Let's go, Pensacola peeps. If you're registered to vote, get out there and do it. If you're not registered to vote, get out there and get that taken care of.
Don't know where to vote? Check this out:
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections has a page that lets you find out where you vote: Precinct Finder.
I have to say that the Precinct Finder didn't help me, at first. It confused me. Maybe it's just the institutional, out-dated design. Anyhoo... But I was patient and I peered at the page and I realized that once I found my Precinct Number, I could go back one page, click on Show All Precincts, and scroll down to my particular Precinct Number, and VOILA!
If you aren't registered to vote, just click on Register to Vote near the top left of the page. It's a really simple process.
Remember, local politics is the best way to have a say in what affects your life on a daily basis. Get involved.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
CityZen Pensacola Endorses Diane Mack for Mayor of Pensacola
Pensacola's Independent News recently published their IN 2010 Election Guide, a useful bit of journalism if there ever was one. If you live/work in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties and are interested in the various elections occurring on Tuesday, August 24, I highly recommend reading the article. They covered all the races, not just the one for mayor of Pensacola.
Thanks to IN's article, I'm further convinced that Diane Mack is the best candidate to take over as Pensacola's new "strong mayor". She gives specific answers and she's shown courage by stating that she won't run for reelection if she fails to accomplish what she says she wants to accomplish.
If you're voting for Pensacola's mayor, vote for Diane Mack. She's a strong leader with courage and experience.
Thanks to IN's article, I'm further convinced that Diane Mack is the best candidate to take over as Pensacola's new "strong mayor". She gives specific answers and she's shown courage by stating that she won't run for reelection if she fails to accomplish what she says she wants to accomplish.
If you're voting for Pensacola's mayor, vote for Diane Mack. She's a strong leader with courage and experience.
regarding Pensacola's mayor election
OK, so I've narrowed it down to two candidates for Mayor of Pensacola: Diane Mack and Ashton Hayward.
What about the other candidates? I don't care. I've weeded them out for miscellaneous, nebulous reasons. I don't have endless amounts of time to carefully research every candidate, so I have to rely on gut reactions to get the list to a manageable number.
Why do I think Diane Mack and Ashton Hayward are good choices? Both have put thought and work into their online presence, which is important to me. Both have been portrayed in a favorable light by my favorite local blogs. Both have expressed concern with public transit, pedestrian- and bicycle-centered design, job growth, mixed-income/mixed-use neighborhoods, environmental issues.
As it stands right now, I think Mack's vision is more specific and more experience-based than Hayward's. It may be a small thing but I like that she specifically supports the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. They do amazing things there and Pensacola should be proud of them and take advantage of what the Institute can do for the area in terms of status and the general economy. Imagine what spin-off companies could come from such a place. Tech is a big buzzword in today's job scene and there are few places in the world as cutting edge as IHMC.
Also, I like Mack's desire for a world-class medical school to be located here. I don't know if this is accurate but it seems to me that, after the military, the medical industry is the biggest one in the region. Go with it. Gulf Breeze has the Andrews Institute, which is a world-class facility. We've already seen that top doctors and researchers will move to the Pensacola area. We already have an amazing stable of medical practicioners. Let's grow our own here.
My two main sources for my information on Diane Mack and Ashton Hayward come from Rick's Blog:
Hayward's 20 http://ricksblog.biz/?p=11898
Diane Mack's Vision Statement and Campaign Platform http://ricksblog.biz/?p=12020
You can also found out more at the candidates' websites:
http://ashtonhayward.com/
http://www.dianemackcampaign.com/
My mind's not made up yet, though. I have a week left to ponder it and mull it over and arrive at a decision I'm happy with and can defend reasonably.
What about the other candidates? I don't care. I've weeded them out for miscellaneous, nebulous reasons. I don't have endless amounts of time to carefully research every candidate, so I have to rely on gut reactions to get the list to a manageable number.
Why do I think Diane Mack and Ashton Hayward are good choices? Both have put thought and work into their online presence, which is important to me. Both have been portrayed in a favorable light by my favorite local blogs. Both have expressed concern with public transit, pedestrian- and bicycle-centered design, job growth, mixed-income/mixed-use neighborhoods, environmental issues.
As it stands right now, I think Mack's vision is more specific and more experience-based than Hayward's. It may be a small thing but I like that she specifically supports the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. They do amazing things there and Pensacola should be proud of them and take advantage of what the Institute can do for the area in terms of status and the general economy. Imagine what spin-off companies could come from such a place. Tech is a big buzzword in today's job scene and there are few places in the world as cutting edge as IHMC.
Also, I like Mack's desire for a world-class medical school to be located here. I don't know if this is accurate but it seems to me that, after the military, the medical industry is the biggest one in the region. Go with it. Gulf Breeze has the Andrews Institute, which is a world-class facility. We've already seen that top doctors and researchers will move to the Pensacola area. We already have an amazing stable of medical practicioners. Let's grow our own here.
My two main sources for my information on Diane Mack and Ashton Hayward come from Rick's Blog:
Hayward's 20 http://ricksblog.biz/?p=11898
Diane Mack's Vision Statement and Campaign Platform http://ricksblog.biz/?p=12020
You can also found out more at the candidates' websites:
http://ashtonhayward.com/
http://www.dianemackcampaign.com/
My mind's not made up yet, though. I have a week left to ponder it and mull it over and arrive at a decision I'm happy with and can defend reasonably.
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