"Sometimes people, when they get a little noteworthy, they become arrogant. Darlene hasn't. She has maintained that down-to-earthness she has."
Richardson recently sent Green a letter, kidding her -- but not really -- about what he saw in her future:
"I told her, "I am going to read later about you becoming the first woman mayor of the city of St. Louis.'"
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