Thursday, October 23, 2008

As electoral passion builds, lawn signs take a drubbing
by Kathrine Warren
Herald Staff Writer

With election season in full swing, people are displaying political views on their front lawns and cars, but some have become the targets of vandalism.

On Saturday, a resident in the 2900 block of East Fourth Avenue reported to police that her sign supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and vice-presidential running mate Joe Biden had been removed, burned and defecated on. Signs in front of a Durango church supporting Amendment 48 - which would define a person at the moment of conception - have been stolen and destroyed.

Velbeth Jones, the president of Southwest Republican Women and a volunteer with the La Plata County Republicans, said area Republicans have reported sign damage and bumper stickers being removed from cars.

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