From Stephanie L. Eastwood
Town of Wiota
Enough with the divisiveness, hey. Here are two things most of us Wisconsinites agree about:
1. Great public schools are essential to the quality of life in our communities, key to a healthy state economy, and a hallmark of democracy.
2. The way we fund our schools puts too big a strain on local property owners, especially in our small rural school districts.
It's high time our state legislature fix the school funding formula. We need a tax system that is more fair, to ease the burden of rising education costs that can pit young families against elder homeowners living on fixed incomes. John Simonson gets this. It's one of the main reasons he's running to represent the 51st in the Wisconsin Assembly. Simonson is the only candidate who's had the guts to suggest that part of the solution to the school funding crisis would be to provide local communities more revenue from the state as a whole.
I'm impressed by the intelligence of both of the candidates running for this seat, John Simonson and Howard Marklein. I believe they're both well-qualified men of integrity, both motivated to serve our rural district as energetic problem solvers. I've spoken with them each in person and investigated their ideas and backgrounds. It's John Simonson who has won my vote. As an economics professor and small business owner who worked on Platteville's Main St. redevelopment project, he understands the historically important role government plays directing the flow of wealth in and out of various sectors of our economy aiming to promote the greatest common good. We can count on John Simonson to be a forward-thinking, positive problem solver helping make a progressive Wisconsin government work for the people.
Town of Wiota
Enough with the divisiveness, hey. Here are two things most of us Wisconsinites agree about:
1. Great public schools are essential to the quality of life in our communities, key to a healthy state economy, and a hallmark of democracy.
2. The way we fund our schools puts too big a strain on local property owners, especially in our small rural school districts.
It's high time our state legislature fix the school funding formula. We need a tax system that is more fair, to ease the burden of rising education costs that can pit young families against elder homeowners living on fixed incomes. John Simonson gets this. It's one of the main reasons he's running to represent the 51st in the Wisconsin Assembly. Simonson is the only candidate who's had the guts to suggest that part of the solution to the school funding crisis would be to provide local communities more revenue from the state as a whole.
I'm impressed by the intelligence of both of the candidates running for this seat, John Simonson and Howard Marklein. I believe they're both well-qualified men of integrity, both motivated to serve our rural district as energetic problem solvers. I've spoken with them each in person and investigated their ideas and backgrounds. It's John Simonson who has won my vote. As an economics professor and small business owner who worked on Platteville's Main St. redevelopment project, he understands the historically important role government plays directing the flow of wealth in and out of various sectors of our economy aiming to promote the greatest common good. We can count on John Simonson to be a forward-thinking, positive problem solver helping make a progressive Wisconsin government work for the people.
