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MARY LEVERETTE is a highly intelligent and dedicated citizen of Wheeler. She has shown her volunteer spirit and open mind for close to a decade. Mary is creative, yet structured, in her approach, and will always listen to those who are open to creating a better place to live and work.

I trust Mary to always put the interests and needs of Wheeler first, and to work tirelessly towards goals which will offer value to each and every citizen.

Please vote for MARY LEVERETTE for Wheeler City Council on November 5th

Thank you

The Price of Awakening

In time we come to know, welcome in our daily lives

the understanding that there is no saving grace

in misleading. Deep and real differences may define

our families and friendships but we realize

there will be no lasting peace in lies and using others.

Anchoring these times and spaces of our lives, 

we can listen to the timeless voices of ancestors

and the integrity of respected friends, “Through love alone

will hate be healed.” We all know we have awakened

many times before, left behind a passing ignorance,

the restless ways of wanting, hatred, and fear. Slowly,

we are abandoning the belief that a man or woman can

own another, assume or create a relation that does not

recognize the inherent rights and dignity of the other.

At work, as in marriage, our community, and civic relations,

this entitlement is now a birthright, an achievement of what

is best in all of us. We are awakening, slowly reaching

the understanding that war is not sustainable.

The war in Vietnam, the war in Iraq, Gaza, wherever conflict

appears, we are coming to know that war profits

a very small minority. For too long we have listened to

to all their lies, the reasons why our sons and daughters

must continue to be sacrificed for profit,  why it is

that those who have had the most, generation after

generation, merit further privileges to accumulate more.

There is no saving grace in being misled. We are also awakening

to the precious and fragile gift of our democracy, how our voice

and vote is equal to any other. Will it ever be easy to recognize,

accept, and release how we have been deceived?

Each of us knows a deeply visceral answer to this question.

But as the typhoons come and the tornadoes grow stronger,

as species extinction accelerates, and our divorce rates 

incline, as our coastal cities submerge and our mothers and 

fathers die of unrelenting heat, we can awaken, recognize 

how we have been used. What comes to mind when we hear

their deceitful and barren platforms full of hateful intentions?

They assert that we should deport millions of men and women,

persons who are seeking, as we have sought, a better life,

or listening to their call for ever deeper extraction of oil and gas,

what comes to mind is a wounded little boy stepping down

from a now infamous bus, “They just let you do it.”  May we all

be granted the integrity to awaken and unity be restored.

This brief walks through the facts about actions taken under both the Trump and Biden Administrations related to capping insulin copayments for people with Medicare and explains the differences between their approaches.

What did the Trump Administration do?

What did the Biden Administration do?

What are the key differences between these approaches?

What the November election could mean for people who need insulin.

The above is from: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
President Trump Announces Lower Out of Pocket Insulin Costs for Medicare’s Seniors

Before Covid hit: Under Trump, America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government experts’ projections.
For many more Trump positive efforts to help Americans see:

trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/trump-administration-accomplishments/

Dear Friends and Wheeler neighbors,

As some of you may know I will not be seeking re-election as your mayor this November. But, my heart and mind will always be thinking about our fair city. I want to do what I can to ensure a bright future for Wheeler. To that end I am enthusiastically endorsing Mary Leverette for City Council. She is a dedicated volunteer for our city and has proven her devotion and value through thousands of hours of service.

Mary has attended almost every Council meeting over the past two years. She listens and asks critical questions. She asks for clarification of difficult issues. For three years she has coordinated the Annual Wheeler Cleanup Day — it’s no small feat lining up haulers and volunteers to make the effort a success.

Mary is also on the City’s Emergency Preparedness Committee. She recently held a number of meetings to familiarize neighbors with the local emergency supplies and to inspire us to begin setting up our own emergency plans. The meetings had a greater goal: to urge neighbors to get to know one another — surely a good thing to do in any circumstance.

Mary is working hard to create community and unity. She will be an advocate for Wheeler. She will work to understand the challenging issues. She will make her voice heard when questions need to be asked. I trust that she will work to make Wheeler a better, safer place to live, work and visit.

I’m voting for Mary Leverette for Wheeler City Council, and I humbly ask you to join me. Let’s make sure Wheeler is in good hands.

Clif Kemp, Mayor of the City of Wheeler