| [00:00.01] | 18-1 Making a Difference ACT I |
| [00:00.00] | I don't believe it! |
| [00:01.91] | What's wrong? |
| [00:03.12] | Carter Boswell! |
| [00:05.32] | Who's Carter Boswell? |
| [00:06.64] | He's running for the school board. |
| [00:08.19] | The election's next month. |
| [00:09.59] | What's wrong with wanting to be on the school board? |
| [00:12.00] | Nothing. |
| [00:13.19] | But he wants to cut the school budget! |
| [00:16.13] | Maybe it needs cutting. |
| [00:18.58] | Cutting the budget is fine, |
| [00:20.53] | but he wants to do it |
| [00:21.71] | by cutting all the cultural programs. |
| [00:23.65] | No music, no dance, |
| [00:24.92] | no concert, no stage presentations. |
| [00:27.50] | Why does he want to do that? |
| [00:29.54] | He says it's to save the taxpayers' money, |
| [00:32.23] | and I think he believes |
| [00:33.44] | that the taxpayers will vote for him |
| [00:35.11] | if he spends less on the cultural programs. |
| [00:38.30] | He's probably right. |
| [00:40.20] | Lots of people want their taxes |
| [00:41.73] | used for new books |
| [00:43.40] | and a new paint job in the schoolrooms. |
| [00:46.30] | Maybe some of us would like to pay a little bit more |
| [00:48.50] | and keep the cultural programs for our kids. |
| [00:51.62] | Well, I'm not sure. Ellen. |
| [00:54.36] | I hear it from my patients. |
| [00:56.65] | Lots of people are tired of higher taxes. |
| [01:01.92] | I know, |
| [01:04.08] | but if Boswell wins |
| [01:05.19] | he'll be an important decision-maker |
| [01:07.01] | on the school board, |
| [01:08.06] | and he doesn't know anything |
| [01:09.26] | about our children's education. |
| [01:12.11] | Who's running against him? |
| [01:13.10] | Nobody. That's the problem. |
| [01:15.98] | Well, it sounds to me like Carter Boswell |
| [01:18.35] | is going to win this seat on the board. |
| [01:19.78] | Oh, not if I can stop him! |
| [01:23.15] | And how are you going to stop him? |
| [01:26.22] | I don't know. |
| [01:28.96] | Maybe I'll run against him. |
| [01:31.40] | Well, you've got my vote. |
| [01:37.38] | I'm serious, Philip. |
| [01:39.95] | Why shouldn't I run? |
| [01:42.03] | Why shouldn't you run for what, Mom? |
| [01:44.30] | Your mother is thinking of |
| [01:45.40] | running for the school board. |
| [01:47.34] | Hey, that's terrific, Mom! |
| [01:49.42] | Against Carter Boswell? |
| [01:51.12] | Great! |
| [01:52.18] | Well, if I run for office, |
| [01:54.05] | the voters will have a clear choice. |
| [01:55.96] | I stand for everything Boswell doesn't. |
| [01:59.24] | I think a lot of people will vote for you |
| [02:01.69] | against Boswell, Ellen. |
| [02:03.50] | I'll vote for you. |
| [02:05.71] | Will you help me if I do run? |
| [02:07.65] | Absolutely. |
| [02:10.30] | The trouble is |
| [02:10.81] | it takes a little bit of money to run a campaign. |
| [02:14.54] | I think you can make a difference, Ellen. |
| [02:16.77] | And in a short campaign |
| [02:18.19] | you wouldn't need as much money. |
| [02:20.18] | You know something, Ellen? |
| [02:21.71] | Why not give the people of Riverdale a clear choice? |
| [02:25.55] | I'm with you. |
| [02:27.00] | You can make a difference. |
| [02:34.87] | Come in. |
| [02:40.64] | Mr. Maxwell? |
| [02:42.51] | Yes, Charles Maxwell. |
| [02:45.68] | My name is Ellen Stewart. |
| [02:48.81] | Hello. |
| [02:49.39] | Please, sit down. |
| [02:55.06] | You asked to see me. |
| [02:57.92] | What would you like to see me about? |
| [03:00.27] | I'd like your help. |
| [03:03.94] | Well, |
| [03:04.86] | I'm editor of the most influential newspaper in Riverdale. |
| [03:08.63] | Actually, it's the only newspaper. |
| [03:11.47] | A lot of people would like my help. |
| [03:12.96] | Do you have a story? |
| [03:14.84] | I'm planning to run for the school board. |
| [03:18.10] | Against Carter Boswell? |
| [03:19.82] | Yes. |
| [03:21.23] | Well, that is news. |
| [03:23.53] | Will you announce that I'm running? |
| [03:26.23] | But I need some information. |
| [03:29.83] | Of course. |
| [03:31.66] | Why will the voters vote for you against Boswell, |
| [03:34.66] | Mrs. Stewart? |
| [03:36.95] | Because I care. |
| [03:41.02] | "Vote for Ellen Stewart. She cares." |
| [03:44.18] | Not a bad slogan. |
| [03:46.26] | But what do you care about? |
| [03:49.66] | Well, I care about the children of our town. |
| [03:52.14] | I don't want them to grow up |
| [03:53.29] | without cultural programs in our school. |
| [03:58.00] | Do you have a plan? |
| [04:00.08] | I want our children to learn |
| [04:01.39] | more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. |
| [04:05.78] | I want to keep the after-school programs-- |
| [04:09.35] | the music, the concerts. |
| [04:11.63] | It's not a bad plan. |
| [04:13.47] | But who's going to pay for all of this? |
| [04:15.36] | We are. |
| [04:16.60] | The citizens of Riverdale, of course. |
| [04:18.01] | I plan to get help |
| [04:19.31] | from the businessmen and the corporations of Riverdale. |
| [04:23.02] | That's fair enough. |
| [04:25.45] | Exactly what do you want from me, Mrs. Stewart? |
| [04:29.55] | You don't know me. |
| [04:30.56] | I can't expect you to take my side against Boswell. |
| [04:34.02] | But I do need some publicity |
| [04:37.90] | so that the people of our town |
| [04:39.03] | know that I'm running for office |
| [04:40.89] | and that I care about our children. |
| [04:44.58] | Fair enough. |
| [04:46.30] | I certainly can print the news. |
| [04:48.38] | And you are now making news. |
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