"Voting makes me feel powerful" -

That's what one woman in Cutler commented on Friday when I followed her long driveway to the end.

Turns out many voters are registered, but not everyone actually goes to the polls and casts their ballots. Lately I've confirmed in person, "You and your husband vote regularly, right?" -- and do not always receive a strong response. Some shrug, some say, "We haven't voted in several years."

Yesterday's response -- "Of course. Voting makes me feel powerful" -- was so reassuring.