Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Signs Disappearing

Resident Ken Jackson says 'Yes' signs are disappearing from his neighborhood. 'This is particularly depressing in that the political debate at hand involves children and teenagers,' he writes.

You won't be surprised to hear that a Bloomfield citizen is writing a letter about political sign stealing during this difficult high school debate. Depressing as it is, I have to report that a number (I count 5) of VOTE YES on March 8 were stolen from my neighborhood last night. Neighbors are reporting this to the police. This is particularly depressing in that the political debate at hand involves children and teenagers. Many are acutely aware of the upcoming vote and for them to see a political contest involve theft and invasion of privacy is sad. I urge all parties to discourage this sort of activity.  – Ken Jackson

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Charles Gaba

10:10 pm on Saturday, April 14, 2012

As I said in the comments for a different post, I've never understood the logic behind stealing/damaging yard signs, which happens in every election regardless of the candidate/issue. Stealing someone's sign isn't going to cause them to change their vote; all it's gonna do is p*ss them off and make them redouble their efforts, by donating more money, stuffing more envelopes or whatever. Of course…   more ›

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Jon Awbrey

1:00 pm on Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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