EDITORIAL

Small town elections are important

By Heidi Kolbeck-Urlacher, Policy Director, Center for Rural Affairs For weeks, candidate ads have dominated television viewing. Text messages and phone calls are nonstop. Yard signs are popping up like my late season tomatoes.

Much of this messaging is for candidates who will serve in Washington, D.C., or in the State House. While that part of the ballot is important, the most direct and immediate impact on your daily life comes from elections on the local level.