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All Politics is LocaL, So…Here are Interviews with 3 Candidates for Vidalia City Council

The race is on, locally, for election to the Vidalia City Council from Ward 4. There are 4 persons seeking the post, but only three are being interviewed: Lisa Chesser, Don Davis and Craig Stuckless. The fourth candidate, Daren McClellan, declined my invitation.

Lisa worked for me as a paralegal for 16 years or so and retired to raise her family. She has two children, Abbie and Doug; three if you include her husband, Hal. (That is a joke, Hal!) Hal is the President of Vidalia Federal Savings and Loan and is also a member of the Vidalia Board of Education.

Don is retired from Plant Hatch (the Georgia Power nuclear facility in Baxley) in 2004. I had never met Don before the interview so I can’t say a lot, other than what is in the interview. Don has been married to a local Vidalia girl, Gwen McMichaels, for 37 years. After retirement he started tutoring math and algebra at Sylvan and working with at-risk teenagers in the alternative school system.

Craig is employed with our local hospital, Meadows Regional Medical Center. I have known Craig for years. We used to go to the same church. Craig is from Canada and had the good fortune to fall in love with a Vidalia girl, Kelly Brantley. Craig was in the Canadian Air Force when they married, and when he put in enough time to retire, he did, moved to Georgia and has since become a U. S. Citizen.

Listen and Vote!

 
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Interview with Craig Stuckless

Craig Stuckless is originally from Canada but he married a local girl and is now a naturalized citizen of the United States. Craig tells us what a person has to go through to immigrate legally to the U. S. It is a very long, complicated and expense process, full of bureaucratic red tape. Craig explains what a "Green Card" is. By the way, Craig works for Meadows Regional Medical Center.

 
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Interview with Reid McArthur and Craig Stuckless

Reid and Craig tell us all about the 2006 Air Show, featuring the Canadian Snow Birds, a precision flying team of the Canadian Air Force. Craig was born in Canada and served in the Canadian Military. He presently works for Meadows Regional Medical Center. Reid is a local veterinarian.

 
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