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[Michael Winslow Czeiszperger <michael AT czeiszperger.org>]

On Monday, November 4, 2002, at 01:33 PM, Diana Duncan wrote:

> Honestly, though, even if you're disappointed in the major races, 
> there are
> many local races and issues that deserve a considered vote.  These are 
> the
> people who go on to run for the elevated offices down the line, and if 
> we
> want a better choice in our elections we need to start locally.  I 
> just leave
> races I am unhappy with blank, usually.

Thanks for the reminder and encouragement. After sitting through a city 
council meeting in Chapel Hill I can only imagine the difficulty of 
holding local office, not to mention the many part time and volunteer 
positions. Every citizen has an opinion, but few are willing to get off 
their butt and do anything but show up and complain after the fact. 
Most people complain about the terrible quality of their politicians, 
but the fact is at least on the local level the world works on supply 
and demand, and anyone willing to put up with the large amount of abuse 
from the general citizenry is a better person than I.

One of these days I'd like to volunteer for one of the many positions 
in local government, but until I get around to it, the least I can do 
is read a little and spend 20 minutes voting!

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michael at czeiszperger dot org
Chapel Hill, NC