It’s easy to complain about taxes, schools, roads and public safety.
After all, most of us pay taxes, not get paid by them. And most of us understand school policy only through the papers our kids bring home for us to sign. Most of us dodge the potholes in roads rather than figure out how to prioritize which ones get fixed first. And we usually don’t think about who weighs in on police and sheriff’s department work until we have to call 911.
What we often don’t realize, however, is that we – voters – are the ultimate bosses in all of those areas.
We hire and fire our local leaders who decide those issues. But only if we vote.
With early voting set to start Wednesday for the May 1 Hamilton County primaries, the Times editorial page today offers endorsements in the primary elections for four county commission seats. On Saturday, we’ll endorse in the races for a Circuit Court judge and for the primary contests for register of deeds and county mayor.