Behind the Headlines

By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com

I live in the city of Monroe, and the mayor and city council race has been pretty active. So we’ve noticed a lot of door-to-door campaigning in my neighborhood in recent weeks.
I much prefer campaigners and candidates who actually stop and talk to voters, than those who litter fliers under my welcome mat or in the door jamb without ringing the doorbell or knocking on the door.

Sunday afternoon, one of the campaign volunteers at our door was polite enough to wait for me to come to the door and say who she was campaigning for. She didn’t recognize me, and that’s fine. There are times when I am interested in something as a citizen, rather than as a reporter, and city elections are one of those issues.

So I listed to her pitch, asked a couple of follow-up questions and took the flier.

After I closed the door, my husband, who had overheard the conversation while watching the Sunday afternoon football game on TV, started laughing.

“You sounded just like a reporter!”