The editorial board has taken on an even more ambitious schedule than we originally anticipated.

It has completed 36 candidate interviews with three more scheduled for next week. I don’t think we have ever done more than 30.

As I said last week, what has been especially encouraging is the quality of the candidates we are meeting. There have been so many races where the editorial board was torn over two quality candidates. I hope that is coming across in the editorials and the “Inside the editorial board” feature.

And while the editorial boards take a lot of time — somewhere north of 18 hours so far — it has been a pleasure to meet leaders from all over the region who want to make a difference in their community.

We have endorsed in 16 races so far, while also urging voters to endorse the Crandall Public Library budget. There are more endorsements to come next week, and we will also take stands on the state propositions.