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Minton is Good Choice for Manhattan
She looks intelligent. She sounds intelligent. She has the experience in dealing with big numbers of people in need. Logistically, she checks all the boxes. It looks like the Manhattan City Commission did its best in lieu of an open election. There were city residents at the special meeting who voiced concerns about not having an election. That is good. We at least got a little democratic resistance in a process that at first looked suspiciously opaque. It became open enough to show that all the commissioners are not in lock step, and in fact some, such as Matta, are showing how out of touch they are more and more.
Her name is Jayme Minton, and she has an impressive resume. She graduated from Kansas State University, and she has been heavily involved in different committees vital to the city's function and well-being for over a decade. So, she did not come out of nowhere like some of the recent candidates such as Oppelt and Adamchak. And she is keeping the likes of Butler and Hateshol from creeping back into the nest like a bad case of mites. Thereby, it seems that she is naturally keeping the good-ole-boy network in check and at bay. Network, as in having the appearance of outright vote rigging by a local church in blatant disregard of the Johnson Amendment.
Manhattan is moving and changing, and it needs movers and shakers like Minton to keep the ball rolling toward modern thinking and transparency. We wish her the best of luck moving forward. It's good to see a fresh young face with all the moxie and talent behind her to back up her vision for our town. Good job, everybody, we got a winner.