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CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:7 Cape Cod wastewater management issues: active involvement in the formation of the Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative and suc- cessful pursuit of the Community Septic Management loan program. Economic development issues:Billis a board member of the Cape and Is- lands Workforce Investment Board. Energy issues: A representative to the Cape Light Compact. Also, he is a member of the Cape Cod Com- mission and has been instrumental in fostering an objective external review of the Commission, with the goal of improving the agency's operations and procedures. Bill has worked diligently toward improving our human servicesto be fair withall our many needs in this area. Bill's focus is to represent the taxpayers of Barnstable County, not focus onhispolitical ambitions.That is why Iwholeheartedly endorse Bill Doherty for County Commissioner and urge you to vote for him Thank you for your support. Mary J. LeClair Mashpee County Commissioner Cape Codders need Crocker Will Crocker, candidate for Second BarnstableDistrictRepresentative,is mychoice.Irepresent ademographic of Cape Codders that isanimportant if occasionally overlooked group.We arethe first-time homeowner or have new families, we were born here or with strong ties, some have left the Cape for education and adventure and found their way back. We are young and busy and some have way more on their minds than who is go- ingto be makingthe lawsinthe next two years. But we need a representative that ishungryfor this position. Weneed a representative that is not at the be- hest ofthe existingparty structureat the Statehouse.Weneed WillCrocker andifwelose an opportunity for such leadershipwewilltoilon,albeitunder- served and under-represented. Tom George Cummaquid A Crocker for Atsalis It is clear in the debates that Will Crocker cannot go beyond basic knowledgeoftheissues,let aloneoffer real solutions.Hiseducation formula isseverelyflawed. ThePatriot'ssister paper criticized it for defying politi- calreality. Onthe other handyouhaveAtasalis, who has deep knowledge of the is- sues, and the process on Beacon Hill for achieving lasting results for our district. He has built coalitions with both parties. You only have to look at the Elder Abuse bill he authored and the Median Income Formula he authored that will properly distrib- ute to us the education funding we deserve to recognize that he is out in front of crucialissues/reforms. In the eight years he has served us, he has secured over $25millioninfundingfor local initiatives/programs. To seethese facts for yourself, allone needs to do iswatch the replay ofthe debatethat tookplaceon Community Channel17whichthePatriothasmade availableonitsWebsite.ReadAtsalis' mailingandviewhisWebsite.Ifyouare objective andinformed,thedifference willbe obvious and the choice willbe clear.Re-elect Demetrius Atsalis. Jeff Crocker Hyannis A great Cape Codder I have lived in Barnstable a long time and am basically a moderate person politically,neither Conserva- tive nor Liberal, both of whom have doctrinairenon-thinkingideasto try and fool us.When I met Will Crocker and heard hisbasic points on whyhe wantsto be ourrepresentative,Ireal- ized thiswasthe first timeIhad ever heard anyone from this district talk the real truth about what we need. Will is intelligent, highly informed and very articulate. He will accom- plish meaningful representation for us. We need it after years of empty words. Bob McClenahan Barnstable Education chair backs Atsalis The voters of the 2nd Barnstable District have agreat opportunity on Nov.7to elect acandidatewhoisfully committed to improving the qual- ity of education in Massachusetts. Education is a major issue in this year'selections, and Representative Demetrius J. Atsalis should receive recognition for hisparticipation and efforts to improve public education not only for his legislative District, but for cities and towns across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Atsalis has been a leader in call- ing for changes in the current local education aid formula. His Median Income proposal helped set the tone for serious discussions on how to bring fairness and equity to lo- cal communities and the way they receive local aid. In addition, Rep- resentative Atsalis has worked with his House and Senate colleagues to support funding for new programs at the Department of Early Education and Care,andhasput hisfull support behindmany other policyproposals, such as regional school bus trans- portation , full day kindergarten , and reading recovery, aprogram for children who are at risk of failing to learn to read in the first grade. During my tenure in the House of Representatives, Demetrius has worked hard for the schools and educationalprogramsinhisDistrict. It has been mypleasureto work with him on these issues and I look for- ward to our future collaboration. Patricia A. Haddad Chair, Committee on Education Massachusetts House of Repre- sentatives Crocker satisfies need for change Representative DemetriusAtsalis has spoken and written about how hard he has been working "to make major