No School Board Endorsements from the 36th Dems
Just back from the 36th Dems Endorsement meeting. It was a lively evening (made better by a Chair who knew how to keep things moving - bless him). No school board candidate was endorsed. Both Sherry Carr and Peter Maier had motions for sole endorsement by the group and both motions failed. I think the reason that motions for other candidates failed was because they had not been interviewed by the Executive Board and no one knew them. There were some interesting things said. Highlights: Councilman Tim Burgess (who did get an endorsement for his reelection) made the motion for Peter which isn't surprising considering Peter has endorsed him. (I cornered Burgess about doing that endorsement before even considering other candidates. He said that the district's work isn't done but they are making progress. He couldn't get away from me fast enough and frankly, it was troubling because he's never done that with me before.) He was the...