Virginia, the Vote, and Inspiration

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Susan

I am up at 4am. Dressed and ready by 5. Have my coffee in-hand, along with portable soccer chair stepping out the door for what is one of the most exiting, inspiring days of my life. When I arrive at the local high school at about 5:15 am, there are more than 300 folks in [...]

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Vote. It’s important.

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Susan

Use this site to register to vote, request and absentee ballot, or find your polling place. They make it super-dupe EASY for you to make sure all is in order for election day:
 VoteForChange.com
Please share this with friends – Democracy works best when everyone participates.

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Voting and the grumpy man

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Susan

I voted today – and as usual got that tingly feeling of empowerment as I cast my ballot. God bless America.
 I did encounter a very grumpy man working the voting desk. Not sure why he was so grumpy, the place was not crowded as it was fairly early in the morning. He yelled at me [...]

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Voting from the heart

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Susan

With heated discussions all around me regarding the Presidential primaries I have had to shut out all the noise and do some serious thinking about who I will vote for and why.
If I look at the big picture, things come clear -

I will vote for the candidate who’s campaign is based on hope, rather than fear

I [...]

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