In 2005, the Lion’s Den bookstore opened its doors alongside Interstate 65 near Uniontown in Jackson County.

Thumbs up: To all the candidates who chose to put themselves out for public scrutiny in Tuesday’s primary and the school board elections. Thumbs up to the nearly 40,000 Madison County voters who took the time to go to the polls, including the 4,825 who cast their absentee ballots in advance.

When the dust cleared after Tuesday’s election, many incumbent school board members countywide were voted out.

Americans get hit up for so many calls worldwide for assistance that we could become overwhelmed and disinterested by the magnitude of the requests.

We believe: The Johnny Wilson Award recognizes multi-sport achievement.

When Hillary Rodham Clinton came to Anderson and drew an estimated 6,000 people to the Wigwam for a March 20 rally, it was easy to imagine that she would carry the county when it came time for Indiana’s primary election.

Indiana’s historic primary is upon us. Madison County residents have had opportunities to see both Democratic presidential candidates, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, along with a number of their campaign volunteers getting out the word.

Editor’s note: The Herald Bulletin is endorsing candidates in contested races for local school boards. Endorsements are based on candidates’ stated positions on issues and interviews the editorial board conducted with candidates. Voters are urged to consider the endorsements, along with everything else they know about the candidates, when deciding whom to vote for Tuesday.