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Hicks-Hudson, an attorney
who ascended to the mayor’s office earlier this year, has
spent a lifetime in public service, as an administrator, a
city legislative counsel, a state legal office position, an
elected city councilwoman, president of city council and
finally, mayor.
Although the job was
thrust upon her, Hicks-Hudson has assumed the reins of power
with grace, dignity and the strength necessary to keep the
city moving forward in spite of the awkwardness of working
in conditions and with staff she had not previously
appointed. The sense of continuity she has provided should
be rewarded with two more years in office.
We hear things in the
community. “Paula doesn’t know what’s going on the city;”
“Paula is not strong enough.”
Let’s put some of those
things to rest. There may be no one who knows as much about
what’s going on in this city than the mayor – not just
because she has been mayor for most of the past year but
because of her background working in government and her
extensive legal training.
Is she strong enough? We
believe so. You won’t find her frothing at the mouth or
putting her fist through a wall, but she certainly can use
her position as this city’s chief executive in an effective,
forceful manner.
We have not had three
mayors over the past two years, let’s settle down and vote
for stability – vote for Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson.
Toledo City Council
It doesn’t get much easier
than this – incumbent Councilmen Tyrone Riley (District 1);
Yvonne Harper (District 4) and Cecelia Adams, PhD (At-Large)
should all be re-elected or, in the case of Adams, elected,
to their respective seats.
In District 3, former
Toledo City Council President Peter Ujvagi is running for
his old seat, he should also be elected – not that there is
the slightest doubt he will be.
Toledo Board of Education
Endorsed Democrats Randall
Parker, III and Perry Lefevre will both do well on the
school board – Parker bringing a very involved parent’s
perspective; Lefevre bringing an equally involved teacher’s
perspective.
Washington Local School Board
Lisa Canales is seeking a
return to the Washington Local School Board. A former
president and vice president of that body, she served with
distinction for 10 years before leaving in 2008. It’s time
to restore her to that position.
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