Dear Editor,
Vandalism of political signs has been very extensive this election season and there are still six weeks before Election Day.
Previous acts had been limited to destroying signs to outright removal of signs. There have been two 4-foot by 8-foot signs for John McCain-Palin stolen.
The vandalism took a dangerous turn this weekend in Hollister. A 4-foot by 8-foot sign for John McCain located off Joe Borovich Drive was knocked down for the second time and two smaller McCain-Palin signs stolen, also for the second time. This time,a flag pole with an American flag was also pushed over. The light for the flag was destroyed. Gasoline was poured on the flag. the McCain sign, and the surrounding grass. The owner appeared and the vandals fled before lighting the fire. A brown area of grass damaged by the gasoline could be seen. Local fire/law personnel told the owner the use of gasoline constituted an act of terrorism. The status of any federal investigation is unknown.
The Obama signs along Joe Borovich Drive are still in place.
Marvin L. Jones, Hollister
