It's Time to Get Involved!

      When I  ran for mayor four years ago, I campaigned on different subjects.  One of the subjects was election reform.  There are a handful of things that I think are wrong with our municipal elections for the leadership of Delphi, and I hope they change.  I knew that I was going to work with the officials involved with elections to try and get some things done that were fairer for the citizens for the future.  Let's start with the basics.      It's never made sense to me to have council districts but yet have every citizen vote for every council person.  Don't get me wrong, it makes sense to have council districts, it's the voting part that I call a foul on.  As you may or may not know, Delphi has four districts and one at-large seat.  Each of the districts is marked off on a map, and the person elected represents that area.  But why does everyone get to vote on this person?  Why should someone who lives...

  The line, if memory serves me correctly, was spoken by Ronald Reagan during his campaign against Jimmy Carter for President. But what does it really mean? Can it mean many things to many people? What was the first thing that came to your mind when you read that line? I always took it in its simplest form. And what I mean by that is this. When you, as a voter, look back and think about where you were four years ago and compare that time economically to the time right now, are times better for you or worse? Of course, when a President or a Governor asks that question, they are probably talking about finances. Are you, as a voter, spending more on groceries, car insurance, gasoline, and the like? Back when Reagan asked that question, it was in the latter part of Carter's failed policies, and inflation was double-digit range. Why, it was so bad that they even had a thing called the Misery Index. Granted, this was all before my time, but I read it somewhere. But what happens when a lo...