Letters to the Editor: Wiener for Ward 1

Why should you vote? Because it's our civil sacrament. We hope we can elect someone who is thoughtful, creative, effective, and has "the greatest good for all" in mind.

So, I recommend my Ward 1 councilperson, Jason Wiener. If you live in my ward, please help me return him to Missoula's City Council. He is a champion of quality of life issues important to students, staff and faculty alike: good public transportation; availability of reasonable-cost, good quality housing; and guarantee of civil rights and public safety to all Missoula's citizens. I'm impressed with the depth and scope of the issues that Jason has undertaken while serving on the City Council; for example, he's part of a public-private partnership working group that seeks to create a 10-year plan to end homelessness in Missoula. He's also a fiscally responsible guy; when I offered a donation to his campaign a couple of weeks ago, he turned me down! "I raised enough for this campaign," he said. "Please donate to another one of the candidates for Missoula's six wards."

Ballots were mailed 10/24 and must be returned no later than 8 pm Tuesday 11/8. If you would like to register to vote or didn't get a ballot, call county elections, 258-4751. Because Montana has same-day registration, no one who wants to vote is turned away.

To paraphrase a current campus slogan about energy consumption, "Please use your vote wisely; vote for Jason Wiener, City Council Ward 1."

Laurie Franklin

Adjunct assistant professor

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry