The Aftermath

Press time at The Star comes too early to allow thoughtful comment on Tuesday's results, at least without thoroughly disaffecting the otherwise jolly workers at the plant where the paper is printed.

It took an enormous amount of research and thinking on the part of every member of the editorial staff to produce the election supplement in last week's paper, as well as extra time and effort in photography and production.

We do it as a public service. It isn't easy, unless you are a died-in-the-wool partisan, to weigh the campaign rhetoric or to balance the accusations flung around. The tighter the races the more important it is for a community newspaper to help voters wade through the highfalutin promises and the muck.

Over the years, The Star has developed an understanding with its readers. They are able to trust the editorial "we," the voice with which opinions are expressed, for its seriousness and sincerity, and to draw their own conclusions from ours.

This is the role of responsible journalism and we are proud to try to fulfill it.