From the Olympian: I’ve said before that the term “political career” is an insult to those working men and women who are struggling to support their families. I don’t really accept this frame that if you serve in public office for awhile, that you’re doing something bad. Sometimes it takes a long time to get…
Month: December 2008
Sharon Coontz’s application letter for county commission seat
Some thoughts after reading Susan’s letter. Her success with Friends of Rocky Prairie is admirable, but using a sentence like “I’ve learned a tremendous amount about the region, including the roles of many committees and commissions I didn’t even know existed before” under qualifications is troubling. It just points out she’s new at this. Maybe…
More on the Susan Bogni campaign
One of the more interesting notes of last night in terms of the soon-to-be-open county commission seat was the extent Bob Macleod (the current commissioner) is pushing for Susan Bogni. There were fliers floating around the meeting inviting PCOs to meet both Bogni and Macleod at her house. The fliers read “so you can meet…
Update? on Bob Macleod replacement process
Not sure if this is an update or just a reminder of the previous email, but here again is the process that we’ll use to put together a list to replace retiring commissioner Bob Macleod. Also, since the deadline is today, and there’s a Democratic meeting tonight (Re-org!), I might have something to write about…