We’ve seen it before in 2012, when the county commission district was reduced to 7 from 9 members by the outgoing Clerk et al. While the commission which oversees the redistricting process appears to be a partisan collection of R’s vs. D’s in a 4-1 blowout, it’s not as it might seem at first glance. …

Politics breeds strange situations. The last couple of years in fact, have seen the worst fraud in elections ever, purposeful divisiveness perpetrated by media, and has essentially turned common sense, reasoning, and logical thought into subversive ideas. As a result of the Chinese virus fears, government deliberation has frequently been brought to you as bedroom …

Betsy Coffia and her reliable side-kick Bryce, both voted “no” on raises for county commissioners in 2020. Betsy and Bryce-boy’s Willy Wonka-esque “no, stop, please don’t ..” was met with 5 supportive votes for the overdue compensation package. Even departing commissioner Sonny Wheelock thought it made sense to update the wage scale for commissioners who …

What is the point of serving as an elected official, if not to ‘move the window‘ in a way that reflects your values and mores? Why would anyone bother? Often heard from those who sit on either side of the aisle, is “I just want to give back,” or “we should just do the work …

And sometimes those “troops” are the representatives we send to do our bidding. From time to time, a local board or unit of government will show its support to those who were selected by the community they represent for work done elsewhere. In 2019, it was a vote of support for Larry Inman and Wayne …