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Medicaid applications now accepted in New Kent

New Kent’s Department of Social Services is now accepting applications for Medicaid expansion. Director of New Kent Social Services John Martz expects new clients anywhere from 400-500 people. Applications will be accepted on Nov. 1 and can be picked up at the department of social services. Coverage for Medicaid will begin Jan. 1, 2019. Martz also advised that people applying may visit www.coverva.org to determine if they are eligible. For more information, call 966-1853.

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Editorial: Do your diligence and make sure you vote

As 2018 flies by in a hurry and nears it end, it is vital for each and everyone of us to take in the opportunities and time we have each other. A combination of these two can be with the upcoming Election Day. It is not only a right and a duty for us to vote on Election Day, we should view it as an honor. Taking the opportunity to voice your opinion is taken for granted by many people. When complaints often rise about one candidate or elected official, the question you should ask is did you do your…
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Editorial: How a changing tradition can still be celebrated

We all have our own traditions. Some traditions may be to go to a particular place on a specific day to a certain routine that we do for good luck. There are other traditions that revolve around certain holidays and spending time with relatives such as Thanksgiving dinner and football afterwards. However, as with most things, tradition often changes. For me, there is one change of a tradition that I think made a day better: Trick-or-Treating to Trunk-or-Treating. Halloween has been festively known as a time where two things usually happen; costume parties for the adults and older generation and…
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