TCI 2 Minute Speech
Primary Election
August 4, 1998
 
I'M HOWARD SHALOWITZ, YOUR DEMOCRATIC
STATE SENATE CANDIDATE FOR THE 24TH DISTRICT.

    MY OPPONENTS AND I HAVE RECEIVED A PROPER EDUCATION AND HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS IN OUR FIELDS, AS WE SHOULD, IF WE ARE TO RUN FOR THIS OFFICE. BUT THE ISSUE IS: NOT WHAT AWARDS WE HAVE WON IN THE PAST OR WHO SENDS OUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE FLIERS, BUT WHO HAS GONE DOOR TO DOOR AND TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND AND WHAT VISION WE HAVE FOR THE FUTURE. SINCE LAST OCTOBER, I HAVE BEEN GOING TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND WALKING DOOR TO DOOR THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT FROM UNIVERSITY CITY TO CREVE COEUR, AND ST. ANN TO OVERLAND. LET ME SHARE WITH YOU WHAT YOU HAVE SHARED WITH ME:

FIRST AND FOREMOST:
    AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AT LOGOS SCHOOL IN OLIVETTE AND AS A TEACHER IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 14 YEARS, I TOO AM SADDENED TO SEE THE DECLINE OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ONLY TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE SKYROCKETING COST OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION. IF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM CANNOT GIVE TO EACH OF OUR CHILDREN THE BEST PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE AND BEYOND, AND MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE, THEN OUR GOVERNMENT ISN'T WORKING FOR US.

    ONE RESIDENT OF CLAYTON SAID HER "MANAGED CARE" IS NOTHING MORE THAN "MISMANAGED GREED." I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. IF YOU ARE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, IF YOUR PREMIUMS AND COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS RISE AT 5 TO 6 TIMES THE RATE OF INFLATION, OR IF YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONFRONT YOUR HMO FOR DENYING CERTAIN BENEFITS DUE YOU - THEN OUR GOVERNMENT ISN'T WORKING FOR US.

    FINALLY, IF OUR TAXES ARE BEING SPENT ON TRANSPORTATION, ROADS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHICH DESTROYS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS, THEN OUR GOVERNMENT ISN'T WORKING FOR US.

    IF YOU FEEL YOUR GOVERNMENT ISN'T WORKING FOR YOU, CONTACT US AT OUR PHONE NUMBER 727-2424, E-MAIL ADDRESS HOWARD@SHALOWITZ.ORG, OR OUR WEB SITE WWW.SHALOWITZ.ORG ON THE SCREEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. I AM ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE TO YOU.

    IF YOU WANT SOMEONE WHO WILL SING HIS WAY TO THE SENATE, AND GIVE YOU THE BEST VOICE IN YOUR GOVERNMENT, THEN HOWARD SHALOWITZ WILL WORK FOR YOU.