Staying away in droves

7:50 a.m.: I am always amazed at how much people complain about local issues, and how they then stay away in droves when they have an opportunity to do something about it. We have run story after story on school budgets, cuts and tax hikes. Yet today, with a chance to vote on who will make those decisions, an overwhelming number of people won't bother.

Last night we were in Upper Chichester, where they packed a school board meeting at which the Chi board voted to approve a budget that will once again hike taxes. My guess is that there were more people at that meeting than will vote in some Chi precincts today. I don't get it.

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