This election year, ya gotta believe—and participate

Voting puts the ‘you’ in U.S.A.

The United States has led the world for over a century as its foremost industrialized democracy, and most Americans—who look upon the distinction with pride—expect it to stay that way well into the future.

Recently, however, interest in our government has waned both nationally and locally, and certainly to our nation’s detriment.

I know from firsthand local encounters that too many view our government as someone else’s business.

They are content to sit back and deal with daily life in our small community.

People who consider themselves politically active generally try to make it to the voting booth, but wouldn’t sweat missing a vote much more than they would the morning weather report. There will be other chances, they say, and besides, my vote most likely won’t swing the results. Continue reading →