Roanoke City Elections
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What really set me off was today’s article about Ralph Smith backing the Republicans and one of the Democrats. He got them all together for a press release and made the statement. The Roanoke Times reports it as it should be. HOWEVER, look at the last paragraph. They ask Fred Hutchins, a political candidate for the Indies about what he thinks. Who cares what he thinks. We already know what he thinks, and what the Indies think.
I feel as though the Firefighters, as well as the rest of Public Safety + other City Employees, have a lot riding on this election. Local 1132 has decided to endorse McConnel, Bowers, and Macfarlane. It is a chopped ticket, and probably the best choices out of all of them. Revercomb is right up there too. But they could only pick 3, and so it shall be.
I guess the biggest thing is for the City Residents to get out and vote. To borrow an EMS term, I believe you could say that the City is “Circling the Drain”. I just hope we get the right people in their to make the right decisions.
Maybe the Times could be a little less obvious when it comes to endorsements.