Malden voters' forum draws variety of topics, candidates

Primary election reduces two races for town council

Garth Meyer, Whitman County Gazette | Jul 22, 20210

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A member of the public stands to ask a question at the July 17 League of Women Voters forum in Malden. It was under a tent next to the Pine Creek Community Restoration trailers.

MALDEN - Candidates for Malden town council and mayor offices offered a wide assortment of information and answers from corruption to the way of life.

The League of Women Voters organized the candidate forum on July 17 in the town park. Under a tent next to the temporary town library and food bank, the two-hour event featured questions and answers, and opening and closing statements.

Council candidates include a woman who lost everything in the Labor Day 2020 fire, another whose 82-year-old mother lost her house, a "confessed millennial" who grew up in Malden and served as class president ever...