This isn’t exactly a proper thank-you note, but it needs to be said publicly anyway.<\/p>\n
Thank you, Trina. You did today what almost no one else has done this election season, and I appreciate it.<\/p>\n
This afternoon in the heat of the day, when the steady stream of early voters had slowed to its lowest ebb, Trina Baughn<\/a> came to Candidates’ Island<\/a> with a cooler full of cold drinks. Let me tell you, it was a most welcome gift… all of us came with bottles of water (or root beer, for Charlie Hensley), but we were running on empty by that point.<\/p>\n Next came what I’ll remember even more: she had questions for each of us, pertaining to the various offices we seek. Not fluff questions like "will you raise my taxes" or "do you support safe schools," but well thought-out, specific questions for which each candidate should have an answer. And no, mine didn’t pertain to bus service.<\/p>\n Outside of media interviews or election forums, I haven’t heard a lot of that. Going door-to-door, one lady did ask what my qualifications are, but that’s been the extent of it for me. It was really nice to have someone put some thought into these questions and stand in the hot sun to hear the answers before she went inside to cast her vote.<\/p>\n The Q&A was, for me, even more refreshing than the cold drink.<\/p>\n * * * * * This way, we can celebrate together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This isn’t exactly a proper thank-you note, but it needs to be said publicly anyway. Thank you, Trina. You did today what almost no one else has done this election season, and I appreciate it. This afternoon in the heat … Continue reading
If you didn’t vote early (over 2,500 have, last I heard), Tuesday’s the real thing. There’s an all-candidates election party at Inspiration Point (adjacent to Flatwater Grill), where everyone except Ellen Smith and Aaron Wells (both were invited but declined) are planning to attend and watch the results come in. The event was the brainchild of Gene Caldwell, who pointed out that several of us share many of the same supporters, who would otherwise be driving around town from one event to another all evening.<\/p>\n