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The latter two announcements, which came as a surprise to many aldermen, got a nice round of applause — but no bigger than the one Irvin received when he reminded the audience this year Aurora would hold its first pride parade.
"Controversial, I know," Irvin said, invoking his hero again. "In keeping with the words of Dr. King, there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor popular nor politically correct. But he must take it because conscience tells him it is the right thing to do."
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