If you live in a district where people
go the polls today, I hope you’ll cast your ballot.
Working in a business where multiple
gatekeepers can veto what I submit, I appreciate the level ground
that election day offers.
My ballot offered some interesting
options. Living in Colorado, I could say whether I want to raise my
income taxes for a measure to improve education — or not, depending
on which proponents one believes. And I could vote on a statewide tax
on the sale of marijuana, something voters legalized last November.
Perhaps most important, I could select
which three of five candidates would serve on the local school board.
That’s as grassroots a decision as it gets.
And a tough choice. Though we may
disagree on the means, I salute anyone willing to attend school board
meetings in the hope of assuring our children get a good education.
From a purely selfish perspective, my living — and that of many of
my friends — depends on people wanting to buy something to read.
But I know much more is at stake.
If you can complete a ballot today I
hope you vote: for members of the school board and whatever other choices
you face.
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