List Members, Sometimes simply having credentials are not enough either. I am not putting anyone down, (so hold off the reprimand please, simply stating MHO) but I ask people to look deeply at what lies beneath ones credentials and public persona. What concrete things have people contributed to agenda's as individuals, not collectively? In this day and age I am not for folks riding in on the coattails of other people nor other things. To me, the true measure of a person comes from what they do when no one is looking. Its easy to get lost in the crowd and blend in.
Also, look past longevity. Sometimes, all that comes of longevity is a status quo being maintained for a long period of time. That is not what is needed in the school system. And I am not saying endorse folks because they are minorities, I am saying we need fresh blood. Desperately. I do not believe the endorsement process is needed for this race. People need to ask more questions on their own instead of depending on the party process to tell them who is the best candidate. We tell our children to ask plenty questions so they can make informed decisions for themselves. Ought we not to do the same? And yes, as someone pointed out, campaigns do cost, so folks look to this process as one way to receive funds. But this process leads to an even greater cost down the road. We elect the same folks over and over, elect folks based on credentials without looking deeper, at a cost to our children's future. There must be a better way. I too, agree with Nikki, Alan, Matthea, Joe and Erik. And have no doubt that countless other as yet unspoken voices are in sync with ours. So, please, go to the polls in the fall and vote for candidates, not party affiliations. Pamela Taylor (Who usually has something to say and goes ahead and says it, speaking from Tampa) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am looking at the city school board endorsements. > It > looks like 4 white people got endorsed and 2 black > people did not. I believe Al Gallmon is not seeking > re- > election, so Sharon Henry-Blythe might be the only > person of color on the school board. I am pretty > sure > less than half the students in MPS are white. > > I can't criticize the credentials of the endorsed > candidates, and I also notice that voters usually > consider being a parent a prerequisite. > > But I do think we need some people on the school > board > who have some expertise in being people of color. > That's not a typo. Someone recently submitted an > article called "learning while black", and I have > seen > the same experiences with Hmong and Latino students. > > Going forward, I think the DFL needs to decide if > this > is a priority, and work as a group to develop > candidates > of color rather than leaving it solely on the > shoulders > of individuals to organize their own campaigns. > > Easier said than done but if anyone had ideas, I > would > like to hear them. > > -- > Nikki Carlson > 4035 Sheridan Av. S. > Minneapolis MN 55410 > 612.925.5884 > > > At the DFL City Convention this morning, the > delegates > endorsed 4 > > candidates for School Board: Joseph Erickson, Judy > > Farmer, Audrey Johnson, > > and Colleen Moriarty. > > > > Here are the ballot results: > > Ballot #1: > > Total votes cast 456 > > Joseph Erickson 324 71% - endorsed! > > Judy Farmer 330 72% - endorsed! > > Audrey Johnson 272 59.6% > > Colleen Moriarty 320 70% - endorsed! > > Jonathan Palmer 219 48% > > LaShella Sims 43 9.4% - dropped > > > > Ballot #2: > > Total votes cast 390 > > Audrey Johnson 217 56% > > Jonathan Palmer 172 44% > > > > Ballot #3: > > Total votes cast 301 > > Audrey Johnson 170 56.5% > > Jonathan Palmer 129 42.8% > > > > Ballot #4: > > Total votes cast 298 > > Audrey Johnson 180 60.4% - endorsed! > > Jonathan Palmer 115 38.5% > > > > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
