FORT PAYNE, Ala.—The dozen candidates for Fort Payne City Council recently took part in a candidate forum hosted by Fort Payne newspaper the Times Journal.

The panel of 12 candidates answered a series of the same questions, one at a time, until all questions had been asked and answered individually by each candidate.

How many different ways can 12 candidates answer the same 12 questions? Southern Torch cannot make a determination on that quandary with absolute certainty.

However, we can tell you that the answer in the case of this forum is not 12 unique responses, as the video from the forum below will certainly confirm.