For most people, reaching 100 would be reason enough to put one's feet up a...
KIRCHHEIMBOLANDEN, Germany - For most people, reaching 100 would be reason enough to put one’s feet up and take things easy, but Lisel Heise has other ideas.
The German centenarian, a former sports teacher, has started a new chapter in her life by running for election to the council in her home town of Kirchheimbolanden.Heise has long been vocal in her efforts to resurrect it - she dislikes its replacement on the outskirts of town - but has found that, as an older woman, her opinions have often been ignored.
The ballot is on May 26 and voters in Kirchheimbolanden, a town of some 8,000 in the south-western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, are starting to listen.
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