West county man lobbies for school board seat

It wouldn't be a competition for school board if there wasn't some intrigue and controversy.

Three weeks after the county nominating convention chose a White House attorney from Millersville to join the eight-member board, the runner-up from Crofton is saying he's a better fit because he has children who graduated from public schools and he lives in a rapidly changing area of the county that needs a representative.

"I think it ought to be abundantly clear that if you have had an opportunity to have your kids go through the public school system, you've had a phenomenal opportunity to learn the workings of the public school...