Weekend Open Thread

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1. Encouraging news: 

   As the election approaches, some of the nation’s newest citizens look forward to participating

   Marion Mackay, who has been a citizen since 2016, said in her 10 years of teaching citizenship classes, and even for herself, being able to vote is a big part of why people take this step. 

   "When we asked our students why they wanted to become citizens, almost all of them, that was their first answer, ‘I want to be able to vote,’ and that's a big part of being part of this country and contributing to it,” Mackay said during the ceremony. “At any rate, I encourage you all to vote. That's how you can really participate in this country. And also, there's lots of ways to volunteer, and that's a beautiful way to feel like you're part of the country that you're going to make your home.”

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   1. When we were precinct election judges, we always celebrated new citizens' first election. We'd congratulate and applaud them. They would just beam when we presented them with their "I voted" sticker. They'd want it on their jacket rather than their shirt, so they could show it off for a while.  

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