Hey, Bard, how about doing something like this piece for the local races?

Too many campaign mailers? Recycle 'em

By Lisa Vorderbrueggen

Contra Costa Times

Article Launched: 10/25/2008 03:34:18 PM PDT

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Run, don't walk, to the recycle bin with that pile of political mail flooding your mailbox.

Some contain more whoppers than a windy uncle's fishing tales. Who has time to separate the blatant lies from the mere distortions?

The mail is especially weighty in Assembly District 15, where one baffled reader called and asked, "How do I know which one of these candidates is the really bad person?"