Endorsement: Dinges for mayor

By:  Daily Northwestern Editorial Board 

Posted: 4/6/09

We endorse Barnaby Dinges for mayor of Evanston.

In the midst of a recession and a budget crisis, Evanston is lucky to have two fantastic candidates for its top position: Dinges and Ald. Elizabeth Tisdahl (7th). We believe that either one would do a good job and improve the city.

But Dinges's innovative mind, communications background and activist mentality makes him the best candidate for mayor.

Dinges, a 50-year-old owner of an issue advocacy firm who has run a grassroots campaign, offers several sensible solutions for the city's future.

Throughout the campaign, he has offered new, creative solutions to the city's problems-from a proposal to make downtown parking free after 5 p.m. to a "shopapalooza," where city business owners can meet with students to improve the rapport between them.

He has also made common-sense suggestions, such as pushing to start city meetings on time and reaching out to Northwestern to find mutually beneficial solutions - a pragmatic approach to town-gown relations that seems refreshing after years of tension between the two entities.
 
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