SIGNS DON'T POINT TO ISSUES

So many political signs, so little real information - such as what issues are at the center of their campaign.  Like so many other products being hawked today, political campaigns rely solely upon name recognition.

If I wasn't so dazzled by the myriad of names, I might be able to identify what each candidate stood for.   As it stands now, I am dreading my turn in the voting booth.  How great it would be to vote our values as opposed to names as suggested by another writer (letters, October 13.)

In a perfect world, I could clearly identify the candidates who supported initiatives such as a single-payer healthcare system, pay-as-you-throw garbage and recycling solutions and planning based on water availability.

If values were at the core of the political campaigns, I could vote for balance, balance between the "haves" and the "have-nots," the environment and its inhabitants, between imported and local.  What fun it would be to go vote for the things I believe in and want to support!

Camille Armantrout

Makawao

October 26, 2004