(Syndicated to Kansas newspapers Oct. 31, 2016)
Remember when mom told you she didn’t want you hanging out with “that crowd”?
When you were growing up, “that crowd” might have been the guys with tattoos, or car without mufflers, or for girls it was “that crowd” that wore their skirts too short or wore mascara to junior high school.
Well, we’re in the final week of campaigning for Kansas House and Senate seats and your mailbox is going to be filled with flyers either for or against your local candidates.
Now, of course, if you live down the street from a candidate, you can literally toss out the campaign mailers. You know whether he/she keeps the yard mowed or has obnoxious yard art.
And you know based on seeing the candidate around town and maybe from talking to him/her about taxes or schools or the off-ramp into your town.