Marty Wilder Begins Term as McKean County Commissioner
Marty Wilder McKean County Commissioner
I was a journalist most of my life. For good or bad, it’s become part of who I am.
The job teaches you all things about government, for starters. You cover meetings but also have to pry answers out of recalcitrant politicians about things like, for instance, a tax increase. You then have to know about millage, public opinion, and people on a “fixed income.”
You also learn about the oil industry, how to make leek dip, criminals, the history of Bradford, and about a young man dying of cancer linked to asbestos. It teaches you a disturbing amount about human nature.
It’s a hard job, but it ends up teaching you things like integrity, honesty, and bravery. (And grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
Who knew it might also be perfect training to be a county commissioner?
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