Mea Culpa | Tyler Edwards for Kettle Falls School District Director #2

Voter's Guide Miss

By now many of you have probably received the Voter's Guide for the General Election. Sadly, if you turn to the candidates for Kettle Falls School Director District #2 you will see a blurb by my opponent, and a blank spot where the one describing myself goes.

I could throw out some excuses... I'm busy, the voter's guide is filled with such blank pages so 'others' struggled on this front, I thought I had lots of time, etc... but let's call it what it is: A Miss. Mea Culpa.

In life, I've made plenty of mistakes. I once caught a football kicked to me to return at the 1 yard line. I thought I'd get a touchback by stepping into the endzone and kneeling (if you know Football you know this didn't make coach happy). I've been in the community of Kettle Falls for a long time, and I have had the opportunity to make a few mistakes along the way. As Basketball coach I've made mistakes, as a parent I've made mistakes, as a board member I've made mistakes. Mea Culpa.

I tell the players that I coach that a mistake doesn't define you, stop you or defeat you unless you let it. In fact, a mistake is a learning opportunity. A chance for growth, and I'm still growing. I try hard to learn from the mistakes I make, and I try to apply them to new situations as they arise. I'm a better basketball coach than I was 17 years ago. I'm a better board member than I was 5 years ago, and I'm a better businessman than I was 21 years ago.

I'm working to redress this mistake too. Vision for KFSD, Qualifications, and Accomplishments should have filled the Voter's Guide and I wouldn't have needed to write a Mea Culpa.