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http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=1077FDDD60626A0A&p_docnum=6&p_theme=gannett&s_site=news-press&p_product=FMNBCape Coral businessman Frank Antos Jr. made the District 6 city council race a three-way contest Wednesday by filing campaign account information with the city clerk's office.
The District 1 race also became a three-way race this week with the addition of resident Adrienne Jenkins. Both races now require a March 1 primary, as does the mayor's race. The general election is April 5. The week-long formal qualifying period begins Monday.
Meanwhile, the gloves came off in the District 6 race, where incumbent Tim Day attacked challenger Tom Clark's patriotism and refusal to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Clark doesn't say the pledge and won't salute the flag, Day said.
"I can't let that go," said Day, who added he intends to make campaign issues out of Clark's beliefs.
Clark, a self-proclaimed atheist, said he sees the pledge as a prayer and noted that he was a volunteer in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He would stand and salute for the national anthem, he said.
Clark also was targeted by City Councilman Paul Asfour, who doesn't think Clark should give the invocation as scheduled before next Monday's city council meeting. An invocation should be a prayer and not an opportunity for political gain, Asfour said.
Clark said the furor was petty politics.