Ifancy that I have a great many admirable qualities and endearing personality traits. But on the other hand, one of my more annoying character flaws is that I am always the first to say I told you so. And to the mayor, the city manager, and all of the other city officials who sought to remove Jim Hewitt from the Portsmouth Planning Board last year and publicly accused him of “malfeasance,” I say this: I told you so.

Mr. Hewitt has brought a lawsuit against the city of Portsmouth and against several of its officials personally for defamation and other claims. To say that the filing of that lawsuit was predictable would be the understatement of the week. And indeed, I predicted it. So did many others.

We warned the city’s officials that in pursuing their meritless complaint against Mr

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