One Question, Yes or No

One of the things I find perplexing as a candidate is people's readiness to accept or reject you on your answer to one question. They are usually the hot button issues, such as gun control, abortion and unions. Never mind that they may not be in the purview of the state government. Never mind that they may not know how the other candidates really feel on the subject. These one topic, yes or no questions come from people in all walks of life, from high school dropouts to physicians. Although I prize core values,  the voters should also want to know that  their representative  has the skill set to employ due diligence on all the other topics.  Harrisburg is so broken and deadlocked by monkeys in empty suits, with empty heads, who keep pushing the same buttons.

Friday Nights In Slatington

This past month I have taken to spend a couple hours each Friday evening in Slatington. It's quaintness masks a frustration about the lack of jobs and opportunity there, the taprooms outnumber the stores. Local Slatedale Republican Marc Grammes beat 10 term incumbent Julie Harhart at the polls there on Tuesday. I hope to earn the vote of his supporters come November. I look forward to meeting some of them this evening, at Darla's Ice Cream Parlor, between 6 and 8.
photo by K Mary Hess

Assault At Allen

The father of a special needs student tells this blog that his daughter was assaulted at Allen, by a security officer. The girl missed her bus, and a security guard was assigned to wait with her, until another van could pick her up.  Supposedly, the guard became frustrated, presumingly by the girl's behavior, and subsequently pushed her into a locker, injuring her fingers. According to the parent, a coverup of the incident has evolved since he first filed a complaint with the school, and then the police. Although he has provided the school administration, school board members and local media with a report detailing the incident, save for this blog post, nothing has been written. He is beginning to believe that the titan's of Allentown are sacrificing his daughter's welfare, for the district and city's image.

Closing In On Harhart

Despite 3 glossy mailers and a robocall by 10 term incumbent Julie Harhart, Marc Grammes garnered 44% of the vote in yesterday's primary. Harhart's mailers, case studies in omission and distortion, will be scrutinized by my campaign in the coming weeks. It is my intention that in January she should start receiving the generous pension for which she voted.

Outpost Molovinsky

The Molovinsky For State Representative Campaign is one month old. The 183rd District is enormous and geographically diverse, but the problems are essentially the same. The district stretches from west of Slatington to just east of Bath, north from Rt. 22 to the Blue Mountain. This economically depressed area has been represented by the same person for twenty years. Although her staff is apparently good at helping people get their driver's license renewed, she is just a seat warmer in Harrisburg. Yesterday, I visited a huge indoor flea market outside Slatington, in the former Keystone Lamp factory. People now scramble to sell their used possessions in the factory where they once worked, welcome to Julie Harhart country. My campaign has established an outpost in Slatington, and is now scouting for the highground in Northampton. Volunteers are still being sought for action tomorrow, gathering signatures on election day. If you're available for duty, please send a comment with your contact information. The application will not be printed, and will only be seen by me.

With A Little Help From My Friends

If you are a registered voter, no matter what district you live in, I need some help on Tuesday to get on the ballot as an independent candidate. No matter what your party affilliation, it doesn't matter. If you can spare an hour or two, anytime between 7:00am and 8:00pm on Tuesday, please send me your contact information by comment here. Your message will not be published, and will only be seen by me. Thank you.

Trustworthy Help Still Needed

If you live any District, and are a registered voter, I could use some trustworthy help for a couple of hours next week gathering signatures on my ballot petition. Unlike the Republicans and Democrats, independents such as myself have no organization to help with this chore. Send your contact information as a comment to this post, which will not be published, or visible to anybody besides myself. Thank you.

UPDATE: If you are a registered voter in any district, your help on Tuesday would be appreciated.