Starting next week, I will be publishing candidate responses to individual issues. I will be sending emails out to candidates that will ask them to address specific issues. The responses will not be edited and will be printed as an individual post (each candidate will get a post). I will spread out the posts so there is not an overload of posts and there will be less of a chance that a candidate gets the short end of the stick. If a candidate does not respond by a specific date, there will be a post announcing that they chose not to acknowledge their constituents. I will not make any comments on the response but I reserve the right to comment on the comments.

My intention is to get clear information out to the voters on very specific issues. I think that this years has more ward specific issues than any election I can remember and with the loss of the daily paper, it is important that there be an avenue for these candidates. This will be for Borough Council candidates and, I have not decided yet, perhaps school board candidates. I would include the tax collector candidates but does anyone really care about them?

If you have contact with a candidate, be sure to have them look out for an email from Ellsworthtoohey@yahoo.com.