At the starting line

We know, we know. Its been over a week. Really, its not even our fault. Its just that there's nothing going on. No fiery municipal races to cover and there isn't even anything happening with the commissioners race. Its just the down time. Fortunately, the real race begins next weekend. One month out usually signals the green light, so its time to put the websites on coast and start getting out there. As a candidate, if you're not working EVERY DAY from April 15 to May 15, then there's something wrong.

We tried to find something juicy to feed you while we wait, but didn't have very much luck. The good news is that Commissioner Eichelberger is stepping things up, from what we hear, and launching a personal grassroots effort. We question whether or not this is too little too late, but personal door-knocking does help eliminate the whispers of unreachability. When the issue is a personal one like this, its best to attack it head-on, which seems to be the strategy for Eichelberger. Much, much better than the old one, which was to ignore it. Like we said, we wonder whether or not its too little, too late. In the past, when a candidate has made a valiant effort to repair personal wrongdoings, it was the same case of too little, too late. We'll see how things work out this time.

We enjoy a competitive arena, as you may have noticed, so we try to pick a winner for the time period of each blog. Today's winner? Gary Eichelberger, for making strong efforts to come back and join the living. While we would suggest filling the seats with a larger audience rather than going door-to-door to visit all 220,000 Cumberland County residents, he's still trying to make things right.