List Manager wrote: > Without much specific explanation, Strib selects Bacon, Erickson, > Farmer, Johnson, McAdory, Moriarty, Rosenbloom and Sims.
> The paper does spend a paragraph on why they declined to endorse Doug > Mann and Michael Atherton, writing, "while they seemed sincerely > interested in school issues, both were somewhat narrowly focused on > personal concerns." When I was deciding whether or not to run for school board I knew that it would be more than just a local campaign on local issues. The entrenched educational establishment and their supporters aggressively oppose reform on a wide ranging front from minor local issues to congressional mandates. If you take the time to observe how these battles play out you will notice a preponderance of ad hominem attacks. This is because popular educational dogma cannot win in open debates on the issues. So it is no surprise that the Tribune sidesteps the issues and resorts to a personal attack. There is little doubt that Tribune will successfully derail my candidacy given the contrast of power between a large metropolitan paper and the voice of a single individual, but the justification of its opposition is laughable and so in contrast with reality that it might be classified as hallucinatory. The justification that the Tribune cites for its rejection of my candidacy is that I am, "...somewhat narrowly focused on personal concerns," without identifying what those personal concerns are. Talk to me in person or visit my website (http://www.QualityEd.us) and you will find that I am more knowledgeable and broadly focused than any of the other candidates. I would have had more respect for the Tribune if they had openly stated that they just don't like my politics and positions. Unfortunately, in the end, those to stand to lose the most in this election are the city's children of color who will be faced, once again, with another four years of ineffectual public school policy. Michael Atherton http://QualityEd.US Candidate for Minneapolis School Board Prospect Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prepared and paid for by the Atherton for MPS Committee. 156 Orlin Ave SE, Mpls, MN 55414 _______________________________________ 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
