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opprairie.com sound off The orland park prairie | February 14, 2019 | 9 Social snapshot Top Web Stories From opprairie.com as of Friday, Feb. 8 1. Orland Square shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder, more 2. Judge orders slate back on ballot, but petition challenge likely to see Round 3 3. Fast-acting Orland Park strangers help man pull through health scare 4. Leah Vithoulkas sets the stage for theater success 5. The power of 10: Hayes family has strong presence at Sandburg Become a Prairie Plus member: opprairie.com/plus The Bridge Teen Center posted the accompanying photo on Feb. 6 with the note, “We’d like to thank the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for donating iPads for students to use in the Cafe. We are so thankful for your generosity.” Like The Orland Park Prairie: facebook.com/opprairie “Jakharr Williams indicted on Murder charges” @OrlandParkPD — on Friday, Feb. 8 Follow The Orland Park Prairie: @opprairie From the Editor Kids draw the darndest things BILL JONES bill@opprairie.com Every year, the Valentine’s Day Coloring Contest is the most popular competition we run at the paper. And every year, I end up getting at least one entry that’s really interesting. The expression goes “kids say the darndest things,” but with a large enough sample size you should see what they draw. And I say this not to poke fun. I like unique. I like strange. I like interesting. Typically, we get hearts with plenty of red and pink for the holiday. We get “thank you” notes and patriotic themes for the veterans who receive these entries. We get others that simply try to up the game in terms of coloring quality. And we get children who try to reinvent the definition of what it means to “color.” All of that is absolutely fantastic, and something among those entries is usually what finds itself in the winners’ circle each year. But it’s the entry that makes me laugh or scratch my head or say “...wow” that usually gets set off to the side of my desk. A few years back, I stared at a valentine sub- Pictured is the winner of the Editor’s Choice award in the 2019 Valentine’s Day Coloring Contest, created by Lenore McKee. Image submitted mitted by a young child for a good few seconds, trying to figure out what they were going for, before I turned it over to realize, in their mind, the top of the heart was a posterior, and the coloring design was intended (without doubt) to be its scant coverings. I looked back at the age. “Wow.” This year, we were short on entries in a particular age group, which left with me with an extra prize to dole out. And an entry I thought deserved it. Accompanying this editorial (and on Page 14, with our winners story) is the entry of Lenore McKee, who for this Valentine’s Day depicted an alien abduction, quite possibly of a snake. I’m not quite sure. And I’m not quite sure why, but I know it caught my attention. It was, literally, otherworldly. I guess aliens need valentines, too. Letters to the Editor Change needed following Electoral Board runaround On Thursday, Feb. 7, the Circuit Court of Cook County reinstated three candidates for trustee to the ballot, reversing a decision made by the local Electoral Board. Specifically, the judge stated there was “no confusion whatsoever. These three candidates are to be placed on the ballot.” You are probably aware that I recused myself from [the Electoral Board] due to a conflict of interest, having circulated petitions for the three candidates. However, I remained fully informed of the case. It was clear to me that the law demanded that the candidates stay on the ballot. Instead, the local Electoral Board — consisting of my replacement, Trustee Jim Dodge, Clerk John Mehalek and Trustee Kathy Fenton — voted to remove the three candidates from the ballot on a vote of 2-0. (It was 2-0 because Trustee Dodge did not attend). Mehalek said “a basis for confusion was not only possible but probable.” Fenton added, “The law is the law.” Unfortunately, Fenton and Mehalek, who circulated petitions for the candidates’ opponents, had their own agenda and did not serve the will of the people. They attempted to decide an election with two votes rather than letting the people decide, to disenfranchise the 1,211 petition signers as “confused” and put three candidates through a one-month waiting game, costing them time and money. Fortunately, the system eventually worked — but at what cost? Voters lose trust in local elected officials who put political goals above fairness. Future candidates will be less likely to throw their “hat in the ring,” knowing the political attacks and legal costs that await. Voter apathy increases because it “doesn’t matter how I vote.” We need a system that works quickly and fairly. Local election boards are filled with conflicts by their very nature. For this reason, these types of challenges should never go to a local board and instead should go directly to a judge at the county level, saving candidates significant time and money. This will require a change in Illinois election laws, which will be difficult. Absent this, voters need to make their voice heard. There is no place for elected officials who put their political goals first. I understand playing to win and giving it all you have to do so. However, we are all taught to play fair. As voters, we deserve fair and competitive elections, so that we, not a ruling class of two, can decide our future. Keith Pekau Orland Park Mayor Sound Off Policy Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from 22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. The Orland Park Prairie encourages readers to write letters to Sound Off. All letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be published. We also ask that writers include their address and phone number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited to 400 words. The Orland Park Prairie reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become property of The Orland Park Prairie. Letters that are published do not reflect the thoughts and views of The Orland Park Prairie. Letters can be mailed to: The Orland Park Prairie, 11516 West 183rd Street, Unit SW Office Condo #3, Orland Park, Illinois, 60467. Fax letters to (708) 326-9179 or e-mail to bill@opprairie.com.
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