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June 24, 2026

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Let People Vote

Let People Vote

Dear Editor: In a strong and robust democracy, all citizens can cast their vote without impediment. Our country is at its best when it expands the right to vote, not making it harder. Once a nation in which only white landowning men could vote, through the tireless...
The 19th Amendment: 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

The 19th Amendment: 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

On Aug. 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment. It was adopted into the U.S. Constitution Aug. 26, 1920. By Martha Wessells Steger Special to the Eastern Shore Post If today’s citizens think racial protests raise issues on all sides,...