Delaware Liberal

Comment Rescue: School Bored Elections

Joanne Christian was 100% correct to call me out on this topic. I even got a call last night on my cell phone to vote last night, but I hadn;t done any homework on the candidates and I was in a rush to get to soccer practice.

Hi Gang–It’s been a long time–but I can clarify–the post office investigation is resolving–the post office admits full responsibility for the mishandling/disappearance of my mail. I am awaiting some sort of calculated reimbursement, when lo and behold there’s been a reassignment of duties and this case….I’ll be happy to follow up with you as the situation unfolds….how good of you to remember!!!

But on another note–shame on all you Delaware political bloggers for not one mere mention of school board elections today!!!! If ever there is a pure public service that you can VOTE on without the entanglement of partisanship–a school board election is just that–one of the largest budget items, and reflection of community values that we truly have a say in…If it is true that “all politics is local”….you “enlightened” bloggers have been derelict in your esteemed pulpits of civic responsibility by not reminding nor directing readership to the polls today. But no–we’ll wait until a “bigger office seeker” blows by with some canned plan for education, and funding…and solutions…because we weren’t paying enough attention locally to know our schools’ strengths and weaknesses–before abdicating to the state fairy godmother (father) to make it all better. You have a grass roots chance to cast a vote deciding your local school district’s future direction–and I wonder how many of you squandered that privilege by not showing up at the polls–but by gosh will autopsy every word a party candidate spews about educational reform that is broad based, overused, and populist.
Congratulations to Edna Cale and Julie Johnson of Appoquinimink for their local school board victories, and the much anticipated dedicated, local service they will perform. Congratulations to all the Delaware district winners tonite—and thank you to all who cared enough to run…and cared enough to vote. I think I’m done now…here help me move this soapbox….thanks!!!

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