Jeff Taylor describes himself as a “behind-the-scenes guy” who got a little push. When he had a couple of people ask him about running for alderman earlier this year, he gave it some thought. But in July, when Dana Outlaw “seemed to waiver” about whether he would run again for alderman in New Bern’s Sixth Ward, Taylor decided that the time for thinking was over and that “somebody needed to step up.” And, suddenly, Taylor was behind the scenes no more. By the time Outlaw decided to file again for alderman, Taylor had already put out a news release, started...