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The 19th Amendment

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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote and was ratified on August 18, 1920, ending almost a century of protest. Courageous and determined women picketed repeatedly in front of the White House, despite a wholly unsympathetic Woodrow Wilson. They were ultimately subjected to arrest and imprisonment, anywhere from a few days to seven months. In prison, suffragettes were subjected to especially cruel treatment. According to J. Carter, Senior Editor at the Acton Institute, the 19th Amendment does not directly mention women.

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Building a Voter Guide

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We thought you might find it helpful to understand the process we undertook to produce the Voter’s Guide. To begin, we drafted questions for the candidates based on information we thought would be helpful for voters to know and then sought input from directors of some of the organizations.

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Voting in Suffield

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The November 5 Municipal Election will be held in the Middle School Gymnasium, 350 Mountain Road, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Sand & Salt for Seniors

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The Rotary Motto is “Service above Self”. Rotarians are involved in many projects in our community, and the world.

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Medicare Mail Flood

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If your mailbox is anything like mine (and you’re at Medicare age) you are receiving a ton of solicitations telling you about the benefits of various private health insurance offerings. Some of them are for Medicare Advantage plans or Medicare Supplement plans or for Medicare Drug plans. They all want your business. You may want to throw most of it away, but there is at least one piece of mail I hope you do look at. That is the Medicare and You – 2020 handbook that comes from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Senior Center & Mini Bus News

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Having a “glass half full” approach to life has long been considered important for overall wellness. But evidence suggests that there may be truth in this folk wisdom.