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    New naturalized citizens to cast first vote in Columbus

     

    The Dispatch wrote New citizens, new voters 

    Friday, September 19, 2008

    By Sherri Williams

    300 people became citizens yesterday at a ceremony at Veterans Memorial. Many of the new Americans, ranging in age from 18 to 79 and hailing from 73 countries, completed voter-registration forms afterward.

    More than 2,900 people have been naturalized in Columbus since January. U.S. District Judge Michael H. Watson, one of three judges at the ceremony, told the new citizens: “Exercise your right to vote and engage others. Many lives have been lost fighting to preserve this precious right of citizenship.”

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    Walker Evans is the co-founder of Columbus Underground, along with his wife and business partner Anne Evans. Walker has turned local media into a full time career over the past decade and serves on multiple boards and committees throughout the community.
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