The primary election on Tuesday, May 20 is just under a month away now. Highland Park has local candidates in two important races: CITY COUNCIL Incumbent Len Bodack, Jr., Highland Park resident Mitch Kates & Nancy Noszka are running again for the Democratic spot on the November ballots. There is no Republican candidate. Len Bodack, Jr. - <http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7/> Mitch Kates - <http://www.mitchkates.com/> Nancy Noszka - <http://www.noszka.com/> There was a combined forum for Districts 7 & 9 tonight at Friendship Elementary. If anyone made it to the forum and would like to write about it, please let me know! SCHOOL BOARD Highland Park resident Patrick Dowd and incumbent Darlene Harris are cross-filed under both Democrat and Republican. Patrick Dowd - <http://www.dowdforschoolboard.com/> Darlene Harris - <http://www.pghboe.net/district/board.html> Lawrenceville Votes lists 3 upcoming forums involving the candidates: East End Neighborhood Forum's Candidates' Forum #1 Wednesday, May 7 at 7 pm at Morningside Elementary School 412-441-6110 (EENF) PUMP/Pittsburgh's Next/Ground Zero Forum Tuesday, May 13 at 7 pm at Pittsburgh Brewing Co. 412-338-2133 East End Neighborhood Forum's Candidates' Forum #2 Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30 pm at Friendship School 412-441-6110 (EENF) <http://www.lawrencevillevotes.org/> The League of Women Voters offers information about elections and should make their voters guide available sometime in mid May. According to their site it will be published in the Post-Gazette on Tuesday, May 13: <http://users.stargate.net/~lwvgp/> This information is accurate to my knowledge. Please send me corrections... Thanks, Rudy