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Alcoholic mayor returns sober in Peoria scandal tale
Michael O'Brien the 42 year old mayor of Peoria vanished for three months to enter a Minnesota treatment center. He spoke at a news conference about his battle with alcoholism and deception, and credited recovery with renewed honesty and public praise. Rob ert G. Wight ran the city in his absence. O'Brien described his drinking, including whisky hidden in orange juice, and said the experience changed his view of life and people. He returned with longer hair and apologized for his past.
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