Dear Editor,

For the first time a new name for Representative of the 45^th District will be on the general election ballot on November 6. Jeanette Jackson was chosen by the people of Sumner County, in the August Primary, to represent them as a candidate to oppose Courtney Rogers.

Jackson, a mother of three, an employee of the Sumner County School System for 28 years and a resident of the 45^th District for 34 years, intends full dedication to THE PEOPLE of this district, with no monetary influence from any lobbyists when making legislative decisions, as to what is desired and best for the families she would be so honored to represent.

A vote for Jackson is a vote for a fight for the voice of teachers to be heard once again. It is a vote for the families of Sumner County and all of Tennessee to be served with their well-being first and foremost as a priority and concern. It is a vote for a true representative of the people of the 45^thDistrict to go to the Capitol and bring with her, the voices of all in this community and not the sole voices of a few major campaign donors.

Jackson’s opponent, Courtney Rogers, apparently has at least two issues of concern for the families, schools and businesses of the 45^th District. “I might have as many as two issues,” Rogers has been quoted as saying. “I might have guns AND ammunition as issues.” This would indeed imply that she is being true to her major funding source.

Jackson has more than two issues of concern for the families of the 45th District. If you have the opportunity to hear Ms. Jackson in a debate with her opponent you will hear these expressions. “My passion is to bring forth the opportunity for 21^st Century jobs to Tennesseans, to fight for the Tennessee First Jobs Act, to provide a means to affordable health care to all, to concentrate on fully funded public education, to review and amend sensible tax reform in our state and to fully respect the 2^ndamendment of our U.S. Constitution by being a proponent of responsible gun ownership legislation.” This is Jackson’s response when asked what her issues and concerns would be if she were so honored to represent the People of the 45^th.

Primary voting is over. The General Election will bring the voters a choice for a new beginning. A well informed electorate is the basis to a strong community. Know your heart. Know the candidate’s intents. Know that Democracy has spoken when you see the two choices for the 45^th District. The people have spoken and it is Jackson vs. Rogers in 2012 

Tara Greene

Hendersonville

With the help of local individuals, businesses, churches, and organizations, United Way of Sumner County’s 2012 “Stuff the Bus!” school supply drive has already provided needed assistance to more than 400 area students as they start the new school year, and supplies are still being packaged for delivery to additional students in the next few days. We are extremely pleased with the response to this year’s drive, and we are already making plans to make next year’s effort even better.

The success of “Stuff the Bus!” was made possible by the support of our partners and others who stepped up to make a difference in the lives of children who just want the opportunity to learn. We offer our thanks and appreciation to everyone who played a role in this effort.