Becoming informed

The work of the Maplewood Voters Coalition (MVC) is to support candidates and inform residents. Sometimes this takes the form of announcements, bulletins, or events that have a short life. For those needs we have this, our main web page, and annual campaign web pages.

Other times our work requires a different approach. How can we help candidates new to political activity learn the ropes? How can residents and other interested citizens learn the full story behind the news of the day? Trying to answer questions like these requires much more space, time, and bandwidth than our usual efforts. Our response is the MVC Documentary, a coordinated communication tool using both Internet and local access cable TV resources.

Our first two efforts are airing on cable for the next few weeks. One, Thinking on your Feet, captures selections from our Maplewood City Council endorsed candidate panel on video so that future candidates can see what participating in this sort of event is like. The second, Due Process, tells the ongoing story of the council majority v. MVC boardmember Dr. Marlene Palkovich. This is a difficult story to tell since we, the MVC, are part of the story. We have no real idea where it will lead. We do know that the council majority is also part of the story, meaning that information from sources they control is not likely to be complete.

We plan to add to our stock of documentaries as time, cable time, and compelling content become available. Be sure to visit MVC Documentary now and then to see what is new. We will also announce new entries here on our main page.