A candidate’s pledge

Ken McKissack’s May 6 letter asking the Dothan Eagle “to make the city of Dothan mayor and commission candidates go on record in writing to not support a garbage tax or fee” was very timely.

On May 4, the Dothan Eagle refused to run my paid ad announcing my candidacy for District 3 commissioner.

They said it was an “attack” ad. The only thing I “attacked” was tax-and-spend.

Guess what No. 2 and No. 7 in my list of 8 commitments to Dothan taxpayers said in that ad?

No. 2: No tax or fee without your vote

No. 7: No garbage fee.

Now if the other candidates will make the same pledge in writing.

The Dothan Eagle, a few weeks ago, published an ad for “Sweet Home Alabama” that attacked Sen. Jimmy Holley by name. Talk about a biased newspaper; they sure have a short memory.

Kenneth Everett
Dothan