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This is the archived material from the former North Kitsap Beat blog, written by Kitsap Sun staff reporter Derek Sheppard.

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Kids Prep For Election Day, Too

November 4th, 2008 by Derek Sheppard

Yesterday I went to View Ridge Elementary in Bremerton with reporter Andy Binion. We visited Rita Dearey’s fourth- and fifth-grade class, who’ve been learning about the issues of the presidential race, and will vote in a mock election today.

It never ceases to amaze me that kids, regardless of age, are more intelligent than I think they should be. Sure, you could argue that the kids just parrot what they hear on TV and from their parents or peers. But I know an awful lot of adults who craft their political ethos in a remarkably similar fashion.

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