Guest Editorial

The political flyers overflowing my mailbox, the pop-up videos overwhelming my mood every time I check sports scores on a website, the campaign ads overpowering my senses when I listen to my favorite commercial radio stations, they are making October a thoroughly depressing and miserable month.

No matter what I do to avoid the electioneering, it creeps into my life, darkening everything it touches. It’s like black mold that infests your shower or the cabinet under your sink — you did not invite it in, you don’t like it, it just appeared and has no intention of ever leaving you alone.

The polit...