Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Candidate Forums Set; Questions needed!


Jenny McWilliams and Doug Cornett of EKU Media production discuss the set with LWV members Lynnette Noblitt and Cecile Schubert in preparation for two candidate forums which will be produced in the EKU studio.

League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison County is hosting three candidate forums for those running locally in the Nov. 4 election. LWV is seeking questions from citizens of Madison County. Please think of questions you would like the candidates to address and e-mail to lwvbmc@yahoo.com.

Tuesday, Oct. 14 is the date for the Berea City Council Forum from 7 to 9 p.m. in Berea Municipal Building. The public is invited to the live program, which will then be replayed on Berea Cable Channel 12. See the TV schedule below for all the programs. Read more about the forum at Richmond Register.

There are 16 people running for the eight positions on Berea's council. They include incumbents Glenn Jennings, Chester Powell, Violet “Vi” Farmer, Greg Lakes, Denise Hagan, Howard Baker, Virgil Burnside and Truman Fields. Challengers are J. Donald “Don” Graham, Troy VanWinkle, Hubert Chasteen Jr., Ronnie Terrill, Billy Wagers, Jerry Little, Robert “Peanuts” Johnson and Glenn David Johnson.

The other two forums will be produced in the studios of EKU Media Production in the Perkins Building and the program will then be shown on local cable channel. The staff at EKU has volunteered to produce the forums as a community service. "We are very pleased to be working with the professional staff at EKU and hope that the forums will be informative for local voters," said Libby Fraas, LWV member.

Questions for the Richmond City Commission Forum will be accepted through Monday Oct. 20 Candidates for Richmond City Commission in order of the November ballot are Michael F. Bryant, Mike Brewer, Richard M. Thomas, Kay Cosby Jones, Robert R. Blythe, William H. "Bill" Strong, Rita H. Smart, and Ian Ward . LWV moderator will be Lynnette Noblitt, a paralegal professor at EKU.

Questions can also be submitted for the two candidates for Circuit Judge. The forum will be produced at EKU TV studio on Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 7 to 8 p.m. It will not be shown live, but replayed on Time Warner's local access Channel 5 in both Berea and Richmond.

Running for the circuit judge position vacated by Julia Adams are District Court Judge William T. Clouse Jr. and Family Court Judge Jeffrey M. Walson. LWV moderator will be Joe Gershtenson of EKU department of government.

To submit questions for the Berea City Council, Richmond City Commission or Circuit Judge forums, e-mail LWV at lwvbmc@yahoo.com.

For more information about LWV and its voter education programs, visit the Web site at lwvbmc.org or contact Libby Fraas at 624.1292.

Here is a schedule of the TV replay schedule of the three forums:

CIRCUIT JUDGE FORUM: Channel 5
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7-8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25, 3-4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 30, 9-10 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1, 3-4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 2, 3-4 p.m.


RICHMOND CITY COMMISSION FORUM: Richmond Channel 12
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7-9 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 23, 7-9 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25, Noon
Thursday, Oct. 30, 7-9 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1, Noon
Monday, Nov. 3, Noon


BEREA CITY COUNCIL FORUM, Berea Cable Channel 12
Thursday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 22, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 29, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 3, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.

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