Candidates need to share their opinions with the public

Voters will go to the polls next week with only two contested races on the ballot — mayor and two borough assembly seats.

Choosing elected officials is an important decision for the community, and voters deserve to know where candidates stand on key issues. In Wrangell, do the candidates support or oppose the bond issues for repairs to the Public Safety Building and school buildings? And why?

What are their priorities for the borough budget? What past spending did they like or not like?

Declining newspaper and radio interviews is not fair of candidates to voters, who then have to make a decisi...