Historical September–October 2018 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
We are at perhaps the most divisive political times any of us can remember. Ironically, Americans pay less attention to the news and vote less frequently than counterparts in Western Europe.
I have often felt that this could be due to the far greater number of elections we have.
In November of 2018 Missouri voters will have a significant role in determining control of the House and the Senate. Every vote will count.
In choosing either Claire McCaskill or Josh Hawley, a voter chooses a different philosophy and different outcomes.
The curse of such an election is the plethora of negative advertising that accompanies it.
The negative messages may have a soupçon of truth but also distortion for effect.
Please don’t make an electoral decision based on these ads.
Also on the ballot are 3 proposals to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes such as treatment for glaucoma or a means of dealing with the side effects of chemotherapy.
In our August primary election, three-quarters of voters citywide endorsed a bond issue to address purchase of capital items and infrastructure.
This measure will not increase taxes. Although it may not affect Skinker DeBaliviere directly, it will redo city bridges that are no longer safe and provide new fire trucks to replace some very old trucks. Votes do matter.
If you are not registered, you can do so at our public library on Skinker, downtown at the Election Board, at motor vehicles offices, even online at the MO Secretary of State website.
If you want to learn more about the issues and candidates, the 28th Ward Democratic organization now meets in our neighborhood, at the Moonrise Hotel/Eclipse Restaurant Meeting Room, where you can sit and listen, ask questions, and have food and drink if you want to order, on the third Thursday of most months at 7:30 p.m. Be part of the solution however you choose to vote.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September–October 2018.
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