Dear Editor: Examining the Candidates

Dear Editor and Fellow Voters,

Like many of you, my absentee ballot recently arrived in the mail. There are a lot of important choices to make this election season, but the one that will affect the children in our community the most is the choice we make for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This person will lead our public schools for the next four years. She will act as a go-between for our schools and the federal government. She will advocate for our rural way of life and the values we hold dear. She will provide leadership to our school and help them implement both federal laws a...