Time for this blog to change gears

While we will continue to address community issues, for the next month we will be concentrating on the state and national elections. We were drafted to work for Obama, re-election of Gov. Chris Gregoire, and Mark Flanders, state legislator for district 42 in our precinct, No. 109, that extends along the Bay from Harborview and Lynden Roads to Bay Road; the eastern border runs north and south between Blaine and Kickerville Roads.






We've been assigned 11 "turfs" within the precinct. Already we have eight turf captains and we are looking for more. The immediate challenge is to get every qualified person registered to vote – by mail or online at www.secstate.wa.gov.elections/2008/aspx by October 4, or new registrants in person at the court house in Bellingham by October 20. On this we are non-partisan – we’re glad to help those who are inclined to vote for McCain.