Friday, January 25, 2008

The Knowledge Factor...

The knowledge factor often holds a challenger at a disadvantage.

Not in this election.

My knowledge base reaches back 44 years in this City, (longer when I talk to our elders).

I remember when the children of West Palm Beach had bowling alleys, skating rinks, and sidewalks to play on.
I remember a time when we could sleep with our windows open.
I remember parks as a safe place to go, they were our extended backyards . . .

Having grown up in West Palm Beach provides me with a strong sense of history, as well as ties to our community.

Over the years, I have seen how our government has changed course each time we have changed Mayors.

With you, I have lived through the good, the bad and the ugly.

Over the last nine years I have attended as many or more public meetings as our elected officials have. (Even the Mayor has admitted to this fact.)

Often I have felt that I know more then they do about certain issues.
I know how City Hall operates.
I know the problems we face
and how we got here.
I understand the heart and soul of the residents of West Palm Beach; the newcomers and the old-timers.

Let's ask our elected leaders to provide us with the platform to debate, or simply discuss our difference on Channel 18.
It is the public information channel for the residents of the City of West Palm Beach.
Lately it has become a venue of propaganda and slanted information.
Of course I expect they will not...power can determine many things, including the exclusion of information.

Join me in my request that the dais provide essential education to our electorate.

Rather then the exercise classes and cooking demonstrations, let’s use our tax dollars to truly inform and educate the residents on matters of great importance.

Making an informed decision on March 11th is essential to the process.
Email or call the Commissioners and the Mayor to let them know how you feel.

Let the public decide who has the knowledge to lead us to prosperity.

We must know where we have been,
to understand where we must go.