The Elections
The Presidential election this year seems to have created more interest and participation from the general public than in years past. Both the younger and older generation seem to be prepared to cast their votes in numbers as never before. Sadly this rally is most probably be due to the desperate state of our economy, and the terrible cost both in terms of human lives as well as the billions spent on our involvement in too many wars. I myself have never been particularly politically involved, but this time around I have a very firm opinion as to who should be our next President.
Oddly enough I am also involved to a very small degree in a local political campaign. A friend of mine Janis Akuna is running for a place on the Board of Education, and knowing the dire state of our public education I was happy to volunteer to help her in any way that I could. Janis has a keen social conscience, and the intelligence and experience to back it up (please visit her website Janisakuna.com to learn more about her and her goals), and I know that she would be an incredible asset to BOE. She is truly committed to improving the public educational system here, with no ulterior motives, such as using the position as a steppingstone to other public offices – which is so often the case. For me, it has truly been an eye opener to see the type of commitment in both time and personal money, which it takes to get oneself elected to office. In order to get one’s name out there, and registered in people’s minds especially if one has never run before takes a tremendous amount of effort – emails, banners, flyers, ads, even T-shirts– a stream of constant repetition, to get one’s name familiarized. Whatever help Janis gets is all on a volunteer basis, and to keep the engine fueled when we are all so busy already with work and family is not an easy task. Now with the elections almost at hand she is out sign waving twice a day for 3 hours at a time, both at morning drive and also during the evening rush hour – choosing high traffic areas all over the island. I who participate in either a morning or evening stint cannot imagine doing this twice a day for two weeks!
So, may I ask that you visit her website Janisakuna.com and see what a potential goldmine is available to the BOE. Afterwards if you believe in what you read, please when it comes time to cast your vote for the Board of Education at Large, please vote for Janis Akuna. I can assure you that you will not be sorry.
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