SCHOOL TRUSTEE'S STAND WORTH COST OF BYELECTION

To the Editor,

Re: Trustee resigns to battle for record checks, Dec. 3.

I say it's worth $100,000 for Donna Allen to make a stand against
incoming school trustee Bill Bard since he did not disclose his
criminal record for growing marijuana.

This is not the kind of role model I want to see making decisions for
school children. Despite the recent popular hankerings to see
marijuana legalized, history has multiple examples to show that drug
panaceas always have a negative side.

Opium and cocaine were both legal up until about 100 years ago, until
it was found that the fun and happiness quotient also had the
devastating downside of destroying lives.

I find the, "it's better than alcohol" argument pathetic. We are not
big babies that require a soother to make it through the day.

Madeline Bruce

Nanaimo