The planted letter so nice...

... they ran it twice.

The Clarenville Packet, September 8, p. A7:

We Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are never all that pleased with our options on the federal ballot. There are no angels. Still, I expect parties to show basic respect for our way of life, our heritage and our industries. If they can't manage that, they don't deserve my vote.

Now there's talk of a federal election. Folks out in the Confederation building in St. John's have been telling us how to vote. We're used to that routine. They should know by now that nobody's going to tell us what to do. It's our call. That's how democracy works.

[etc.]

Liam O'Brien
Corner Brook

The Clarenville Packet, October 6, p. A10:

We Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are never all that pleased with our options on the federal ballot. There are no angels. Still, I expect parties to show basic respect for our way of life, our heritage and our industries. If they can't manage that, they don't deserve my vote.

Now there's talk of a federal election. Folks out in the Confederation building in St. John's have been telling us how to vote. We're used to that routine. They should know by now that nobody's going to tell us what to do. It's our call. That's how democracy works.

[etc.]

Liam O'Brien
Corner Brook