changessoconsumerson Cape Cod willhave realchoices when buy- ingcoverage (homeownersinsurance) instead of relying on one option."In early2004,1waspresent at ameeting at TownHallinBarnstablewhereMr. Atsalis,amongother legislators,said how hard they had been workingand wouldcontinue to work.At that time Iwasone ofthe Independent Agents, representing Andover Companies, who was forced to replace some 450 policyholders. That was 2 1/2 years ago. I wonder how "hard" he has been working on this issue. In the first six months of 2006, five additional carriers pulled off the Cape, several more tightened their underwriting requirements even further and over the summer Vest/Shelbywasplacedintoreceiver- ship (another 5,000+ policies), and finally in the month of October two additionalcarriershavepulled out.In the timehehasbeen working"hard," eight more carriers have left. The concept of a "wind pool" has drawn little support. Perhaps it is time to look at filing legislation for the FAIR plan to offer a wind-only policy.ThisissomethingMr.Crocker has spoken in favor of. Offering a wind-only policy would allow the eight carriers who have left to offer a homeowners policy once again on Cape Cod, giving the consumer a choice. The pricing of a wind policy would be commensurate with age, construction, location, etc. I believe the breeze isblowing.It's time for a change of leadership.Vote Will Crocker. Kathleen Silvia Osterville Does Kerry Healey understand? Lt. Governor Healey addresses some of the problems she sees as needing attention. Two that caught my eyes were pension reform and education.Theproposed solutionsas described on the HealeyWebsite are either ineffective, divisive or both. For pension reform she advocates eliminatingthe defined benefit pen- sionplanfor allgovernment employ- ees except police and firefighters . This appears to be a naked attempt to create a division among public employees. The unaddressed "what ifs" created by her plan make a long list indicating that it is not well thought out. Inplace ofthe current defined ben- efit program she would implement a self-directed 401-type program leaving employees on their own to manage their pension funds. This is frightening. Managing pension funds involves risks even when done by professionals in the investment field. How much more risk might be involved for those not in the field? There isnodoubt that somereform is in order in the pension system. Certainly there are some notable excessesthathave surfaced recently. But her proposal manages to "toss out the baby with the bath water."It ismuch likethe action of aneophyte schoolteacher keeping allthe pupils after class because one whispered. Healey's candidacy would be better if she had addressed the problems created bythe excesses that weread about in the media. Could one con- clude that the Lt. Governor does not fully understand the problem? Kerry Healey hopes to address some of the problems of education withmerit salary.This"old chestnut," merit salary,has been around for at least a half-century - longer than teacher unions. Putting aside the complexities of the teaching craft, the increasing scarcityof competent supervisionandevaluation,meritsal- aryorwhatevernameisassignedtoit isdivisiveand hasthe added negative of being ineffective. Perhaps that is why so many schools don't use it. Again, what is disappointingin all this is that the Lt. Governor, with her considerable educational back- ground, does not understand the problems she is trying to solve. Howard C. Llewellyn Marstons Mills Cape Wind's many advantages Public economic benefits from Cape Wind'sproject are overpower- ing.Ilistsome ofthesewithsubstan- tiating references below. 1 - Cape Wind's output will now equal 79 percent of Cape and the Islands' electricity usage. 2 -Cape Wind electricity will cost us less, because replacing fossil fu- els -whose cost is 60 percent of the variable cost of generation -will be free wind , which blows strongly in Nantucket Sound. 3-Massachusetts residents using others' electricity will also benefit because Cape Wind's output will reduce price adders caused by not meeting Massachusetts' renewable energy goals. 4 - 150 good, permanent jobs will be created. Fifty of these will be lo- cal, averaging $50,000/year wages = $2.5 million annually. 5-Cape Wind willmake lease pay- ments, as does offshore drilling, for area occupied on Horseshoe Shoal. Twenty-seven percent goes to Mas- sachusetts. 6-Healthcostscausedbypollution from burning oil or coal will be re- duced - savings of $53 million/year. 7 - If oil has the total reduction, U.S. balance of payments will im- prove $60 milhon/yr. While some opponents argue that tourism and property values might fall, neither has decreased near European and other offshore wind turbine locations. Substantiation is at www.clean- powernow.org, www.capewind.org and other renewable energy Web sites. More than 60 percent of Cape and 80 percent of Massachusetts residents favor this project , so im- portant to our future. Jim Liedell Yarmouthport I FTTFPA LE11 Eivj W ~ ^M l l i i l ¦¦ ¦'I B W ^^^^^M s ^ ow you j 1Bon Repose Bedding i HYANNIS Wk- ^^^mmrnW0* 106 Basset! 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