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A new group for teens is meeting once a month at Sidney's Public Library to discuss and learn about the importance of free speech and communications in modern society. Library Director Amanda Eastin had the idea for the group, which is a small group of teens aged 13-to-18, and they meet once a month at the library.

Their first meeting's topic was on elections and the value of the individuals' right to vote, and how just one vote can make a difference. Eastin had a container with scrapes of paper and each member of the group taking one and reading about a controversial law or initiative th...