Today's Voter Guide flushed out the school board race for me. I didn't know Michael Atherton was a dropout who "came back". I didn't know he can't even smile for a mug shot. Who's that for, Michael, the other malcontents? I didn't know how qualified the other candidates were. For example, Michael is VERY proud of working for a PhD in educational psychology. The voter's guide tells me Joseph Erickson is a professor of education at Augsburg. Michael should say why a vote for him is better than a vote for Erickson. Does he think Erickson "doesnt know the research"? And, finally, Michael says children need more structure. Maybe this is what the Strib meant by personal issues: Maybe Michael needed more structure for some reason and dropped out because they didn't provide it.
By the way, Mr. Atherton, people move to the suburbs for all sorts of reasons; schools are only one of them. And if business would stop threatening to move if local government doesnt give them breaks on taxes, maybe urban districts would have enough money to match what the suburbs do in school. ===== Jim Mork Longfellow Neighborhood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minneapolis Discussion (With No Daily Limits) FOR RESIDENTS ONLY At: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mplscivicdiscuss/?yguid=66524673 Subscribe Today! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.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
