Show FALSE ECONOMY The following editorial is reprinted from the Gunnison Valley News Four weekly newspapers are located within the boundaries of Sanpete County and each year thousands of inches are donated donated donated dona dona- ted by these media to the promotion of the county and communities com com- Thousands of more inches are printed in promoting Democracy and the American Way of Life Many of the latter category stories deal with the importance of casting your individual vote at elections city county state and nation During one period both Primary and General Election ballots ballots ballots bal bal- lots were printed in all four newspapers for the enlightenment of the publio close as-close to pe per percent c cent nt cover coverage age as it is possible to get in Sanpete County It gave the majority of voters the opportunity to study the ballot and the contestants it gave them an opportunity to discuss the candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates and to decide prior to election who they thought would do the best job A few years ago we were asked to print the ballot for a flat fee in place of the legal rate If we did not agree to this flat rate then the ballot would be printed in only one newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper in the county to meet the law We did not agree and thus only one newspaper prints the ballot This I feel feel is false economy It costs a few hundred dollars to print the ballot in all four newspaper but isn't the Democracy Demo Demo- Democracy Democracy cracy we live under worth a few hundred dollars to keep the people informed What is more important than casting your ballot at an election True a few ballots are spread over the community but not one in one hundred gets a chance to see them prior to the time they enter the voting place the day of election They maybe may maybe maybe be rushed into the booth before they even have a chance to see a sample ballot Sanpete County will save a few dollars by printing the ballot in only one of their weekly newspapers but will they REALLY SAVE |