An Impersonation of Good Evening (AKA Areas of My Expertise): My Take on the COMO Politic

ALTHOUGH NO ONE IS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY TAKE ON THE COMO POLITIC, I feel the need to address a few of the major issues here in town. Although, you would be better served to read Jason Rosenbaum's blog on the subject.

FIRST OF ALL, I FULLY SUPPORT THE SMOKING BAN even if all my Libertarian compatriots do not. ALTHOUGH THE SMOKING BAN WAS INSTITUTED SOME TIME AGO, many business leaders won't let the debate die. An economist is now claiming that business is dropping (despite the rumored RECESSION or near-North Dakota-like weather) due ENTIRELY TO THE SMOKING BAN. Well that would make COMO one of the VERY FEW communities to suffer such atrocities. Most communities see no effect on business or even a positive change according to this study.

WHAT IS BEING IGNORED ON THIS ISSUE is the positive effects of a smoking ban on the health of customers and laborers, but what do I know?ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD MY PROBLEMS WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN COMO, I normally will support any ballot measure they put in front of me. However, I MAY HAVE TO RECONSIDER. According to the Tribune, the new elementary being built by the district is WASTEFUL with a capital w-a-s...you get the picture. Now, I can't imagine anything more wasteful than the DOUBLE-WIDES (as pictured below) that pass for classrooms now, but I'll trust the report and keep an eye on what the schools do over the next several months before I make my decision on how to vote.
Finally, there is the HOTLY CONTESTED race for the first ward seat on COMO's city council. The diversity of the contenders has been outlined in the Tribune, ONLY TWO OF THESE FOLKS ARE WORTH A SECOND LOOK. The first is the incumbent, Almeta Crayton. As an African-American and longtime resident of the ward, SHE BEST KNOWS THE NEEDS AND STRUGGLES of first ward residents. ON THE OTHER HAND, there are the boyish good-looks and practical know-how of COMO's favorite (or possibly second-favorite) documentary film festival creator, Paul Sturtz. Sturtz has a vision of creating an economic environment that could help the first ward survive COMO's suburban sprawl.

Again, I'll have to keep an eye on this race to see how it plays out.

That is all.

For some way wittier ponderings on our political and cultural landscapes, check out Hodg-Man's blog, Good Evening. (Oh, and yeah, HE'S THE PC GUY.)