My thoughts for consideration. We are again choosing leaders for our city, school, and college. A lot of discussion has gone by us from candidates. Promises for success but too little fact-based detail on past performance and current reality status. This year gives the voters a real opportunity to obtain forward thinking, experienced managers who understand the correct choices from each following pairs: inclusive/exclusive, compromise/controversy, economical/extravagant, proactive/reactive, results/rhetoric, innovative/one size fits all, community/corporate, valid/passionate, doing/watching. Making the left choice in each of the above spells close to real CIVIC PRIDE. Other options tend to: bias, stagnation, waste of time and public resources, feuds, and so on. In Ward 1 no opposition, support from one private business leader, very general statements on current issues except on Big Macs. Ward 3 has no opposition but a candidate who thinks and votes on each issue – not one party line. At Large needs new thinking, community-based voting as opposed to political screening: McLain and Bradbury. Mayor’s race has two experienced candidates – edge in current situation to Thompson due to compromise attitude and strong housing background. Ladehoff’s earlier work and current ability to listen is an asset if he can show independent, total community thinking – a team of Ladehoff and At Large Thompson could also be a strong asset if they can find common ground. City council video and current TR articles on the past community center leadership and Iowa State study speak to truth.