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Devoted to Voting
November 2016
Ted Stueber Takes Civic Duty to Heart
Parsons Presbyterian Manor resident Ted Stueber hasn’t missed voting in an election since 1954, when he cast his first ballot for Dwight D. Eisenhower’s second term. No weather event, no illness, no scheduling conflict has kept Ted from the polls in all these years, so one might assume he feels passionately about voting.
“I wouldn’t say I’m very passionate about it. As a citizen, we have that right. To vote or not vote. When I went to school, they taught citizenship in government class, and I guess it just stuck with me,” said Ted. “We can complain, all right. But if I’m going to complain, I’ve got to vote. We do have that privilege. They’re only once every four years. Everyone complains about the government, but it takes so little time to vote. It’s just part of being a citizen.” Ted’s matter-of-fact approach would perhaps be inspiring to those who feel “uninspired” to cast a ballot. It’s not something you have to feel, it’s just something that you do. And it’s not only presidential elections we should focus on.
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