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So how about that opening night, huh?  Yes.  (Applause.)  I don’t know about you, but the energy, the enthusiasm that we saw last night made it clear that folks are pretty fired up.  (Applause.)  But more importantly, last night truly set the stage for what’s at stake in this election and what we need to guide us forward for the next four years. And today, I really want to thank all of you, truly, for the critical role that you all play in making that vision a reality -- the stuff you are doing every day.  I want to thank you for everything that you’re doing every single day to lift up our communities and to ensure that all of our children have opportunities worthy of their promise, because what we know is that all of our children are worthy -- all of them.  (Applause.) And whether it’s building good schools that prepare our kids for good jobs, whether it’s passing health reform so families don’t go broke because someone gets sick, whether it’s cutting taxes for working folks, cracking down on credit abusers, payday lenders who are preying on our families -- my husband has been working hard every single day to ensure that we all can share in the promise of this great country. And I know that’s why all of you are here today.  Because you know that all of that and so much more, it’s all at stake this election.  And you’re here today because you believe, like I believe, that my husband has been an extraordinary President.  (Applause.)  And more importantly, he has the vision, the character, the wisdom, the judgment, the heart, the soul, the experience to keep moving this country forward for four more years.  We know that.  (Applause.)    But really, the thing I want to emphasize is that, make no mistake about it, this election is about even more than the issues at stake right now.  Truly, it’s even more -- about more than...

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American Board Teaching Career Information Sessions . Learn how to earn a professional teaching license. Teacher certification specialist Ashley Guy is the facilitator. Sessions are at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Bachelor's degree required. Online registration available. Free; abcte.org. • April 10, at Ridgeland Public Library (397 Highway 51, Ridgeland). • April 11, at Canton Public Library (102 Priestley St., Canton).

Events at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.). • Tribute to Chinua Achebe April 9, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., in the Liberal Arts Building, room 166/266. The English Department honors the late Nigerian author of the novel "Things Fall Apart" for his contributions to literature. Speakers discuss his works, cultural influences and criticism of colonialism. Free; call 601-212-3362. • Creative Arts Festival April

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