I was proudly wearing my “I voted” sticker Tuesday at lunch when a friend made an interesting comment. He and his wife, he said, had decided not to vote this time. They didn’t have a City Council opening, and they didn’t think they knew enough about the nine Columbia School Board candidates to make an informed choice.
Even with low turnout, election still important to Columbia
Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 12:03 p.m. CDT
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