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2. The man who brought our dad dignity and happiness. nt
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  -He shakes his head quietly as he passes by with two elementary school age children in tow. struggle4progress  Nov-30-11 08:22 PM   #0 
  - How wonderful.  Autumn   Nov-30-11 08:25 PM   #1 
  - The man who brought our dad dignity and happiness. nt  Snotcicles   Nov-30-11 08:29 PM   #2 
  - It sometimes takes very little to begin the process of empowering people  struggle4progress   Nov-30-11 08:54 PM   #7 
     - I know, you would think more people would be in on it. nt  Snotcicles   Nov-30-11 09:10 PM   #12 
     - It sometimes takes very little to make me cry anymore.  WHEN CRABS ROAR   Dec-01-11 07:00 PM   #60 
  - This is SO touching & you were so gracious & helpful to them!  pacalo   Nov-30-11 08:33 PM   #3 
  - Agree 100%.  Wait Wut   Dec-01-11 02:40 PM   #29 
     - Me Too  Sportsguy   Dec-01-11 05:33 PM   #50 
  - Your post brought tears to my eyes!  OhioBlue   Nov-30-11 08:41 PM   #4 
  - It really touched me to hear them tell of their election season conversations: her saying  struggle4progress   Nov-30-11 08:57 PM   #9 
  - My gosh - I am sure!!  OhioBlue   Nov-30-11 09:15 PM   #14 
  - Yes. Absolutely. That struck me too.  Chorophyll   Dec-01-11 07:54 PM   #69 
  - Me Too !  kaffy4x4   Dec-01-11 04:11 PM   #38 
  - I bet that one new voter made your whole day worthwhile.  pnwmom   Nov-30-11 08:41 PM   #5 
  - Don't you know that's true!  struggle4progress   Nov-30-11 08:55 PM   #8 
  - wonderful story, and wonderfully written.  yodermon   Nov-30-11 08:51 PM   #6 
  - Agreed!!! (nt)  Tumbulu   Nov-30-11 09:00 PM   #10 
  - It's good to meet people: they're all different and you can learn from them.  struggle4progress   Nov-30-11 09:55 PM   #15 
     - K/R (nt)  NYC_SKP   Dec-01-11 08:18 PM   #70 
  - Good for you. Thank you for doing this. nt  msanthrope   Nov-30-11 09:09 PM   #11 
  - Awesome...  SidDithers   Nov-30-11 09:13 PM   #13 
  - awesome. angels are everywhere. you are one.  roguevalley   Nov-30-11 10:05 PM   #16 
  - iirc my halo's still in the shop after it got caught in my horns and short-circuited  struggle4progress   Nov-30-11 10:08 PM   #17 
     - :)  roguevalley   Nov-30-11 11:31 PM   #20 
  - 2 weeks ago I had my 18 yr old register to vote by mail in STL.  benld74   Nov-30-11 10:18 PM   #18 
  - .  struggle4progress   Nov-30-11 11:12 PM   #19 
  - Thanks for registering voters and the wonderful  cally   Dec-01-11 09:11 AM   #21 
  - Isn't voter registration the most wonderful experience!  BlueToTheBone   Dec-01-11 09:11 AM   #22 
  - Bravo! Well done!  JNelson6563   Dec-01-11 10:10 AM   #23 
  - What a touching story  Wheezy   Dec-01-11 01:27 PM   #24 
  - Hmm, empowering people. What a concept.  bluesbassman   Dec-01-11 01:55 PM   #25 
  - You are so right. And EVERY probation officer in NC should be saying to a  LuckyLib   Dec-01-11 02:13 PM   #27 
  - Beautiful - thank you for sharing n/t  Smilo   Dec-01-11 02:08 PM   #26 
  - You are a hero to those kids.  yellerpup   Dec-01-11 02:23 PM   #28 
  - I'm from Oregon. Telling people with felony records that they CAN still vote was the best.  BlueIris   Dec-01-11 02:41 PM   #30 
