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Talkeetna never incorporated, so the frontier town at the foot of the continent’s greatest mountain settled the question its own way: the first cat held office for twenty years, kept hours at the general store, received constituents daily, drew press from around the world, and never raised taxes once. The office has passed cat to cat ever since, still governed from a log storefront on Main Street. The badge gives the incumbent an official portrait — sash, ground line, and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrafted from soft heavyweight garment-dyed premium 6.1 oz ring-spun U.S. cotton, the tee pairs a soft, lived-in hand with enduring structure — relaxed straight silhouette, tubular knit body, double-needle hems, and a smooth, tag-free neckline. Finished with the classic city badge small on the front and the cat mayor badge bold across the back, dyed after sewing so every colorway carries that sun-faded depth from day one. 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