The question is: If city council candidates have financial issues, can they manage the city's finances?

The Detroit News reports that half of the candidates running for Detroit City Council this fall have had financial difficulties in the past. At least two candidates say that helps them understand city residents and advocate for them.

The News reports:

At least four of the contestants have had civil judgments, which means they owed debt to a creditor; six have been involved in landlord-tenant disputes; and four have had federal or state tax liens.

► Mary Waters ,several years before joining the council, owed unpaid city income taxes. She filed for bankruptcy twice and had three civil judgments and three federal tax liens.

► Karen Whitsett owed money to a massage school in Sou

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