THE 1015 Division St. Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613
VOLUME 52 ISSUE 8
Get out the vote for city council Mayor candidates address their plans for youth citizens “What plans do you have to make Cedar Falls more youth friendly?” any existing goals While related to youth, Cedar Falls then develop a is known process to survey throughout young people in the the Midwest community regardas a destinaing their needs and tion for interests. Rather bicycling, I than the city guessrealize that’s ing at what students not quite feel are ”quality of enough to life” priorities for view Cedar young people, let’s Falls as a ask them! From great place that the group could for young develop recompeople. I’m Frank Darrah mendations for city guessing, too, council consideration. that although we have one of As an educator I’ve always the best educational systems in the state with numerous op- had a priority of increasportunities for extra-curricular ing student appreciation for volunteerism and community involvement there’s more the engagement, so my second city can do. initiative would be to work I have two general initiawith student leaders/sponsors tives that I’d like to pursue to collaborate with the city to if I’m elected mayor, both identify and implement “comhave to do with increasingmunity service” opportunities. student INVOLVEMENT in I believe when people give city planning. First, I would back to the community early like to organize a “youth in life, it becomes a habit and advisory council” made up of provides a sense of ownerstudent representatives and ship. adult sponsors from schools, church youth groups and other Larry Quiggly, the youth-oriented groups, a city third mayoral canrepresentative and myself. didate, declined the The group’s initial function Tiger Hi-Line’s request would be to review the current for an interview. 20/20 Vision plan to identify
Jon Crews
Last weekend I helped get petitions signed to set up the UNI Union as a satellite voting station next Tuesday and Wednesday. Unfortunately the time deadline for that has passed for this election. But for future elections your high school student government can petition the Black Hawk Election Office in Waterloo to set up a satellite election polling place at Cedar Falls High School. When the city has set up a group to develop a strategic plan for Cedar Falls, we have asked since 1990 and have gotten at least one high school student and one UNI student on each steering committee. I have registered some high school students to vote this fall. As you know they must be 18 by Nov. 8 to vote in the election. Those living at home would vote at the
same place that their parents vote. If in doubt where to vote, call 833-3007 and give your address. You will be told where to vote. Given Cedar Falls is a university community, I believe there are a number of things to do or see by our youth. The city provides the rec. center, trails, library and cultural events at the Hearst Center. CFU also provides great fiber connections for social media. As mayor I asked for high school student involvement in a healthier Cedar Falls Initiative to work with HyVee and other state-businesses and groups. Three students from CFHS are now on the committee helping to acquire a Blue Zone City designation. How this effects youth was just shown on the front page of Sunday’s Courier where it reported over 30% of Cedar Falls school youth are obese or overweight, which can lead to many health problems now and in the future. We all need to work on this issue and I am glad there are a number of youth willing to help us address the issue. Cedar Falls is doing well now, and with the help of all our citizens we can work together to make it even a better city. A city with low crime, good job opportunities and a great quality of life.
Youth Voice: Do you plan to vote? Kody Reiners
“Yes, It is important to voice my opinion.” Bryce Wolf
“Yes, It’s my responsibility to vote as a citizen.” Brooke Berg
Online voting site provides easy alternative to polling booth Mikayla Foland Staff Writer
If you’re planning to vote this year but don’t know how to go about it, we’re here to help. Election Day is always the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. This year, Election Day is Nov. 8. If you have not filled out a voter’s registration form, there is an easy and fast
way to get it done. All you have to do is go online to rockthevote.org. On the home page you click on where it says register here. The next step is printing out the form they provide for you on the website. After filling this out, you can mail it to your county auditor’s office. You can be 17 and a half when you fill this out, but you must be 18 on Election Day.
Another option you have is registering yourself at the polling booth on Election Day. On Election Day, you need to bring your driver’s license or some other type of photo identification to the polling booth. After having your personal verification confirmed, you will sign a ballot ticket and receive a paper ballot. After you have finished
voting, you will insert your ballot into an optical scanner to make sure it is filled out correctly. It will either be accepted and dropped into a locked ballot box or it will be returned to you in order to make corrections. If you have followed all these guidelines successfully, you will be a citizen who has officially voted in the 2012 United States Election.
“Yes, I want my opinion to be counted.”