Monday, February 19, 2007
Walter runs for re-election to the Lakewood City Council
Thus begins one of the hardest things a candidate has to write: an explanation why he or she thinks, of all people, he or she should be elected to office.
My loyal readers, both of you, will recall my first column in The Lakewood Journal was written with a dance metaphor. I remember sitting on my second or third day on the job in the old white building on Bridgeport - now a tanning salon, of all things. I remember trying to think of what to say to people who only knew me as a stranger, but who I wanted so badly to serve as their 'own' newspaper editor.
"And so I came up with the dance metaphor - a stranger approaching someone for a dance. I was asking, in my own way, "Please give me a try."
I ask again for your vote. You'll find the full reflections on my Web page.
Here it is. My campaign statement. Let me know what you think. If you would be interested in helping me and the campaign, you'll find some ways to help here.
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My loyal readers, both of you, will recall my first column in The Lakewood Journal was written with a dance metaphor. I remember sitting on my second or third day on the job in the old white building on Bridgeport - now a tanning salon, of all things. I remember trying to think of what to say to people who only knew me as a stranger, but who I wanted so badly to serve as their 'own' newspaper editor.
"And so I came up with the dance metaphor - a stranger approaching someone for a dance. I was asking, in my own way, "Please give me a try."
I ask again for your vote. You'll find the full reflections on my Web page.
Here it is. My campaign statement. Let me know what you think. If you would be interested in helping me and the campaign, you'll find some ways to help here.