  - struggle4progress- may i copy this story and post it to FB? i'd love to share it...  stlsaxman   Dec-01-11 02:41 PM   #31 
  - It might help others if we post the states that do allow voting such as  jwirr   Dec-01-11 05:01 PM   #45 
  - Best link  Skelly   Dec-01-11 06:46 PM   #56 
     - Thank you.  jwirr   Dec-01-11 06:55 PM   #59 
     - same link i found when checking my state. Thank you for posting it.  stlsaxman   Dec-02-11 07:23 AM   #72 
  - feel free  struggle4progress   Dec-01-11 05:22 PM   #48 
  - Well written story... with a happy ending!  FailureToCommunicate   Dec-01-11 02:50 PM   #32 
  - i'm so glad i clicked this  NatBurner   Dec-01-11 02:51 PM   #33 
  - RESOURCE: Voting for people with felony convictions by state.  ellisonz   Dec-01-11 03:00 PM   #34 
  - That is a great story  cate94   Dec-01-11 03:12 PM   #35 
  - This iswhy I come to DU. n/t  FourScore   Dec-01-11 03:21 PM   #36 
  - Now, if only we can make sure it cannot be hacked.  mother earth   Dec-01-11 04:10 PM   #37 
  - .  libodem   Dec-01-11 04:15 PM   #39 
  - Awesome  varelse   Dec-01-11 04:19 PM   #40 
  - Kudos for your role in making the country a better place. n/t  Paka   Dec-01-11 04:25 PM   #41 
  - Awesome. nt  ZombieHorde   Dec-01-11 04:38 PM   #42 
  - K&R (n/t)  a2liberal   Dec-01-11 04:41 PM   #43 
  - Years ago I was working for a campaign in Iowa and a man and his  jwirr   Dec-01-11 04:55 PM   #44 
  - Wow. This is truly informative. I wouln't be surprised if many, many Americans didn't know this  Number23   Dec-01-11 05:08 PM   #46 
  - the situation varies state-by-state  struggle4progress   Dec-01-11 05:26 PM   #49 
  - and this folks, is what prickscott and the pukes in Floriduh  onethatcares   Dec-01-11 05:17 PM   #47 
  - K&R! That is moving.  Enthusiast   Dec-01-11 05:51 PM   #51 
  - Beautiful  12AngryBorneoWildmen   Dec-01-11 06:10 PM   #52 
  - KandR  Dystopian   Dec-01-11 06:16 PM   #53 
  - Beautiful! Truly inspiring. Thanks for your hard work!  MindandSoul   Dec-01-11 06:32 PM   #54 
  - Joy.  aquart   Dec-01-11 06:44 PM   #55 
  - Your post made me tear up. What you did for that family brought their dignity back.  Riley18   Dec-01-11 06:50 PM   #57 
  - Wonderful post.  great white snark   Dec-01-11 06:52 PM   #58 
  - Wonderful! I truly didn't expect the ending from the beginning.  I Have A Dream   Dec-01-11 07:14 PM   #61 
  - Me neither! Just when I think I know people, I find I really don't!  struggle4progress   Dec-01-11 07:19 PM   #62 
     - Yeah, makes me think that maybe I'd better hold off on the judgment...  I Have A Dream   Dec-01-11 07:23 PM   #63 
  - I'm crying.  James48   Dec-01-11 07:30 PM   #64 
  - for you - and them -  UpInArms   Dec-01-11 07:44 PM   #65 
  - I am so glad you told the lounge about this.  Kali   Dec-01-11 07:50 PM   #66 
  - Good on ye!  Taverner   Dec-01-11 07:51 PM   #67 
  - If only they could get all their other Rights back too.... n/t  PavePusher   Dec-01-11 07:52 PM   #68 
  - Ya know, you just never know when you're going to do something wonderful for others  lunatica   Dec-01-11 09:01 PM   #71 
 

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