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Election time is upon us...
Election time is upon us….
For all practical purposes this is our last issue prior to the election. In a way… it’s a good thing. The work load has taken its toll on our small staff.
I have purposefully been rather quiet concerning the election. The primary reason is that a good turnout is expected, and that’s my primary concern that the majority of the voters make the decision.
I have mentioned my support of the bond and levy issues. I hope the majority will join me in supporting these issues. The improvements these funds will provide are critical to the wellbeing of our elementary schools. If they fail… those schools are literally doomed. And, it won’t take long for the hammer to fall. We have over $7 million dollars in grant money that we will lose if these issues do not receive the support of the voters. If our children and grandchildren are going to have a future, vote Yes on both the bond and levy.
Some of the decisions on the state wide level are easy for me. Of course, I am going to support Brent Boggs for House of Delegates. Brent has done a very admirable job for the county and he not only deserves another term in the house… we need him there for the betterment of our area.
I will also support Doug Facemire for Senate. I have nothing bad to say about his opponent. However, I think this is a very rare occasion when Braxton County has a realistic opportunity to have a Senator. The time and circumstances are right. There has only been one other Senator from Braxton County in the history of the legislature. The fact that local voters should keep in their minds is that Braxton County has to be better off with a Senator from Braxton County. I understand that the majority of the voters in this district are from the northern counties, but we need to support Doug Facemire to help offset the fact that we are next to the smallest county in the 12th district. Whether you like Doug or not… think about what is best for Braxton County when you go to the polls. That conclusion is obvious… vote for Doug Facemire.
I am not going to say too much about the local candidates. In fact, probably would have kept my opinions totally to myself, had it not been for the boycott of this publication by a couple of the candidates. I recently asked Terry Frame why she didn’t take advantage of this paper in presenting herself and her platform to our readers. Her response baffled me. Actually there wasn’t a definitive answer. I asked her why she didn’t take advantage of the free introduction article that we offered. She said she knew then that she wasn’t going to advertise in our paper and she felt that would be taking advantage of us. I told her that the purpose of the free article was to erase the money barrier. We have, by far… the largest circulation in the area. We get to more people than any other form of the media. We have never threatened candidates with opposition if they didn’t advertise with us. We are simply convinced that we have the best avenue of distributing information in Braxton County. I regret that she or any candidate doesn’t think our readers deserve to hear their message.
I believe new fresh ideas would be in the best interest of the County Commission. Derek Long offers those ideas without personal interests. So, I hope voters will join me in supporting him. The election to these offices should not be a popularity contest. Look at performance. Look at what will be best for our county. I believe Derek has the characteristics to represent all the people all the time. We need that in a County Commissioner.
There are other good candidates vying for the various county offices. I hope you will weigh the
evidence and make a decision on qualifications and not popularity. Just because you are a “good ole boy or girl,” doesn’t mean you will make a good elected official. Don’t vote for popularity vote for performance. Regardless of your candidate… be sure you vote. Remember, as I see it, if you don’t vote, you don’t have a right to criticize the performance of those the rest of us elect. Whether its early no fault, voting, this week or casting your ballot on May 13 be sure you vote for the candidate of your choice…



Tired of a long 2008 campaign

Yes, I know I am one of a kind, but I had a email ‘s that Rev. Wright was an interesting person. I beg to differ. His arrogance turns me off. But, to be fair, his infamous statement was taken out of context from one of his sermons. He traced out a series of situations where Israel and other nations disregarded God’s righteous ways and said that in response God damned these nations each time. America was included. This is not that different from what far right evangelical preachers have said many times in recent years about the chickens coming home to roost and God punishing America for her sins.
Also, one often hears that Obama is anti-American because he doesn’t wear a pin with a flag. If that is what it takes to identify a patriot, patriotism must be pretty cheap these days. A picture goes around on the internet of him standing with his hands to his side while others have their hands on their hearts apparently saluting the flag. The deceptive nature of such photographs has been exposed over and over. Some are doctored and others are simply a matter of snapping the shot before or after the hand is up. Lots of people have seen Obama saluting the flag. So one has to give him justice. I do not think Obama will win WV, and surely Hillary has more experience in and with government. Therefore, she might be more savvy to run this country.
Others and I have talked about how weary we are of this long session of campaigning and especially all the attempts to destroy each other’s characters. Most of us have enough to discredit us without concocted stories. To me, the whole country should have the primaries on the same day and get it over with. Anyway, we all will be glad to wind down this primary season. I’m anxious for us to get on with undoing the damage done to this country by the present administration.
I noted the Gazette’s recent State endorsements and I agree with all but the presidential pick. Gazette endorsements in the Democratic Primary are President, Barack Obama; U.S. Senate, Jay Rockefeller; Congress, Anne Barth; Governor, Joe Manchin; Supreme Court, Robert Bastress and Menis Ketchum; Secretary of State, Natalie Tennant; Agriculture Commissioner, Gus Douglass.
Indiana and North Carolina on Tuesday May 6 may determine whether the democrats have one candidate before the convention in Denver and avoid the candidate for president being selected by the Super Delegates.
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