbs and City Council President Shannon Hardin hadn’t spoken in months, with the mayor furious over Hardin’s refusal to abandon his mayoral dreams.

According to the mayor’s work calendar, recently obtained by The Rooster, the two Columbus leaders held weekly lunch meetings until Hardin’s birthday on April 7.

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