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June 06, 2008

He's back

Ron_walker_north_pinellas2 The District 2 School Board race in Pinellas just got more interesting. A short time ago, former School Board member Ron Walker, left, announced his candidacy. Walker sat on the board from 1984 to 1992, serving as its chairman in 1987. The District 2 seat is held by Nancy Bostock, who is running for a county commission seat.

“My interest in the education process in Pinellas County never diminished,” Walker said in a news release. “Up to now, I thought others could and would do the heavy lifting required to keep the quality of our schools at a high level. Today, I believe I am uniquely qualified among the announced candidates for this seat to lead during a very difficult time.”

The other candidates in the race are former Tarpon Springs City Commissioner David O. Archie; Nina Hayden, a lawyer in the Pinellas public defender’s office; Minetha Morris, a former Pinellas elementary school teacher who teaches at Hillsborough Community College; and Sean O’Flannery, a teacher and coach at Lakewood High.

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all incumbents should not
be re elected. look how bad they have done.

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