NEVER CALL A RACE TOO EARLY

Kidd, Bateham to debate Tuesday during Port Angeles Business Association breakfast
Incumbent Cherie Kidd will debate Dan Bateham, who recently revived his challenge for her City Council seat, during a Port Angeles Business Association breakfast meeting Tuesday--Peninsula Daily News

Readers, I imagine the gals at the local chapters of Soroptimist International Port Angeles Jet Set  , and League of Women Voters are waking up today with collected eggs in their faces. If you recall when Bateham first withdrew from the race. These organizations, went on the assumption that Cherie Kidd was already a shoo in for this election for the City Council seat Position 7. They told her she need not attend or participate in these debates they were having because she no longer had an opponent. I knew better readers! Never count your chickens before they hatch! I had a hunch that this race wasn't really over, when Bateham said when he first withdrew from the race, he left the prospect of maybe returning when he said: "If elected I will serve" despite the fact at that time he was withdrawing from the election.  Now, that Bateham has re-entered the race, we have the PABA scrambling to have this debate with the two candidates.  As I recall they didn't allow Kidd to make a statement during their initial city council debate with the other two city council candidates. I wonder now if the other groups who gave Kidd the cold shoulder will also back track, and do likewise in hosting a debate with these two contenders.

Which both have a lot of explaining to the voters on some of their actions to date.

Bateham will have to convince to these groups, and the general electorate that he is completely committed to the task at hand and won't quit, smooth over some ruffled features, and avail himself to a moody local main stream media.

Kidd is not off the hook neither, she has to explain why she was compelled to travel across the country side to get information on policies dealing with aggressive panhandlers. When she could have easily got that information from the internet or a simple phone call.

The local media has been accused of calling this race over as well. Some have washed their hands of this entire affair.
So, readers it is clear this race for position 7 for the City Council has become something to watch. I have to say, that the debate that the PABA scrambled to host, with be a very interesting encounter. So to my knowledgeable media colleagues, take good notes!

RE TRYING A FORMAT..

Readers, I am trying once again a format that will help this blog page be more organized. I am posting, other reports I post on the side panel menu again. Starting with today's posting Business and Finance Report. I intend to use the front page of this blog for my local page, Port Angeles Digest . All other reports will be posted in their assigned pages on the side panel menu. I hope you all will continue to find the Ripley Report informative and entertaining!---Peter Ripley, Publisher