Thanks for support of candidate forums – now it’s time to vote
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
We had a couple of good crowds on hand for the recent candidate forums.
Republican candidates for county commission Quincee Messersmith and Carrie Hughes shared their views at the library on July 28. There were about 40 people there.
And last week we hosted the Republican and Democrat candidates for Congress, seeking the district 2 seat currently held by retiring U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn. About 60 people turned out for that one.
I appreciate those citizens who showed up for the forums, who watched the video on our website or YouTube, and who submitted questions.
I also appreciate the candidates who put themselves out there to run for office, to be voted up or down by the people. It’s often thankless, and sometimes cynical people point fingers at them.
But without people running for office to represent us, we have no democracy.
Now it’s time for voters to vote.
And as an editor’s note, I will point out that, due to next week’s election, The Wakulla Sun will come out one day later so that we can get the election results to you.
The paper should be printed on Wednesday and in the news boxes that night.
If you usually get your paper on Thursday, it will likely be Friday before you get it.
But it will be worth it to get the results.
I can hardly wait.
William Snowden is the editor and publisher of The Wakulla Sun.