Get the real facts in Dist. 125 race

I have lived in Long Grove for over 10 years, and all three of my children have attended Stevenson High School. In general, my wife and I have been pleased with their education. However, we can do better. Stevenson’s total annual expenditures have increased over 16 percent since 2006, while enrollment has decreased over 3.5 percent for the same period In addition, Stevenson has slipped from it’s top tier performance level.

I am supporting the new candidates because “The Club” (current incumbents) have not been good stewards. In addition, I have seen blatant falsehoods and misrepresentations that have been spread by “The Club”. I even know of students from Stevenson repeating these stories! The tall tales range from “the new guys will fire teachers because of their sexual orientation” (a lie), to “they will disband student clubs” (another lie), to “they want to censor/ban books” (yet another lie).

There is an adage that goes along the lines of “if you can’t argue the position, attack the person.” I am quite sure there will be even more mud promulgated from “The Club” in the near future, the last thing they want to talk about is their record. Learn the actual positions of Kathy Powell, Kim Brady and Charles Cardella and get a better understanding of how poorly “The Club” has been handling our tax money.

Perry H. Cliburn

Long Grove