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- ↑ Harrisburg Mayor-elect Linda Thompson is region's top newsmaker of the year Harrisburg Patriot-News, December 27, 2009. Accessed 2009.
- ↑ About Linda Thompson Archived 2009-12-06 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 2009.
- ↑ Election results could reshape Harrisburg Harrisburg Patriot-News, May 24, 2009. Accessed 2009.
- ↑ Dauphin County Election Results for the General Election, Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Dauphin County Government, accessed 2009.
- ↑ Mayor's Budget requests camera,picture copier ABC News 27, September 29, 2011. Accessed 2012.
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- ↑ Mayor Linda Thompson's 'scumbag' comment causes firestorm Harrisburg Patriot-News, March 28, 2013. Accessed 2013.