Not everyone in Yankton is as ignorant of the state constitution and the value of free public education as former legislator Charlii Gilson. A number of Gilson's Yankton neighbors are collaborating on a website to promote a Yes vote in the May 24 school opt-out vote. The "Yes for Kids" group does a nice job of saying who they are. They also do a nice job of clarifying key arguments, including this nice, simple explanation of how opponents cite the ten-year dollar figure to make their argument sound better. The group is maintaining a running commentary on letters to the editor and other comments heard around town.
It's good to see regular citizens using the Web to get their side of the story out to the voters. They don't have an open comment section, but they do include a handy contact form right in the left sidebar on every page. Nice work, Yankton neighbors!
Thank you for the kind words in your April 25 edition. It's true that we don't have an open comment section on the website, and maybe that's an oversight but it was deliberate. We have been using our Facebook page as our "blog" instead, since so many people are already comfortable with posting there.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yes-for-Kids/213662785317901
thank you for recognizing the good fight here Corey!!!
Happy to help even in small ways, Shane. And very cool, Jon! You guys are working all the connections! Piggybacking on Facebook's comment capability is a fine idea, especially for a brief campaign like this. You don't have to monkey with installing comment capability on your website or with filtering spam. Plus, you get the added benefit of built-in identity on Facebook, so you don't have to deal with folks hiding behind anonymity to dish nasty comments. Carry on!