Six years ago, many people in Celina, the Grand Lake area and the U.S. rallied around the Brian and Kelly Anderson family to “Bring Maddy Home.” The outpouring of support for Maddy (a foster child whose birth mother wanted the Andersons to raise her) was amazing. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court of Ohio, and justice was rendered and Maddy came home to her family. Good triumphed over evil.
During the time of these events, Angie King, as a caring citizen and friend of the Andersons, got involved. The whole handling of Maddy’s case was a debacle by the government bureaucracy. Angie eventually went to Columbus with Brian and Kelly to meet with a member of the state legislature to bring about foster care reform. Why? Because it was needed and necessary.
The first three words in our Constitution are “we the people” not “we the government ” for a reason. The government should always be about the people and not the government. Those governing must once again see themselves as serving the people.
King demonstrated she understands this, as she has both worked in the private and public sector. Shortly after she began serving as the Mercer County recorder, I observed improvements in how that office was run as I occasionally frequented that office.
My wife and I wholeheartedly support King as she prepares to serve the 84th District as your representative in Columbus. She has a wealth of lifetime experiences to draw from as she serves “we the people” of Mercer, Darke and Auglaize counties in Columbus. We encourage everyone to get out and vote for King on Nov. 8.
Doyle Fledderjohann
Celina
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