You could see the hopeful looks on people's faces as they watched five school board candidates explain their views on issues facing District 158 at the candidate forum on Wednesday. They knew that four of the five were uncontested and that those four candidates were headed for seats on the board.
But Mike Skala was the star of the evening. In spite of the fact that his opponent Larry Snow didn't bother to show up, Skala provided thoughtful and productive answers to a variety of questions from the HEA/HESPA and from the audience.
The noticeable element of the evening? Everyone got along. There were no unfounded allegations of corruption, no nasty name calling, just five adults acting their age.
"Wow. This is what it could be like after April," is what Bongo thought.
But Bongo just doesn't get why Snow would not attend this event. As lead negotiator for the last contract, he's the guy responsible for giving the teachers raises that are a minimum of 5.45% higher than the rate of inflation this year. You'd think he'd be a hero. But instead, Snow stayed behind and continued with his blog-based smear campaign.
Here is a link to the Northwest Herald's story. Notice that Snow, who didn't think that appearing at the only forum open to parents was worth the effort, was the first to post on the blog this morning at 6:03 am.
As one poster said, "He's got nerve."
Have you early voted yet?
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