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Love my voting card

Amid my daily mail, along with the bills and junk mail, was the most powerful tool known in the world to fight for justice and freedom.

If I were burglarized and all my possessions stolen or if I were held up and my wallet stolen, I would care about one item, not the possessions, IDs or even the money. What holds the most value to me is what I received in the mail: my new voter-registration card!

Robert Alpizar, Hialeah

This story was originally published September 7, 2015 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Love my voting card."

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