When I pulled up to my voting place this morning, I thought I was at the wrong place. There were no cars. Then I saw a sign saying “VOTING IN REAR.”
I pulled around to the back parking lot of the church, and there was nobody. Not a soul. Not a parent pushing a stroller. Not a car in the very large parking lot. I parked and walked into the all-purpose room to cheers: “Hey, we have a customer!” greeted the head volunteer.
Now, my town (Temple City) only had one race : two seats for Temple City Unified School District. But come on folks, let’s get out the vote. GOTV! Polls close at 8 p.m. Go to our web sites for more information on where to vote (www.lavote.net). If you want to see our editorial board’s recommendations, go to our web sites (www.sgvtribune, www.pasadenastarnews.com, or www.whittierdailynews.com) and go to Election Coverage. Click on that and you’ll see a series of hot links called OUR VIEW: … find the endorsement you are looking for. Or, go out and BUY one of our newspapers. On page A17 we have a list of our endorsements.
But no matter how you vote, don’t forget to vote. It is what our soldiers are fighting for in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is part of our republic — voting for leaders. It is a precious gift. Exercise it.
There, I’ll get off my soap box now…. Happy Election Day!!!!!