Today, September 22nd, is the date for the candidate forum for Onaway Area Schools board candidates (7:00-8:30 pm at the school). An organization called Up North Advocacy has arranged the evening, with a host from outside the community to ensure objectivity. Candidates were informed of the date with plenty of notice. They were assured they would not be subjected to harassment. While the audience can submit questions in writing, they can't say who'll be asked a specific one, so no candidate can become the target of "gotcha" questions. Every attempt will be made to give candidates the chance to tell the voters what their priorities are. Sadly, a group of candidates will not be there tonight. Here's part of their Facebook post: We, James Rieger, John Palmer, Lorrie Kowalski, Joe Bonnard, Sheri LaFave, and Kathleen Christian are writing this to inform the community as a group, we will not be attending the meeting that is being held, by the Up North Advocacy. Ma