An upcoming bake sale will raise money to buy Christmas presents for island children. As for political leanings, the majority of year-rounders said they voted for Texas Gov. George W. Bush to be president. Dennis and longtime friend Nina Brodeur enjoyed a few spirited games of cribbage between the occasional voter visits. We get to play cards and visit. Dennis agreed with Spear's assessment of privacy and respect among island residents.
People are very respectful of people's opinions and people's differences.
You still have dinner together. They tapped their pencils on the mock yellow ballot. Their eyes wandered to their teacher, Tripp. They spent more time erasing than they did filling boxes. But the children obviously were excited about their first voting adventure, and they weren't about to leave without being counted.