By Like water out of a faucet, we have come to expect that the League of Women Voters will provide us reliable information upon which to aid our decisions come election time. Not only has this revered organization remained dependable, our local branch seems to be getting even more active in helping us understand the workings of candidates and the municipalities they seek to serve.

In addition to the usual election forums, the league has recently sponsored an informative talk on school financing that involved superintendents from three local districts. The league also will sponsor a forum on community college funding this coming Tuesday. And league members are co-sponsoring a Nov. 17 forum on how citizens can get involved in the protection of open space.

Their determination to provide fair and unbiased information through their Web site, smartvoter.org, along with helpful candidate forums makes them an important group we should thank and not take for granted.