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Things
Look This
Way to Me
You’ve Got the Power!
If you are one of those apathetic, disillusioned, or nihilist types
who don’t get involved with local governmental affairs, Lamoille
County should have shaken you up this week.
At Lamoille Middle School a groundswell of regular folks, backed up
by a variety of professional and volunteer people active in
education, have caused the school board to reconsider the
down-sizing of the LUMS staff by three positions. They have achieved
this much not by excessive stridency, but by calmly marshalling
cogent arguments, citing the recent marked improvement at LUMS, etc.
In Wolcott, almost double the required number of signatures have
been recorded on petition sheets, asking for yet another vote on the
Wolcott Elementary School and library building project.
In both cases, many people have bothered to learn about the issues
at hand and offer their opinions in tangible ways. Whatever the
final outcomes in these cases, voters have amounted to something.
They should be proud of themselves.
And, you, the naysayer, the couch potato, the little miss “I won’t
register to vote ‘cause my vote won’t count,” should re-think your
position and take part along with everyone else in your community
who cares. Don’t let other people have all the say over how to serve
your kids! Get out there, sign petitions, attend meetings, and vote.
It’s not enough to just stay home and say, “Oh, yeah...sure, now
they’re gonna vote again.”
You’ve got the power! Staying home would be like having a free
tankful of gas and never taking a drive. Do it!
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