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Deadline Saturday for absentee voting in Va. governor’s race

By Dennis Foley

WASHINGTON — If you can’t make it to the voting booth next Tuesday for the Virginia gubernatorial race, time is running out to get your absentee ballot.

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The deadline to request a ballot be mailed to you is 5 p.m. this Tuesday, Oct. 31. The last opportunity to vote absentee is at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4.

There are 20 qualifying reasons to vote absentee. Those include an illness, pregnancy, long commutes or even religious obligations.

For most of these reasons, you may need to including supporting documentation.

If you plan to vote by mail, election officials ask you to make your ballot request as soon as possible.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. For information about the candidates, check out WTOP’s coverage of the race.

Breaking the silence around suicide: A Virginia mother shares thoughts on prevention

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September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Betsy Stephenson, an Alexandria, Virginia, resident and a mother who lost her son to suicide, wants people to talk about it. "By not talking about suicide, we are not going to make it go away. In fact, I think that we could inadvertently give it a little more power than it deserves," she told WTOP. One of the things that Stephenson wants families to know is that people who are struggling can appear to be doing well. "You can be very high-functioning as a depressed person or an anxious person," she said. "You can be connected socially. You can be doing well at school or work. You can be making plans, smiling, laughing, engaged, but still be struggling deeply, you know, cosmically, inside."
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