At Least the Bum Had Enough Shame to Resign

Marion replaced a competent city auditor with a buffoon in the last election, to predictably disastrous results.

Local elections matter. It’s a common refrain from people with poisoned enough minds to care about local politics. But it’s true, for the most part, barring corrupt cities like Columbus where elections are little more than pony shows orchestrated by the real estate tycoons.

We covered one example on Thursday in Nelsonville City Auditor Taylor Sappington,…