Walker Co. sole commissioner candidate seeks to cut job she's trying to win
by The Wall Street Journal
Oct 24, 2012 | 1027 views | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Bebe Heiskell (left) and Ales Campbell
Bebe Heiskell (left) and Ales Campbell
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LAFAYETTE, Ga.—Candidates trying to land jobs in Washington this fall are arguing over what parts of government they would cut if elected.

In Georgia's mountains, a school bus driver is out to eliminate the post she is trying to win.

Ales Campbell, a 47-year-old mother of four, is running for "sole commissioner" of rural Walker County, 446 square miles of Appalachian foothills and valleys just south of Chattanooga, Tenn., where Confederate flags, hand-drawn signs for boiled peanuts and men in overalls aren't uncommon sights along winding roads with names like "Straight Gut" and "Hootie Hoo Holler."

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