Signal Tribune Newspaper

With elections to be held this November, I note that Congresswoman Laura Richardson is deluging us– all at our expense– with praise of Laura Richardson.
Recently, I (and I presume every citizen in the 37th Congressional District– Long Beach, Carson, Compton/Watts and Signal Hill) received a four-page, multi-colored mailing on high-quality paper. It was filled with her self-described accomplishments and her photographs.
However, if one looks carefully, the following statement is there in the smallest of print: “This mailing was prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense.” It would be interesting to know how much this mailing cost us. Each of us seems to have made an involuntary contribution to her campaign.

Jeremiah Flanigan
Long Beach