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Letter to the Editor: Dean Reminiscent of Shapiro

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To the Editor:

I would like to encourage my fellow senior citizens, especially those with grandchildren, to vote for Madeleine Dean in the Special Election on April 24 to fill Josh Shapiro’s State Representative seat.  I am a proud Independent, and I am equally proud to have Miss Dean as my Ward 7 Commissioner. Maybe she hasn’t been Commissioner for very long, but I’ve seen her do more in her first hundred days than I’ve seen the entire Board of Commissioners do in a year. Anyone who can tackle the mess at the Colonade Apartments, as Miss Dean has done, can tackle the mess in Harrisburg. In addition, I am very appreciative of how she has kept me informed of important local matters through her clear and timely emails. This communication is reminiscent of the practice of another public servant who has impressed me greatly, Mr. Josh Shapiro.

Having had the pleasure of speaking at length with Madeleine Dean on several occasions, I am very impressed with her understanding of the needs of older residents of our district. One of the most profound areas of common ground is that neither she nor I wants to see me taxed out of my home. Moreover, she made it clear to me that she wants to properly fund education; fully study, firmly regulate, and appropriately tax the gas drilling process known as “fracking;” and foster an economic climate that encourages our young people, particularly those with degrees from colleges and graduate schools, to stay and raise families in Pennsylvania. There is nothing else quite like growing up and living in Pennsylvania, or for that matter in Abington Township, and that’s an opportunity I’d like my grandchildren to have. Miss Dean understands this.

The final reason I am supporting Madeleine Dean to be our State Representative, and encouraging others to do so, is the most straightforward of all: character.  When one meets and gets to know Miss Dean, as I have had the pleasure of doing as a Ward 7 resident, one is readily impressed with her intelligence, compassion, and energy. But what’s just as clear is that she is honest and trustworthy. Now, these two terms are certainly not what one generally associates with politicians, but I think we can all agree that they characterized Mr. Shapiro throughout his years of service as our State Representative. Well, they are also the hallmarks of the person that I hope succeeds him in that office, Madeleine Dean.

 

Dale Wynn

Abington

Related Topics: 153rd legislative district, 153rd seat, Abington election, Josh Shapiro, and Madeleine Dean
Do you agree with reader Wynn? For whom are you going to vote? Tell us in the comments.

Robert B. Sklaroff, M.D.

8:12 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

This is reminiscent of this:

Dale Wynn
12:10 am on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
For "THE ABINGTON PATCH" --
I am a resident of Ward 7 and a Proud Independent, and I am all in favor of having someone from Baederwood represent us in Harrisburg, and maybe try to clean up that place too. Before last year's campaign, I had only met Ms. Madeleine Dean in passing once or twice. But then I had the chance to speak with her when she knocked on my door. I was very impressed by her intelligence, her life experience, and her very genuine nature. She seems like a person who really cares about her fellow man (and woman). That's the kind of human being I want representing me, whether in the township building or in the State Legislature. That is the same thing that I first noticed about Mr. Josh Shapiro when he knocked on my door the very first time in 2004. He struck me as someone who cares about the lives of "real people", not just "political people", and that is exactly who he was as our State Representative. And I have that same impression of Ms. Madeleine Dean.
-- D. Wynn, Jenkintown, Penn.

http://upperdublin.patch.com/articles/dean-seeks-to-follow-shapiro-s-footsteps?logout=true

The key is specificity, however, and there has been only electrical-silence regarding the allegation that she didn't satisfy CLE-requirements and, thus, had her license suspended.

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Marc L.

8:35 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

This is not an answer one way or another to your allegation, but may I ask why it's important that a candidate for State Representative have a license to practice law in good standing? Or why a college professor would need one? If Ms. Dean decided not to rener her license, what bearing does that have on this campaign? Assuming it's true, it seems to me like it's completely irrellevant, so I'm not sure why it keeps getting brought up. It's like saying she didn't get her driver's license renewed. It appears that one has nothing to do with the other, so I'm genuinely curious why this keeps getting brought up and I'm hoping someone could provide that answer.

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Robert B. Sklaroff, M.D.

9:48 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

I'm merely posing the question TO THE CANDIDATE, rather than to others who may wish to run-interference.

Maintaining one's professional license is hardly akin to driver's license renewal, and there are mechanisms in-place for an individual to suspend his/her activities and, thus, not to have to report continuing-education.

She has pushed "education" as one of the "Four E's" of her priorities, so it is a legitimate query to wonder whether she has "walked the talk."

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Marc L.

9:52 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

Ah...thanks for answering, Robert. Glad to learn that this has absolutely nothing to do with the election or her ability to serve as a State Representative. I was concerned for a moment that this had some bearing on the campaign.

Brian D. Bigelow

10:32 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

Based on her track record, should Ms Dean weasel her way to victory, you will probably only get another "100 days" before she announces her candidacy for for US Congress. Ward 7 residents should be outraged at her total betrayal of the people who elected her commissioner.

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Jamie Maerz

11:33 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

I would like to encourage any resident who is concerned about family values, education, voter ID fraud and our property taxes to vote for Nick Mattiacci. I've met him and spoke with him on many issues and he has the character to represent our district. He is not your typical politician who will say anything you want to hear to get your vote. He truly cares about education within the district as he is raising two children of his own through our system and he understands that you can't continue to throw money at the schools to make them better. Instead of blaming Gov. Tom Corbitt for cutting back some of the funding, he realizes that the more of our tax dollars get thrown at the system, the more money they will waste. When there is a budget that is adhered to, they should be able to work with what's in the budget by cutting some of the fluff out. Instead of lowering the standards, make the teachers and the children more accountable so when the kids graduate high school, they are more prepared for their futures. In regard to the Voter ID law, Nick Mattiacci has it right. He understands that EVERY vote counts and how could that be if there is even one case of voter fraud. You need proper identification when you go to the hospital, buy liquor, go to the bank, etc. What I like about Nick Mattiacci is that he said he is willing to help anyone who cannot obtain the proper ID on their own - unlike Dean who can only complain about it.

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Marc L.

12:04 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012

While I don't agree with all of the reasons you're voting for Mattiacci, I appreciate that you are staying on the topic and giving REAL reasons as to why you're voting for him/supporting him that are at least relevant to the election. That's rather refreshing here on Patch.

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Victor B. Krievins

12:17 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012

You are right on the money Jaime Maerz!

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