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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Michelle: Who’s Stealing Political Yard Signs?

Michelle: Have you heard other stories of people stealing political signs around here? Ours was almost stolen yesterday. A young man in a white car drove by the house slowly, turned around, then drove back by slowly. He must not have realized that my husband was watching out the window because he tried to steal our (John McCain) sign! My husband ran out and questioned what he was doing. He seemed nervous, but asked, "Where did you get this?" When my husband responded with the local political office, the young man said nervously, "Oh... I thought it blew away and I was picking it up." This isn't the first I've heard of this during this political season. My daughter knows of a group of young people driving around stealing (Obama-Biden) signs from all over town.

Question: Have you noticed an uptick in stolen political signs this year?



Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.