— from Robert L. Waunch —

I drove by the North Beach Rd and School Rd intersection today where we’ve always had a number of signs of candidates for various offices. I observed that vandals had sprayed red paint over only the Republican candidates’ signs.

It’s disappointing the same destructive vandals so evident in Seattle are now on Orcas. I always hoped our community would welcome a discussion of differing opinions. It appears those supporting the opposite party have forgotten about free speech as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

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