We welcome letters to the editor or articles from our readers for inclusion in the Newsletter. We will be experimenting with this idea so be patient while we work out the kinks. As a starting point, here are guidelines.
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I have been a Bernie Sanders supporter since April, 2015, when he first announced that he would seek the Presidency. I’d like to explain why.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929 at the onset of the Great Depression. Those were hard times for everyone, yet the King family thrived and when he was a young man of 26 years, Dr. King helped organize and lead a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama to demonstrate the effectiveness of passive resistance as an agent of change.
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Greetings fellow Nelson County Democrats!
Have you noticed the proliferation of election signs already up along the county’s roads? Hard to miss really. It’s difficult to imagine a more important election cycle than the one we face over the next year and a half. We all have to think short term (local and state) as well as long term (national) to ensure we put people in place who we can count on to counteract and countermand the truly terrible decisions that have been made over the past thirty months.
Why would you want to vote early or absentee?
There are many reasons why you might want to vote early or to use an absentee ballot. Will you be out of town on business or vacation? Are you a first-responder, active military or do you have other work obligations that might keep from the polls? These are just some of the reasons you might not be able to make it the polls on Election Day, so plan to vote early or to get an absentee ballot in advance. Also, if you have friends or family who might need to vote early or use an absentee ballot, pass this article on to them and encourage them to use one of these options. Every vote is critical.
The budget determines to a great extent both the quantity and quality of services that the County provides to us. It can also affect morale and set a tone for the entire county.
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Robert “Bip” Barton has filed to run for the south district supervisor seat.
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Virginia is the first state in the country to compile an online, interactive map with detailed layers that can be used as a tool for developing policies on climate change and biodiversity.
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