Show Tww y Heaven Help Us By No rotten apples Honest in this hunch Apple Corrie Lynne Player Day Jf- -i The right to V vote should not be spumed jft— On November 2 in just six days you will have the opportunity to go to the polls and cast your vote for what many say is the Whether you most important election in more than a generation are a Democrat a Republican or Independent your vote is not I’m so concerned about this only a privilege it’s an obligation obligation that I’m devoting this week’s column to help “get out the vote” Too many of us think “my vote doesn’t really count” or “my friend down the street will just cancel my vote” and use those thoughts to justify letting work kids gossip or whatever interfere with showing up at their polling places In many elections less than 20 percent of qualified voters decide who will be governor representative senator etc In our last presidential election only a few hundred votes made all the difference and we had to wait nearly a month before a winner was declared Even after that winner was declared many people argued about whether the electoral college was an outdated archaic relic that should be revoked A debate ensued about whether or not we were really a republic anymore or should be a “true” democracy where the popular vote should prevail Our divinely inspired constitution was dubbed “The Great Compromise” because it uniquely defined how a government could be “by the people and for the people” without degenerating into mob rule Casting your vote will help define your position on that debate I received an a few weeks ago from my cousin which described the sacrifices of such women as Lucy Bum Alice Cosue Doris Lewis and other suffragists who endured a “Night of Terror” on Nov 15 1917 The warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards to “teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there because they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson’s white house for the right to vote For weeks the women’s only water came from an open pail Their food was infested with worms When one of their leaders Alice Paul embarked on a hunger strike guards tied her to a chair forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited The went on to say “So' refresh my memory Some women won’t vote this year because-wexactly? We have caipool duties? We have to get to work? Our vote doesn’t matter? It’s raining?” Powerful men in 1917 tried to have Alice Paul declared sane by a psychiatrist so that she could be institutionalized and taken out of the fight The psychiatrist refused He said that Alice Paul was brave and strong but that didn’t make her crazy He said “Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity” My cousin said “What would these courageous women think of us today?” I wonder too If you’ve been watching the polls you will notice that married women seem to be supporting Bush and unmarried women lean toward Kerry I think those polls indicate just how important a woman’s vote will be in this election Of course just because I’ve suggested that women will be ungrateful to those who suffered to deliver the right to vote don’t assume that I’m not encouraging men to exercise the right they earned in 1776 This year’s race presents a sitting president and a challenger who represent very different perspectives on government’s role in the lives of citizens Try to sweep the propaganda and emotion aside Think about what you truly believe and let “help from above” guide how you cast your v6te Then get off the couch out of the fields away from your desk and find your polling place If you don’t know where it is or if you’ve failed to register call the county offices and find out what you need to do Then do it Vil Mistletoe Mall Craft boutique Friday Nov 5: &t Nov 6: 10 9 am-- pm 5 hr Winners of the Ugliest Witch Contest at the Honest Apple Day were Chris Gates ugliest witch Alisha Sanderson best youth witch and Pam Daniels prettiest ugly witch f tw $o fr - Cl Apple Band strumming out tunes with no sour Vintner Bob Sorenson shares his knowledge and wines at the notes of course during Honest Apple Day wine tasting table during Honest Apple Day held on Saturday in Mt Pleasant Sanpete hosts plenty of Halloween events By Kathy Lin Eggleston Staff writer Youngsters impersonating everything from ghosts to TV characters will be popping up in Sanpete communities today through Saturday The county’s mayors got together and decided to encourage residents to observe Halloween on Saturday since Oct 31 falls on Sunday this year Everyone is cautioned to watch for trick or treaters on the roads and as they make their rounds of homes In addition several communities and elementary schools are gearing up for parades and carnivals between now and Saturday Fairview: Fairview Elementary will stage a parade down Main Street Wednesday at pm If weather is bad the parade will be held inside the school Moroni: Moroni Elementary will also have a parade Wednesday at 2:15 pm along three blocks of Main Street Fountain Green: The Fountain Green Elementary PTA will hold a Halloween carnival at the elementary school at 150 S 300 West on Saturday at 6 pm The Lions Club and the PTA will have 80 730 to anDamliSSenatecom J Md Hourly Door Prizes and Drawings 1 Narcotics Anonymous Westings In Sanpete Mon: 7 HCLUDZ9 TO ftt&N UALnSD TIMFS m If? 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