Progress Portsmouth's Election Central a good resource

Oct. 28 − To the Editor:

Trying to decide on my 9 top choices for City Council, I was fumbling and bumbling through a random jumble of links about the candidates - until I hit Election Central, with a comprehensive collection of sources from and about our 17 candidates conveniently organized in one place!

All 17 candidates were invited here to submit their bios and reasons for running, plus answer questions about issues important to us residents and the city. Also, there are links under each candidate's name to articles in The Portsmouth Herald (www.seacoastonline.com) that paying subscribers can access, and links to free articles in Portsmouth Patch, plus candidates' free websites/Facebook pages.

Six different events featuring candidates' live speeches and responses to interviews are also accessible at Election Central. WSCA/Portsmouth Community Radio's interviews showed me there were things I didn't know I didn't know, even about candidates I voted for in the last election! I was surprised to find myself engaged to the point that I stayed up too late hearing all the candidates' personal styles and perspectives.

Progress Portsmouth's Election Central is an idea whose time has come and I hope they will continue to offer this vital, neutral, free service to the public from now on!

Local elections matter! Please spread the word (www.progressportsmouth.com) to potential new voters so Portsmouth can have a big turnout of well informed citizens who VOTE! See you November 7th!

Dixie McLean Tarbell

Portsmouth