Seeing young people use their power

Imagine being 18 (or nearly 18) years old and having someone like the West Virginia Secretary of State tell you that, at least in one aspect, you are just as powerful as someone like Taylor Swift or the president of the United States.

That’s what local students learned when Secretary Kris Warner visited Brooke High School and Oak Glen High School recently to encourage them to register to vote when they are eligible.

“No one is any greater or less than anyone else. We’re all equal when we get to the ballot box,” Warner told the students gathered at their respective schools

Warner was absolutely right to avoid mentioning his own party affiliation while urging the young people in this audience to read, research, observe — come to their own conclusions about who will represent THEIR beliefs