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John Washington III Asks What the Government Built to Protect the People, After Building Bunkers for Its Leaders

John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, pointed to the underground facilities built to protect government leadership in a nuclear attack and asked what comparable protection was ever built for ordinary Americans.

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ELECTIONS

Early Voting in Lee County Ends Saturday, October 31

Registered Lee County voters have one day left to cast an early ballot at any of the county's 12 early voting sites, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., before Election Day on November 3.

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