If you wanted a good counter argument for this, then scroll down to the very bottom of the article here. Or, better yet, through the miracle of copy and paste, I present the results from the Kansas City Star:
· The Inter City Fire Protection District chose Linda Kidd for director over Jack Wise, by a vote of 36-35.
How would you like to be Jack Wise’s one drinking buddy who forgot to show up at the polls?
About the Author
David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.
