by Ronna Sweeney, KUAM NewsSaturday, January 05, 2008 Subscribe to Ronna's newsfeed
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So how did the community react to Decision 2008, which until about 90 days no one expected to happen until about 10 months from now? KUAM News hit the road for a tour of the major areas of Guam to see how you and your neighbors headed to the polls. Our trek through the various polling stations down in the rustic south, where elections are always a festive time.Oceanview Middle School in Agat is one of the many stations the good people of the south use to get involved with democracy. And several took time out of their civic obligation to speak with us about what voting means to them. Agat resident Mary Meeks said, "We only have less than a year, basically we have two candidates who've had that possibility of being senators. The two male candidates have had a chance. Telo [Taitague] on the other hand is the only female candidate and she aspired to be senator since the last election. I wish them all the best of luck, but basically it's about who can do the most in this short duration."Also exercising his right to vote, Agat resident Derrick Baza Hills, 19, voted in favor of the Better Jobs for Guam Act. "Prop 'A' I would say I would vote for it, for realistic foundations and findings not because of my religious faith (I'm a Catholic). I'm looking more at helping the people rather than helping the church and donating money to the church, which we have been doing for so many years but that doesn't offer jobs for Guam."From Piti to Merizo and all the back up through Yona, there was music, food, family and a celebration of what's become known as Guam's unofficial pastime.