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Who's Hillsborough's Person of the Year?

TIME magazine named Barack Obama their person of the year. Tell us who you think should win from our town!

On Dec. 19, Time magazine named President Barack Obama as their Person of the Year.

The magazine invited votes on 40 candidates, including Barack Obama, Gabby Douglas and Kim Jong Un. Other options included The Mars Rover and the Higgs Boson Particle.

But who cares about the same-old, same-old? Who is Hillsborough’s Person of the Year—the man or woman who, in Timespeak, “most influenced the news this year for better or worse”?

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Was it someone who stepped up during Superstorm Sandy? Maybe the subject of your favorite feature story. Whoever it was, tell us your pick in the comment section below.


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