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Take active
role, vote!
Not a day passes without
hearing someone complain about the manner in which our government operates. Whether it is a co-worker, friend, or relative — everyone has definite ideas about what our elected officials are doing wrong. However, few appear to want to do anything about it. With election day only a month away, it’s time to open our eyes and take an active role in selecting those individuals who make the decisions that affect our lives.
Recent polls show that voters* top concerns are education, crime, and taxes. Improving education is number one with 38 percent of voters being concerned, “fighting crime” 27 percent and controlling taxes 19 percent. Theses are issues that affect everyone.
All one has to do is turn on the television to see Lt. Governor L.F. Payne Jr. (D) and John H. Hager (R), battling it out over taxes in the governor’s race. Or pick up the newspaper and read the promises made by William D. Dolan III, (D) and Mark L. Earley (R), vying for the position of attorney general. Even driving down the road, signs catch your eye asking you to cast your vote for Gilmore, Sharman, or Delegate Jay Katzen.
My objective here is not to tell you which candidate to select. My point is merely we all need to obtain the facts and vote for the candidates who support our beliefs. As Americans we have the right to choose who composes our government. So take an active role and don’t let others decide who will make the
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