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A League of Their Own: People
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[One] important function the League of Voters provides has to do with Fostoria's unique political geography. The city sits on three counties: Hancock, Wood, and Seneca. The Good Shepherd Home is built in Seneca County. Through the League, former Hancock and Wood residents can learn about their new representatives. "Just moving a few blocks from where you were registered, now all of the sudden you're voting for different people," says Rachel Holman, who is in charge of community outreach at Good Shepherd. She says because of Fostoria's placement, politics can be even more confusing.
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The League of the South, first known as the Southern League, was founded in 1994 by Hill and a group of 40 other people. At first, the LOS appeared to be concerned primarily with questions of Southern culture, threatening to push for secession, at least rhetorically, as a final resort if what were seen as the rights and dignity of the South were not respected.
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The League is bipartisan, but it does not focus so much on party lines as it does on advocating for senior services and the Good Shepherd Home in general. "Residents want to make sure the home is treated fairly. And they want to make sure that reimbursement remains competitive," Widman says. For example, the residents have shared with their state representative, Jeff Wagner, the need for continued support for the Medicaid funding system. In 2005, Ohio lawmakers were considering an Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver, which would pay the costs of care in an assisted living facility for certain people on Medicaid, allowing the consumer to use his or her resources to cover room and board expenses. "Of course, when you take a look at Medicaid, the state controls a large portion of our revenue," says Widman.
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It’s encouraging to see people supporting the competition while it’s still in its infancy and looking towards the future - and that’s a good comparison with the J-League. And while not really at the same end of the spectrum, I confess I’ve already bought a couple of tickets to see Sydney FC take on LA Galaxy later this year - and would be happier with a result there than winning the minor premiership (I still want to see the silver toilet-seat back in the Sky Blue trophy cabinet at the end of the season).
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"It feels like you are back in Mexico," said Francisco Quiroz, 26, who three years ago founded the league with his older brother, Eduardo. "We wanted to bring together people from my country so that we don't all feel so alone."
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