We believe it's presumptuous to "tell people who to vote for." The
editorial board of this newspaper spent many hours interviewing more
than 40 candidates for school board, college board, city clerk, city
treasurer and City Council. We have also attended various candidate
forums, studied the candidates' positions and covered the issues in
these elections for months leading up to this election. While we
would never attempt to "tell" residents how to vote, we believe our
