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Blacksburg’s youth must vote

By Michael Sutphin on August 28, 2009

My Aug. 28 letter to the Collegiate Times addressed the importance of students and young professionals in the 2009 election: Blacksburg’s youth must vote In past elections, most candidates for Blacksburg Town Council did little to court the votes of students and young professionals. They declined to knock on doors in student neighborhoods or mail [...]

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