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Thorns & Flowers

A roundup of election actions good and bad
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.07.2007
FLOWERS to the political savvy of Proposition 200 author John Kromko. He told us more than two weeks ago he intended to file a lawsuit against the city of Tucson for taking down and keeping his signs.
He chose to file the suit last Wednesday, seeking a restraining order to stop city staffers from taking down and discarding the campaign's political signs.
The timing of the suit — the weekend before the election — was a brilliant, but failed, political move for a last-minute bump.
Monday — the day before the election — a Pima County Superior Court judge ruled Tucson must return the pro-Prop. 200 signs that it had yanked from the public right of way and those on private property without the owners' consent.
"No on Prop. 200" and signs for candidates were also removed.
THORNS to the city for destroying some of the signs it had removed. The city ended up paying $1,200 to Prop. 200 backers for signs to replace the ones that were destroyed.
The city code is clear: Rather than destroying the signs, the city was supposed to hold on to them for 30 days. Those who exercised such arrogance or carelessness should be held to account.
THORNS to the Rodney Glassman-Lori Oien debates that devolved into discussions on personal finance, abortion and in vitro fertilization. Too much information on some topics, not enough information on matters of importance to the community.
A MIXED BOUQUET to Republican Daniel Spahr, who campaigned by holding a sign at street corners. Interesting use of time.
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