BS: 90 yr old woman's garage is polling place

Subject: BS: 90 yr old woman's garage is polling plac
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Nov 04 - 07:06 PM

This old lady is precious and what being an American is all about, imo. Please follow the link and listen to her interview on npr: click here.

Wilma Shriver lives in West Virginia. She is 90 years old and hosts her town's polling place in her garage. She raked up leaves yesterday, so as to avoid fire hazards, plus she hosed down the outside of the garage to get rid of cobwebs, etc. And, she is legally blind. She considers it her civic duty to let them hold voting in her garage as the town lost its previous polling place to old age and being torn down.

She also has a beautiful voice.:-)

kat

Subject: RE: BS: 90 yr old woman's garage is polling place
From: GUEST,Skipy
Date: 03 Nov 04 - 03:38 AM

Good on her!

Subject: RE: BS: 90 yr old woman's garage is polling place
From: GUEST,Jack
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 04:56 AM

It seems very strange to me that a 90 year old woman needs to lend out her garage as a polling place. Dont you have town halls, schools or other public buildings that can be used for this?

Subject: RE: BS: 90 yr old woman's garage is polling place
From: Gypsy
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 04:24 PM

Gee, you never saw some of the little towns in the states? In my town, we don't have a school, town hall or any public building except the post office.......and in a hamlet of 400, thats not so very big.

Subject: RE: BS: 90 yr old woman's garage is polling place
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Nov 04 - 04:29 PM

The "town" loosely termed that, has less than 250 people in it. The old building they used was so badly rundown that they razed it. She was quite happy to be able to help out. Try listening to the audio...it's well worth it.