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VOTING: Take Pride In Your Community
by Mike Teague

Published in Coeur d'Alene Press
Nov 26, 2006 

To the 37,973 people that took the time and effort to cast a ballot on Nov. 7, well done, but I am not saying I'm happy about the way the election turned out in Kootenai County. Being an avid Democrat, I was somewhat spanked. I did vote and somewhere down the road I'm afraid I'll be able to say I told you, but that's another letter.

What I am really writing about is the 57,000 people in the county that are old enough to vote and did not. I have no idea if they would have changed the outcome or not, but how can they stand to have so few of us make their decisions for them. I know when I vote my candidate might not win, but by voting I am telling the winner I will be keeping my eye on them. Those that do not bother to vote have just told the politicians to rape and plunder at will o they don't care. I really would like to know why people don't vote, but please don't give me the bull about my vote doesn't count or it won't make a difference, we all know which end of the cow that comes from.

If you're in the city of Coeur d'Alene, don't smile. With a population of about 35,000, only about 12,000 had an opinion to voice o or about 1/3 of the citizens made an investment in the future by casting a ballot.

Voting does not cost you any money, but it has cost the lives of millions to give us this right o in the future, please don't waste it.

MIKE TEAGUE

 

 

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