To the Editor:

As a grandmother of two wonderful little boys, I often try to imagine what their lives will be like in the future. I want to imagine happy, healthy, prosperous young adults. One way I can ensure those outcomes is to vote for a candidate who has a plan for their future. That�s why I am voting for Pete Buttigieg. His positions on climate change, education, and gun safety are most important to me.

Climate disruption will dictate the future economic opportunity and safety of my grandchildren. Pete will make climate change a priority, investing in clean energy research and development and jobs in sustainable energy. Most importantly, Pete has a personal stake in what the world is going to look like in the future because in 30 years he will be younger than I am now.

Pete�s education plan provides affordable public college for children of lower and middle-income parents. He�ll also expand apprenticeship programs for children who don�t choose to go to college. These provide paid, on-the-job experience in fields that are in demand like IT, health care, and clean energy. Pete also wants to make service opportunities like military, Peace Corps, and AmeriCorps universal for all youth. These initiatives strive to ensure that all children become successful, contributing members of a healthy society.

It�s heartbreaking that children practice �shelter in place� to prepare for possible school shootings. Childhood should be filled with joy, not fear. Pete has promised to create standards for responsible gun ownership like expanding background checks, instituting red flag laws and a ban on the sale of assault weapons, like the ones he carried in Afghanistan.

Pete has the ideas and vision to bring our fractured nation together. Join me in voting for Pete Buttigieg for a safer, more prosperous future for our grandchildren.

Christine Chase

Hampton Falls

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