A front page story in Monday's News Journal said, "Police and city officials blame the spike in violence on a loose judicial system and entrenched social problems, such as unemployment, school dropouts and drug abuse."

Allowing a ludicrous statement like this to go unchallenged is the sort of irresponsible `journalism' we've come to expect from publications that support the so-called War on Drugs, and it shouldn't fool us any more.

Mayor James Baker refers to the War on Drugs, "I've said all along that if this was a real war, we would've surrendered a long time ago."

The mayor of Wilmington has spoken publicly against the War on Drugs. What would happen if the Wilmington City Council was made up of a libertarian majority? Wilmington could be the first city in the US to stop participating in the War on Drugs.

Also, the City Wage Tax could be repealed by the Libertarian City Council. Wilmington would see a huge spike in economic growth, as former Wilmington citizens return to their home. As the economy flourishes, jobs would be created turning the city into a desirable place to live.