In looking back at Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie’s nearly seven years in office, perhaps the biggest surprise is that he ever wanted a third term in the first place.
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It was just five months ago that Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie told the Review-Journal’s Mike Blasky that he would run for a third term next year. But on Monday, that all changed.