Congratulations and a challenge

We offer congratulations to those elected Tuesday as trustees for Seymour Community Schools and Crothersville Community Schools. We also thank those candidates who opposed them in the election.

Running for public office is a big commitment. Doing the public's business is an even greater commitment.

But in addition to offering congratulations to Art Juergens, Tim Toborg and Martha McIntire with Seymour schools and Trina Kay McLain and Dale Schmelzle with Crothersville schools, we also offer them a challenge. That is a challenge to always work in the light of public openness as outlined by the Indiana Open Door Law and Indiana Public Records Law.

The same is true for those candidates who were nominated in Tuesday's Democratic and Republican primary elections.

Doing the public's business under the light of public scrutiny leads to better representation and better government.