Election blight
Election blight
It happens every election season: Thousands of campaign signs pop up on public property and in abandoned lots.
I will never vote for a candidate who put up a sign on public property or without permission of the landowner.
That only shows they do not respect the electorate or the aina, and that they have more outside campaign money than they have local support to host their signs. They think you will vote for the most visible name, regardless of what the candidate actually stands for.
Candidates: Educate your supporters about where it is legal to post your signs.
Voters: Do not vote for candidates who illegally blemish our island and disrespect your intelligence.
County workers and police: Remove illegal campaign signs from our public areas.
Candidates should be subject to fines for illegal actions that blight our island.
Joel Aycock
Hawaiian Acres
‘Immature minority’
In his letter to the editor (Aug. 2, Your Views), William Wade asserts most Americans feel as he does that American politics is corrupt.
My question is: Compared to what? The heavenly kingdom?
No one has ever claimed democracy is incorruptible. The only system that’s incorruptible would be one that forbids people from participating, which of course means it can’t possibly be democratic.
Wade (and Chelsea Kent’s finger) don’t speak for most Americans. They speak for a small and immature minority, most of whom attended the other convention.
Jesse Crawford
Hilo
Mahalo for giving
The Big Island Giving Tree would like to thank the many generous sponsors and volunteers who assisted in making its back-to-school “Adopt A Student” program a huge success.
This year, BIGT blessed 119 students and touched many lives on our island. These students were blessed with the school supplies listed on their lists, and a new backpack.
God bless each and every one of you who gave of your time and resources to make it happen for these 119 students.
Rhonda Bell
co-coordinator, BIGT