Politicians invited to talk at Standard forum

The forum is scheduled for July 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Warren County Administrative Offices, the day before early voting begins.

All candidates running for office in the Aug. 3 general election are encouraged to attend.

?This is a free forum that gives candidates a way to reach out and express their views to the general public,? said Standard executive editor Pat Zechman. ?We?re doing this as a way to support and strengthen democracy.?

Candidates will be free to question their opponents or simply state their views. Only the candidates themselves will be allowed to speak, not people representing the candidates.

Several local races will be decided Aug. 3, including the offices of district attorney and sheriff. Other county-wide races are county court clerk, register of deeds and trustee.

In an interesting twist, the Standard is accepting questions on behalf of local residents. Anyone who has a question they would like asked July 13 can drop it by the newspaper office at 105 College Street, attention James Clark, for consideration.

The candidate forum will be broadcast live on WCPI, 91.3 FM and covered by Standard reporters. Interested residents are more than welcome to attend.