Unbelievable! It takes just about as many votes to get elected to the school board on a slower election year as it does to get elected to city council during a presidential election. Nearly 1,000 votes -- that's a lot of support Deb.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

There were many good candidates to choose from. I, for one, had a hard time deciding who to vote for.

Now comes the acid test. Who, among those who's campaigns failed will CONTINUE to attend school board meeting? Who will CONTINUE to monitor speak up at the meeting, or in public fora to voice their opinions.

Those elected did indeed receive very solid support. However, the relatively slim margin by which the referenda passed is a clear message that people in Jordan want them to be responsible stewards of our tax dollars. Nobody lost in this election. There will only be losers if all those concerned people quit taking part in the school board process.

35 write-ins. That's amazing. It would be interesting to know who the write-ins were, and if any got multiple votes.

During the last "off-year" election abut 900 people voted. I was surprised to find out that almost 2,000 voted in this election.

I am a "Community Ed." guy and there is a Bill Morris study that points out that in Minnesota 80% of adults DO NOT have a child attending school.

So with that being said if 80% of Jordan adults do not have a child in the school, that means a good number of Jordan adults without a student in school voted YES last Tuesday.

So if you are in that 80% how do you take advantage of your tax investment? Use community ed. by signing up for a class. Community ed. offers classes to enhance your learning or hobby. Or you could sign up to take a trip to the science museum or you could use the school facilities for men's open gym, volleyball, running, or to hold a meeting. You're paying for it, go ahead and use it. Check out the community ed. catalog and they will set you up.