And the blogging begins....

Come one, come all.  Our names are Kelly and Tracy. We're seniors at Truman State University who are about to embark on a political blogging adventure right here in Northeast Missouri.

        Right there, that red spot. That’s what this blog is about. When we received this assignment as part of Truman’s political communication class, we have to admit we were a little bummed about the subject of the blog: city and county elections and ballot proposals. These two topic areas are not widely publicized and sensationalized as the Senate race is between Carnahan and Blunt. In fact, it seems these topics receive very little media attention at all. Poor neglected things.

        But, no more. We plan to give these candidates and proposals the TLC they deserve. Our excitement about the blog grew as we realized this is our chance to dig and discover. We will not be relying solely on media sources. We will be relying on you, the people of Adair County, to learn exactly what these candidates are about and the impact the ballot proposals will have right here in Northeast Missouri.

        Of course, races on the state and national level will impact residents in this area, but the local races will resonate with much more strength as the elected officials are listening to constituents in this county only.

So…

Politics starts at the local level.

So…

The local level is that red spot on the map

So…

The red spot is a vital part of the November election.

What we don’t want to do.

Use lots and lots of political jargon.

Pork barrel spending.

Wall Street versus Main Street.

Washington insider. Slave to special interests.

Working across the aisle.

Blah. Blah. Blah.

  

What we do want to do.

Talk.

       Forget the political rhetoric, the ambiguous phrases, the inspiring imagery. We want to engage with you. We want to discover who is truly the candidate most fit for the job and how each ballot proposal will shape the lives of those that call Kirksville home. We want to talk to you. We want to interview the candidates for commissioner and associate circuit judge. (And perhaps interview them again… and again.) We can talk about puppy mills and taxes. We can talk about Adair County. We can talk about all that is local. All that affects our everyday lives.

So please, will you talk with us?

• Check out our blog often! We will be posting every Monday and Thursday
• Comment on our posts 
• Shoot us an email at AdairAlerts@gmail.com
• Tweet! @adairalerts
• Vote in our polls and of course, subscribe to our blog!

Afterall, we all live here together, so let’s make sure we know what we’re getting into.