I left work Friday to get to the polls before they closed for the last day of early voting in the March primaries.
I did so with a heavy heart this time, but not because of a lack of quality choices. We have plenty of well-qualified candidates for local elections. I know most of them. I’ve researched others, and I’m ready to cast my informed vote.
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I believe we have a Republican and Democrat Primary. Using Democratic in place of Democrat is incorrect!
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