There are several local elections coming up — bring in your ballots by May 15 to any of several drop-off locations.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe you can’t keep up with these elections and don’t know who to vote for?\u00c2\u00a0 Being the immediacy of the positions, they are in a way more important than the big ticket offices up higher on the ballot covered on the front pages and in the 24 hour news stations.
\nI have taken it upon myself to make some recommendations, just by leafing through the Voter’s Pamphlet.\u00c2\u00a0 These suggestions come from taking into account various guidelines — not hard and fast rules —<\/p>\n
City of Gresham Council Position 3 Mount Hood Community College Director, Position 6 Portland Community College Director, Zone 2 Corbet School District, Position 1 Dave Douglas School District Director Position 4 Dave Douglas School District Director Position 5 Gresham – Barlow School District, Director 7 Lake Oswego School District Position 5 Lake Oswego School District Position 1 Portland School District Zone 2
\nI urge voting for Brad A League<\/a> instead of Karylinn Echols<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Echols is a former City Council member who is endorsed by the mayor.\u00c2\u00a0 My number one rule is to always vote against the person endorsed by the mayor, as this endorsement is highly suggestive of contemptible wheelings and dealings.\u00c2\u00a0 Do we really need another lackey for the contemptible Shane T Bemis Machine?<\/p>\n
\nJames Zurdich over Diane C Noriega.\u00c2\u00a0 Read Zurdich’s final sentence here:<\/a> My campaign has not accepted any endorsements or contributions with the goal of remaining impartial and independent. <\/em>Compare that to Noriega<\/a> — and — surely if your goal is to stop Shane T Bemis the only thing you can do is vote for Zurdich.<\/p>\n
\nMichael (Micro) Durrow offers up a line which recommends him<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 “PCC is an integral part of my life, and I owe the college and its people a debt I will never fully repay.”\u00c2\u00a0 What we have here is a sentiment many a college student relates to.\u00c2\u00a0 Meantime, one look at the jackasses who endorse William (Al) Peterson<\/a> and you see how he will be just another wheel doing the bidding of the Columbia County Commission and the St Helens City Council, and licking St Helens Mayor Randy Peterson’s boots.<\/p>\n
\nBrian James should get your vote over Annette Calcagno.\u00c2\u00a0 Just check out this line<\/a>, a sentiment I have always had.\u00c2\u00a0 I have a personal long term goal \u00e2\u20ac\u0153make sure the first day of school looks and feels like the last day of school\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. <\/em>It has always been my contention that the first day of Kindergarten should have the same feel as the last day of 12th grade.<\/p>\n
\nI urge a vote for Mike Centoni over Shemia (Mia) Fagan.\u00c2\u00a0 The reason is because Shemia Fagan’s pamphlet includes a quotation from a Fourth grade teacher<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I hated my fourth grade teacher.<\/p>\n
\nA vote for Jane Doyle over Mike Price.\u00c2\u00a0 Mike Price asks the question “Who is Mike Price?” <\/a> Jane Doyle is certain enough of herself to not have to ask the question, “Who is Jane Doyle?”<\/p>\n
\nNance Cedar has an item which puts her ahead of Don Chriestenson and Stuart Palmiter.\u00c2\u00a0 Nance Cedar was the “Finance Team Lead for global organization ‘Can’t Stop the Serenity’ for 2010<\/a>“, showing her valiant struggle to keep the Serenity flowing forward.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, if you are anti-serenity, you could always vote for Christenson — but what do you have against Serenity?<\/p>\n
\nVote for Audrey Monroe.\u00c2\u00a0 Bob Barman is endorsed by Allen Alby<\/a>, and it is not clear from this list what or who Allen Alby exactly is.\u00c2\u00a0 In addition, he’s endorsed by Lake Oswego’s mayor, and if that’s not enough the diabolical Lacrosse Association is apparently putting him up there.<\/p>\n
\nI don’t know who you should write in, but find someone to write in.\u00c2\u00a0 The candidate, Patti Zebrowski, has the galls to give the spiel that “our difficult economy brings big challenges<\/em>” — Memo to Ms. Zebrowksi: You’re in Lake Oswego.<\/p>\n
\nI don’t have it in me to say anything the perennial hobby candidacy of John Sweeney. I can’t decide whether to dock Matt Mortson<\/a> for Tom Potter’s endorsement.\u00c2\u00a0 I suppose if he’s carrying forward the Tom Potter legacy, Mortson will promise that if elected, he will look into starting a study on how to begin to tackle the problem.\u00c2\u00a0 The other candidate is Maggie Brister-Mashia.\u00c2\u00a0 It is interesting that nobody’s touting any endorsement from Sam Adams.<\/p>\n