Last updated on 2011.04.11
School Board Candidates:
Here's the last portion of Tuesday's Madison Central school board candidates' forum, in which we make our final pitches.
Nathan Nash says he'll listen, confesses he doesn't know much about the board, and makes an appeal to Jesus:
Jennie Thompson says she wants to be a leader (which never strikes me as a distinguishing reason to vote for someone). She wants to be on the board to "serve our kids and be a productive member of society, I guess."
Corey Gunderson speaks of serving the kids, then says serving on the board "is a great opportunity for me to spread my wings... and better myself and my family." (Tell me again why I should cast my vote to help one person spread his or her wings?)
Cory Allen Heidelberger (for those of you who don't know me) says "I'm running first and foremost because I want to start a conversation." I also wave my arms a lot:
Shawn Miller says he's "for everything we want to do, just not for the price. That's everybody's biggest problem." Miller shows a little Liss-style Sinophobia as he emphasizes the need to set priorities:
See the forum in its entirety on Madville Times YouTube! Watch, learn, comment, and then on Tuesday, April 12, get out and vote!
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Condoms should be ubiquitously available to students in high schools and college settings.