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closeFriday, Jul. 03, 2009
Palin's Tri-City family mum on resignation
By Michelle Dupler, Herald staff writer
I was zoning out on the treadmill at the Tri-City Court Club over my lunch break, catching up on the latest shenanigans on long-running soap opera All My Children, when ABC broke in with some real-life daytime drama.
Alaska Governor and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced she’ll resign from the office effective later this month. She didn’t give a reason, but the blogosphere has exploded today with speculation that she has her eye on a 2012 presidential run.
We tracked down phone numbers for some of Palin’s local relatives — she has an uncle in Kennewick and an aunt in Richland — and Herald reporter Drew Foster called to see if they could shed any light on Palin’s seemingly sudden decision.
Palin’s uncle, Ron Jones, was pretty tight-lipped, although Foster described his phone demeanor as “friendly.”
Here’s how Foster summarized the conversation:
Palin’s uncle, Ron Jones, of Kennewick, said he received an e-mail from the Alaskan governor Friday morning saying she planned to resign later this month. Asked if she gave a reason for her decision in the e-mail, Jones said, “No comment on that one.”
Jones said he was surprised by his niece’s decision and said he “absolutely” did not see the announcement coming.
For more on Palin’s surprise resignation, read Saturday’s Herald and tricityherald.com.
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