Are the municipal elections important to you?

(published 21-Mar-2011, Appleton Post-Crescent)

No matter which town you live in, you can learn a lot by attending Council meetings.  You might think you've got it all figured out; but it isn't until you see your city/town/village Council in action that all the incongruities and inconsistencies, machinations and maneuverings, earnestness and evasiveness of local politics are revealed.  You learn who on the Council you can rely on and who you have to watch out for; which ones lead and which ones fill space; who shoots straight and who are the slippery characters.  Then when you see that it's time for an alderman to go, you hope for a replacement you can trust.  In District 1 in Neenah, I believe it's Ms. Cari Lendrum you can trust.  Lendrum is a willing volunteer, a tireless worker, an ideal neighbor, an excellent listener, and honest as the day is long.  Please vote for Cari Lendrum.

[This long series of "Recent Commentary" posts is from the Appleton Post-Crescent weekly Reader Reaction Forum feature.  Each submission can be no longer than 150 words.  Any comments to RRF postings on-line can be no longer than 1000 characters.  That explains some of the terseness of expression and cramming to fit. - Ed.]

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