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*The function of the office.

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*Each candidate's answers to identical questions the League presents them: their background, why they're running, their answers to questions on current issues--local to national.

*Side-by-side, interactive candidate comparison tool.

*Your districts' ballot issues in plain summaries with Pro and Con views.

*Print/text/email to yourself your checked choices--a personalized, informed list of the candidates and issues. 

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*Discover debates in your area.

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For The Arts Desk today we have new contributions from Paula in Tucson to share with you: 

Paula: "I started a Perpetual Journal - a multi-year art journal in which each page = 1 week (f.i. Jan. 1-7). You draw something each week, leaving space on each page for adding another drawing that same week the next year, and the year after that, until the pages are filled. Each page will end up having drawings from multiple years. It’s a great way to document changes over time such as those due to climate change."

Page 1.

Page 2.

Page 3.

Page 4.

   Page 5.

And to finish these contributions, another page of Paula's "sit spot" journal.

Thank you, Paula!

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Since Paula's journal entries have actual time, seasons, and weather references that will document the Tucson changes ahead, it is time to go to the...

The Weather Desk:

Here in Pennsylvania, it has warmed up to sweater weather. Clear skies, bright sun and moon, and stars. The "Indian Summer" of former Octobers, now moved to November...

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The Green Goddess Desk:

Recommended by Valerie is a recent book by David Pogue How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos, which is not all doom and gloom. Amazon tells me my copy will arrive today.

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At The Education Desk, we learned that Elijah has two more college acceptances which are offering substantial scholarships. Way to go, Elijah!!! You Rock!!! He has let me know that his goal is Physical Therapy and he has been offered an internship to work side by side with a man who owns five physical therapy clinics there in Utah. He will start that soon. In his words, "...PT sounds very interesting to do and if everything goes well with the job shadowing I might go for it. I think it is a great opportunity..."

We look forward to following the activities and developments of Elijah and our young (and old) family and friends' lives.

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We here are hoping your Halloween was fun and full of good stuff. Sandy sent some pictures from her daughter, my niece Paula in MO--their Halloween costumes...

And in Utah, Sonja, Jeff, Elijah, and Kingston's weekend highlight was at a local corn maze...

The Farm Report:

There is a new resident named Grace whom Wendy just brought from Maryland...

Bert and Frezz say hello to Grace the Mini LaMancha goat. She is super friendly and, oh-oh!!! jumps really high. She jumped out of her stall in the barn. Here is Wendy leading her out of the barn's chicken house where she was found.

A fallen tree extensively damaged the run-in shed next to the house. The handyman did a fantastic job repairing it and replacing parts. It now has this extra door on the barn lot side of the pasture.

We'll close today with a photo from John...

 ...Austin at sunrise one recent morning.