Dixon's effect on city's rep? The jury's still out

Gerry Patnode, assistant professor, Business Administration, was quoted in The Baltimore Sun's story on Mayor Sheila Dixon being convicted of embezzling gift cards for the needy:

Gerald Patnode, a former Baltimorean who coordinates the marketing programs at York College of Pennsylvania, agrees that Baltimore could come out of this relatively unscathed -- but only if the city's power brokers step up . . . to get Dixon to step down. 

"She has to go away to help clear the air," he says. "As long as she stays i office, that can do nothing but hurt the city."