Patrick Grenter News Today

When: Manheim Township school board meeting, April 18. Board member Kim Romano was absent.

When: Manheim Township school board reorganization meeting and work session, Dec. 4.

Recent data from the Interior Department showed New Mexico earned $2.93 billion in federal revenue from energy production, largely oil and gas.

Of the many mailers I have received, the recent one from the “Republican Team” for Manheim Township was particularly puzzling and troubling.

People make decisions after thought and information-gathering. Much information and disinformation have been distributed about the Nov. 7 local election.

Manheim Township soundly rejected the extremism of Doug Mastriano for governor and Mehmet Oz for the U.S. Senate last year. That’s right — neither candidate carried Manheim Township!

The off-year election being held Nov. 7 is often overlooked. This is largely due to voters not being inundated with constant TV advertising. But I feel strongly about the importance

Never in my 20 years in Manheim Township School District has there been a school board race that feels more critical than this one.

The Manheim Township School District has faced high-profile challenges in past years, including the controversial remodeling and expansion of the high school and the construction of a new middle school.

A political mailer for the “Excellence in Education” (Republican) candidates running for Manheim Township school board depicts a group of smiling people with their hands in their jean pockets —