The attendance at the AMOS school board candidate forum last night was impressive. Too bad the forum didn't match the attendance. Of course, what can you expect when all 9 candidates agree with one another on all of the issues presented at the forum? For a detailed review of the questions and answers by the candidates, go to Register reporter Melissa Walker''s blog at http://tinyurl.com/m9d8v8.
The problem with forums, particularly the AMOS format which they have used for years, is that the questions are set up in such a manner that the candidates know what answer is expected of them. And in any case, who is going to disagree that there should be more after-school programs for middle school kids and SRO's should be more sensitive to race issues? Except for the opportunity to see the candidates and listen to how each one of them gives the same answer as the others, these forums are pretty much a waste of time.
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