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Show 18 ST. GEORGE — For the week of October 3, 2008 The Spectrum — www.thespectrum.com NEIGHBORHOODS demoted to a 5 after many CARTER HOPIS years of being a 6. e Continued from pg. 8 a combination of states that choose a majority of the electors, rather than cam- paigning to win the most At Dixie Ophthalmic Specialists & Laser Eye Center, we have the most experienced surgeons in Southern Utah. Our surgeons are trained in the very latest technologies to help retain and improve your eye sight. Expert doctors who are dedicated in providing caring and trusted eye care. Doctors you can trust: overall votes. When it comes time for the Electoral College to select our next president, each elector will cast one vote. For your preferred candidate to be elected, he or she must receive at least 270 electoral votes. Note to Reader: Should no candidate for president win a majority of electoral votes the election is referred to the House of Representatives. (And heaven help us if that happens) Jason Ahee, M.D. General Ophthalmologist Cataract / Refractive Surgeon You can tell a lot about a state by the size ofits Electoral College. For example: North and South Dakota, Alaska, and Wyoming all have 3 electoral votes, and Montana William Barlow Jr, M.D. General Ophthalmologist Cataract / Refractive Surgeon N. Branson Call, M.D. . recently dropped from 4 electoral votes to 3. Many of your finer states have 5 electoral votes: These states include ' Nebraska, New Mexico, and Utah, not to mention Nevada which was upgraded to 5 after being a 4 for so many years — and West Virginia which was e Continued from pg. 16 The state with the largest number of electoral votes is California with 55 - up from 47 just a few elections ago. New York on the other hand is down to 31 electoral votes — A decrease of 5 electoral votes in the same time period. Texas, Florida and California are the only really large states where the electoral vote is increasing. In Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan members of the Electoral College are leaving in droves (with drops of 4, 3, 3, and 3 respectively) If you think that all of felt inspired to call Hartman Rector: That led to the connection with Sweat’s organization. Sweat, who owns a large sheetrock company in the Salt Lake City area, served an LDS Church mission to the Hopis. “He fell in love with the people? Bryant said. “He made a promise, that, if he was financially able, he would go back and help those people? Heis able to dosonow, with the help of people like Rector, Bryant and Southern Utahns such as Jack Lancaster, Joe Collett, Pat Keyes and Steve this talk of “Electoral Votes” ' and Janet Wilson. and the “Electoral College” is discouraging, just wait until next week when I review the candidate's platforms. If you are contemplating not casting a vote in the upcoming elections, let me remind you that by Bryant said the Hopis, many of whom are living in homes that are about 600 square feet, aren't looking for a handout. Rather they're looking for a hand up. Leaders in certain Hopi, Zuni, Acama, Apache, Navajo and Pueblo villages have asked for specific items. That list includes gardening tools, warm gloves, coats, sweaters and work boots for the men and sewing items, material and quilt batting for the women. “It's actually going to the people? Bryant said of items that are donated. “It’s not just being dumped down there’ One group of women in Washington County is sewing 100 quilts which will be donated to Hopi Outreach. Administrators at Deseret Industries and the Catholic Thrift Store have provided help. But more help is needed. Among the things needed in the next couple of months are trucks and trailers and gasoline to get the aid to the es. “Last year we had 35 people go with us, Bryant said. For information on ways to donate or to volunteer, not casting a vote, you are casting a vote for the candidate of a larger state - and finally let me point out that the blissful face of the other voter you see as you leave the polling place... is most likely mine! Oculoplastic Surgeon David Faber, M.D. Vitreoretinal Surgeon Ocular Oncology nae DIXIE OPHTHALMIC SPECIALISTS & Laser Eye Center 435.628.2020 1085 S. Bluff - St. George (435) 467-9938 Ne of ee ee ee ee es 1s available at www. reach.com. |