There are several local elections coming up — bring in your ballots by May 15 to any of several drop-off locations.  Maybe you can’t keep up with these elections and don’t know who to vote for?  Being the immediacy of the positions, they are in a way more important than the big ticket offices up higher on the ballot covered on the front pages and in the 24 hour news stations.
I have taken it upon myself to make some recommendations, just by leafing through the Voter’s Pamphlet.  These suggestions come from taking into account various guidelines — not hard and fast rules —

City of Gresham Council Position 3
I urge voting for Brad A League instead of Karylinn Echols.  Echols is a former City Council member who is endorsed by the mayor.  My number one rule is to always vote against the person endorsed by the mayor, as this endorsement is highly suggestive of contemptible wheelings and dealings.  Do we really need another lackey for the contemptible Shane T Bemis Machine?

Mount Hood Community College Director, Position 6
James Zurdich over Diane C Noriega.  Read Zurdich’s final sentence here: My campaign has not accepted any endorsements or contributions with the goal of remaining impartial and independent. Compare that to Noriega — and — surely if your goal is to stop Shane T Bemis the only thing you can do is vote for Zurdich.

Portland Community College Director, Zone 2
Michael (Micro) Durrow offers up a line which recommends him.  “PCC is an integral part of my life, and I owe the college and its people a debt I will never fully repay.”  What we have here is a sentiment many a college student relates to.  Meantime, one look at the jackasses who endorse William (Al) Peterson and you see how he will be just another wheel doing the bidding of the Columbia County Commission and the St Helens City Council, and licking St Helens Mayor Randy Peterson’s boots.

Corbet School District, Position 1
Brian James should get your vote over Annette Calcagno.  Just check out this line, a sentiment I have always had.  I have a personal long term goal “make sure the first day of school looks and feels like the last day of school”. It has always been my contention that the first day of Kindergarten should have the same feel as the last day of 12th grade.

Dave Douglas School District Director Position 4
I urge a vote for Mike Centoni over Shemia (Mia) Fagan.  The reason is because Shemia Fagan’s pamphlet includes a quotation from a Fourth grade teacher.  I hated my fourth grade teacher.

Dave Douglas School District Director Position 5
A vote for Jane Doyle over Mike Price.  Mike Price asks the question “Who is Mike Price?” Jane Doyle is certain enough of herself to not have to ask the question, “Who is Jane Doyle?”

Gresham – Barlow School District, Director 7
Nance Cedar has an item which puts her ahead of Don Chriestenson and Stuart Palmiter.  Nance Cedar was the “Finance Team Lead for global organization ‘Can’t Stop the Serenity’ for 2010“, showing her valiant struggle to keep the Serenity flowing forward.  Of course, if you are anti-serenity, you could always vote for Christenson — but what do you have against Serenity?

Lake Oswego School District Position 5
Vote for Audrey Monroe.  Bob Barman is endorsed by Allen Alby, and it is not clear from this list what or who Allen Alby exactly is.  In addition, he’s endorsed by Lake Oswego’s mayor, and if that’s not enough the diabolical Lacrosse Association is apparently putting him up there.

Lake Oswego School District Position 1
I don’t know who you should write in, but find someone to write in.  The candidate, Patti Zebrowski, has the galls to give the spiel that “our difficult economy brings big challenges” — Memo to Ms. Zebrowksi: You’re in Lake Oswego.

Portland School District Zone 2
I don’t have it in me to say anything the perennial hobby candidacy of John Sweeney. I can’t decide whether to dock Matt Mortson for Tom Potter’s endorsement.  I suppose if he’s carrying forward the Tom Potter legacy, Mortson will promise that if elected, he will look into starting a study on how to begin to tackle the problem.  The other candidate is Maggie Brister-Mashia.  It is interesting that nobody’s touting any endorsement from Sam Adams.

Pleasant Home Water District
William Dodds deserve your vote.  For one, his opponent — KRISTIN COOK — couldn’t even be bothered to put her item in the pamphlet, and still Dodds has no truck with her, saying, “My opponent is a fine person. I have no argument with her.”
Secondly, he will make sure that no Japanese Nuclear Meltdown happens in Pleasant Home on his watch.
Not unlike the Japanese citizens in their the nuclear disaster who knew little of their nuclear situation before hand, Pleasant Home Water’s Citizen’s need to know more.

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