Don't forget to vote!

The primary elections are being held in Illinois today. I cast a baleful eye at the alarm clock when it sounded at 5:30 this morning, then remembered and got up to walk to the polling place. Luckily, going so early meant that not many flyer-peddlars were there yet...

Besides the chance to express our individual preferences for the presidential candidates, there are a number of school and library referendums on the ballot in many communities in Illinois. (This always puts me in mind of Barbara Kingsolver. In an essay in her book, High Tide in Tuscon, she talks about how sometimes people without children say they won't vote yes for school or library issues since they have no kids. She reminds us that somebody else's kids will be our doctors, lawyers, mechanics, etc. Knowing that, shouldn't we give them all thes best start we can?)

Whatever your political views, go VOTE today!