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By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief, MuncieJournal.com— MUNCIE, IN—In order to make 2024 voter-related articles published to MuncieJournal.com easier to locate, we’ve created this page and added it as a “sticky post” that will stay as a link on the top right list of articles when viewed on a desktop computer. Most have been authored by Sheryl Swingley, who is a retired Ball State University journalism instructor where she taught for more than 28 years. Prior to joining the Ball State faculty,…

By Sheryl Swingley— MUNCIE, IN—The deadline to register to vote is 11:59 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7. “The first step in our democracy is to register to vote and then vote because your vote counts,” said Linda Hanson, Indiana League of Women Voters president and spokesperson for the Muncie-Delaware County League. Citizens can check to see if they are registered to vote by going to VOTE411.org. The award-winning site, maintained by the national headquarters of the League of Women Voters and…

By Sheryl Swingley— MUNCIE, IN—The League of Women Voters of Indiana has published a “Citizens Handbook” to help citizens be better informed about their rights and responsibilities in the United States. The free handbook is available online – in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. Copies of the handbook also are available from all Muncie Public Library branches. “Indiana’s voter turnout is concerning and is a major reason for the development of the handbook,” said Linda Hanson, president of the Indiana…

By Sheryl Swingley— MUNCIE, IN—Because National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 17, the League of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County encourages all citizens to check to make sure they are registered to vote by going to VOTE411.org, an award-winning website the national headquarters of the League of Women Voters supports. If citizens discover they are not registered to vote, they can register to vote on VOTE411.org. If a person wants to register in person, the Muncie-Delaware County League will register people to…

By Dale Basham & Allen Wiseley— MUNCIE, IN—Ya’akov Eden was born in Russia, but moved to Israel with his family when he was only 6 months old. Early on he showed a love and talent for dancing and was invited to dance with the Israeli National Troupe of the Kibutzim in 1957. He emigrated to the United States in 1966 to study physics at the University of Oregon. However, Ya’akov Eden was bored studying physics and was recruited by the…

By Sheryl Swingley— EAST CENTRAL INDIANA—The Leagues of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County, Anderson-Madison County, Hamilton County and Howard County in partnership with Woof Boom Radio and WXIN/FOX AND WTTV/CBS will hold a U.S. House 5th District Candidate Forum for the public before the Nov. 5 election. The forum will be take place from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, in the auditorium of Anderson High School, 4610 S. Madison Ave., Anderson, Indiana, Attendees should park in the North Lot…

By Amanda Schreiber— STATEHOUSE  – Indiana recently honored local farms owned and operated by the same family for at least 100 years with Hoosier Homestead awards, according to State Reps. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) and Elizabeth Rowray (R-Yorktown), and State Sen. Scott Alexander (R-Muncie). “I admire the farming families who have fueled Indiana’s agricultural industry over the years,” Rowray said. “This award recognizes the dedication, hard work and generations of commitment these families have invested in maintaining their farms and…

By Emily Reuben, Press Secretary— MUNCIE, IN—The Indiana Department of Education recently announced plans to significantly redesign Indiana’s high school diplomas solely as the “GPS Diploma” and “GPS Diploma Plus” starting with the Class of 2029 (this upcoming academic year’s eighth graders).  This would completely erase the General, Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors and the Core 40 with Technical Honors. The proposed changes would reduce requirements for math, science, history, foreign language and health coursework and would require job…