2 school board candidates endorsed by extremists and don't want voters to know| Letters
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Why are candidates so quiet about endorsements?
Julie Liskany and Denise D’Angelo, two candidates for the South-Western City School Board, don’t want voters to know what they really stand for.
FACT: Liskany and D’Angelo are endorsed by the 1776 Project PAC.
FACT: In an August email exchange, D’Angelo wrote that she and Liskany were “like-minded” with members of the local Moms for Liberty.
So, why aren’t these two candidates publicly mentioning their ties to these two groups?
The reason is simple: These extremist organizations have been accused of using culture-war tactics and racist and/or homophobic dog whistles to attack public school systems throughout our country.
Robert Ruth, Grove City
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Levies are not the answer.
The Dispatch keeps me grounded. The Dispatch saves me money as it supplies the same needs as psychoanalysis.
The breadth of articles The Dispatch provides covering the Columbus City Schools levy is illuminating.
Especially beneficial was mayoral candidate Joe Motil's quote clarifying CCS's loss of revenue due to faulty city politics and abatement practices.
Why are the leaders of Columbus so infatuated with creating a "big city" Columbus instead of nurturing our bread and butter, our neighborhoods?
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Covering three decades, I have been teaching in CCS.
Yes, a levy would provide essential services to our clients. Yet, over the years I have witnessed excessive waste and fraud in the school district, mysterious budgets evaporating, and nefarious teachers collecting sizable paychecks from taxpayers.
Levies are not the answer.
Levies need to be rejected by every voter in Ohio. The Ohio legislature needs to pull up their britches and get work on school funding. Placing the burden on property taxes is an injustice too long tolerated by Ohio property owners.
And the Ohio Lottery will not save schools.
And the ludicrous, unmonitored JobsOhio program gobbles taxpayer dollars with every breath.
The Dispatch works hard to keep the community informed.
Printing Frank LaRose's guest column earlier this year reaffirmed my view that his pompous, foolishness needs to be halted.
Voters deserve the right to vote by any accessible means. He is a laughable scoundrel as he writes about teacher unions carrying too much weight while he himself caters to the lobbies of the homogenized Christian right and the NRA.
But he may be slightly correct as I noticed my teacher's union, Columbus Education Association, endorsed Andrew Ginther for mayor.
A reckless decision for it has been Joe Motil who has supported, backed and marched with CEA for years, and now the union has turned its back on him.
Dispatch, please continue to work hard for us; it's not all about Buckeye football. Our local print media is essential to our well-being.
Daniel Finn, Worthington
Lesson in Jim Jordan's defeat
Well, there is some sanity left among House Republicans; dumping Jim Jordan for speaker gives some hope that a rational person may get selected. I have no idea why people vote for Mr. Jordan; he has made a career of obstruction for purely partisan reasons and represents all that is wrong in current political discourse.
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It is well past time when both Republicans and Democrats cease trying to please the most extreme elements of their respective bases; it is ridiculous to allow a small percentage of the population to dictate legislation.
Both left and right have ideas that have merit and deserve discussion to find the best elements of both for a rational, well-thought compromise.
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Jordan, like so many others, fosters a belief that the opposition is not simply another perspective but rather the enemy.
The hardcore supporters of former President Donald Trump are a clear example of this instilled divide and conquer mentality.
It is up to the voters, if they are indifferent or allow themselves to believe lies rather than question rhetoric and seek truth through fact finding, then they vote unwisely and are responsible for an unpleasant reality. Voting should be an intellectual exercise, not an emotional one.
Steven Donatone, Dublin
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: School board candidates silent on endorsement from 1776 Project PAC
