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Video Voter Guide: City School Board

By Antonio D. French

Filed Sunday, April 2 at 12:10 PM

PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE



The race for two seats on the St. Louis Board of Education will be decided on Tuesday, April 4. The candidates are School Board Pres. Darnetta Clinkscale and appointed board member James Buford, parents Peter Downs and Donna Jones, and independent candidate Joe Clark.

PUB DEF is pleased to present a Video Voter Guide for this important election.

A few weeks ago, the candidates appeared at a forum in the 1st Ward. Our camera was there to record their answers to questions submitted by residents of the ward. We now present to our readers the answers to three of those important questions.

See it all at www.pubdefweekly.com/cityschools

This version of PUB DEF's Video Voter Guide is still a Beta, so feedback is requested and greatly appreciated.

NOTE: You will need QuickTime installed on your computer to view these videos. Click here to download it for free. Some of the videos are large files and may take a few minutes to download if you have a slower Internet connection. Be patient.

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6 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

It's an easy choice on Tuesday. Vote Clinkscale and Buford, if you want to move forward and enable Williams to continue reforming our schools and improving education. Or vote Downs and Jones if you want to return to the past, empower the teachers' union, reopen closed schools and make Purdy once again Board President.

7:00 AM, April 03, 2006

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I can't wait to see how Veronica O'Brien is described if she decides to run again. She is a parent, she is a city resident, she has school age child(ren), but she doesn't send to St. Louis Public Schools. Hmm.

7:22 AM, April 03, 2006

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It's an easy choice on Tuesday. Vote Clinkscale and Buford if you want to return to the past, put short pants on the teachers, keep neighborhood schools closed, and keep Slay's people in power. Or vote Downs and Jones if you believe City parents deserve a voice on the Board of Ed.

8:18 AM, April 03, 2006

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

How come no one gets hot and bothered about Joe Clark?

This town is so fucking predictable and polarized.

8:28 AM, April 03, 2006

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sorry, but the school board works with Williams, not Slay. So, I don't buy your argument of this election as a referendum on Slay.

10:06 AM, April 03, 2006

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Sorry, but the school board works with Williams, not Slay. So, I don't buy your argument of this election as a referendum on Slay."

...wha... What is their not to buy? Do you not pay atention to things like the Mayor apointing people to the school board?

Slays picture all over the lit for what every body calls the Mayors slate.

...Why do I respond to posts like this.

4:20 PM, April 03, 2006

 

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