Check out our jam-packed events calendar. I hope that your Halloween celebrations were fun and safe and your pumpkins remained unsmashed. Here on our electronic street corner it's always easy to chime in with opinions, questions and announcements. If you have any problems unsubscribing, please see further instructions at the bottom of this edition of Streetmail. As we march forward toward Election Day, I notice I'm turning a deaf ear and blind eye toward political advertising more and more frequently.
Some folks have more yard signs than they do yard plants.
The television is a barrage of ads featuring finger-pointing and bad music, while the letters in the pages of local newspapers have ranged from thoughtful to vitriolic when it comes to campaign issues. Frankly, I can't wait for the election to be over, and I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way. I've been to family weekends like Cambria's Pinedorado and watched people walk far out of their way to avoid the earnest handshake and smile of a Congressional candidate. And I've seen television news shows pick apart political ads and reveal that groups on all sides of a given issue are using false and misleading statements in campaign materials. At the same time, I understand the need for political advertising.