JOE'S POINT OF VIEW

The most important element in our political process is the willingness of our citizens to rise to the occasion of running for elected Office. When citizens choose to run for office, the political system is hard at work. Each candidate brings forth a variety of ideas and points of view, some which are mutually held, while others are not. The candidates offer the people a choice. This choice will be the voice, as well as the representation of the people in their Government. When elected officials run un-opposed the system is not hard at work. There is no choice for the people.

I was happy to see that there were two Democratic candidates in this primary because this offered their party a choice. I was surprised to find myself the lone republican willing to seek the elected office of Township Supervisor. The beauty of this process is that once again the People will ultimately decide who their next elected Township Supervisor will be on November 6, 2007. So once again, the system is hard at work.

I want to wish my opponent, Incumbent Bob Kopfer, the best of luck. Bob and his family are nice folks. They are hard working farmers and longtime residents of Maidencreek. Farming is a physical and tough way of life. I gained my respect of farming as a boy helping out in the summers on my Grandfather's truck farm in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.

In closing, I would like to ask each and every voter of Maidencreek to elect their next Township Supervisor based on the truth and merit of each candidate, not based on some distorted or twisted misrepresentation of the facts, by a few who are only concerned with protecting their own interest and not the interest of the residents of Maidencreek.