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Editorial: Voting Interest

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  • Thursday, May 16 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-16 23:20:04 GMT
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;

  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:20:07 GMT
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-09 23:20:06 GMT
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - More than two thirds of Alabama's registered voters didn't vote in this year's primary election. 

When so few of us decide who represents us, it is tough to complain with the results, particularly if those elected don't deliver what we expect. 

It hardly encourages better candidates to run when all the time, effort and expense they accrue seems to fall on deaf ears. 

We all have excuses for not voting, but the bottom line is when we don't vote, we show we don't fully appreciate our democracy that puts a premium on our right to do so. 

We should value this right and make our voice be heard. 

The primary runoff is July 13 and the general election is November 2. 

Exercise your right to vote and shape the leadership to represent us.  

Ken Selvaggi
VP, GM WSFA 12 News