Dear Editor,A neighbor of mine, Alan LaPolice, is seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives as an Independent from the First District of Kansas. Alan has an outstanding record of service to his country in the first Gulf War, advocacy for veterans through theAmerican Legion, personal educational achievement, devotion to his wife and children, and strong ties to agriculture.Alan is impatient, as we all are, with the partisanship and inaction we have seen in Washington, D. C. He got on the November ballot the hard way, by traveling through the district and getting thousands of signatures on petitions. He is campaigning the hard way with limited funds, sharing his ideas, shaking hands, and speaking at events large and small.