But don't go in and say I can do the job without raising taxes and then raise them once you are in.

Frank O'Reilly ran for the School Board as a Republican and saying that he would increase taxes to improve the schools, and he was elected.

Now, Bob English truly believes that what he is doing is for the good of the county, and he will be paying more in taxes himself than 95 percent of the people in Polk, but he should have told us this when he was running for election.

She's flat out wrong. The only justification for special taxes is to pay for administrative costs. The U.S. Supreme Court has said that First Amendment businesses can't be singled out for special taxes.

We've been working hard to get on the city's good side. We have our state business license, our taxes done, the vendor registration is done and the insurance is covered.

Except for two hours a day I'm caught up in the enthusiasm and excitement, too. The football team has generated so much interest.