John Ransom.School board races are typically nonpartisan, but not this year in Douglas County. The Republican party there has endorsed a slate of four candidates -- an unusual move the Denver Post took note of in an October 20 article that focused more on conflicts and complaints from the likes of Colorado Ethics Watch than on the reasons for the Republicans' action. But two days later, John Ransom, the volunteer chairman of the Douglas County Republican Central Committee, more than compe
