Editor:

I wholeheartedly support Cathy Chinske Huston for the office of justice of the peace. She is uniquely qualified for the position on several levels.

She is gifted with a great work ethic, has very good communication skills and is a Havre native dedicated to public service with a very high degree of excellence and enthusiasm.

She and I first became acquainted when I hired her for the Havre Police Department's Officer Reserve Program in 1993. She had just graduated from college with a degree in law enforcement. She worked as a reserve officer for five years and was later hired full-time. She has since moved on and is working as an investigator for the public defender's office.

There is no question that her experience in law enforcement and the public defender's office gives her knowledge and a perspective very valuable to the office of justice of the peace.

Please join me in voting for Cathy Chinske Huston. She is the right choice and will conduct the business of the court with honesty, integrity and fairness to all parties.

Mike Shortell

Chief, Havre Police Department, retired