Ed, I just wanted to comment on Jeff’s column in Sunday’s paper, Oct. 18. Yes, the political scene in New Jersey is in a very sad state. It does not matter who wins the election; it will still take a long time to clean up this corrupt and taxed state. However, I really liked what you guys did with the people running for South Ward. Everyone stated who they were, and the plans they would like to enact, with some general idea of how they were going to get there. Maybe you guys can get all three gubernatorial candidates to do that without any smear tactics and then maybe we would have a clearer picture of all the candidates. Well, here’s hoping, anyway.

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The South Ward: an exemplar of civility.—Ed. Note