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18-1 Making a Difference ACT I |
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I don't believe it! |
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What's wrong? |
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Carter Boswell! |
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Who's Carter Boswell? |
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He's running for the school board. |
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The election's next month. |
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What's wrong with wanting to be on the school board? |
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Nothing. |
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But he wants to cut the school budget! |
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Maybe it needs cutting. |
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Cutting the budget is fine, |
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but he wants to do it |
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by cutting all the cultural programs. |
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No music, no dance, |
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no concert, no stage presentations. |
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Why does he want to do that? |
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He says it's to save the taxpayers' money, |
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and I think he believes |
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that the taxpayers will vote for him |
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if he spends less on the cultural programs. |
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He's probably right. |
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Lots of people want their taxes |
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used for new books |
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and a new paint job in the schoolrooms. |
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Maybe some of us would like to pay a little bit more |
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and keep the cultural programs for our kids. |
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Well, I'm not sure. Ellen. |
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I hear it from my patients. |
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Lots of people are tired of higher taxes. |
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I know, |
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but if Boswell wins |
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he'll be an important decision-maker |
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on the school board, |
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and he doesn't know anything |
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about our children's education. |
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Who's running against him? |
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Nobody. That's the problem. |
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Well, it sounds to me like Carter Boswell |
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is going to win this seat on the board. |
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Oh, not if I can stop him! |
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And how are you going to stop him? |
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I don't know. |
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Maybe I'll run against him. |
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Well, you've got my vote. |
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I'm serious, Philip. |
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Why shouldn't I run? |
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Why shouldn't you run for what, Mom? |
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Your mother is thinking of |
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running for the school board. |
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Hey, that's terrific, Mom! |
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Against Carter Boswell? |
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Great! |
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Well, if I run for office, |
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the voters will have a clear choice. |
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I stand for everything Boswell doesn't. |
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I think a lot of people will vote for you |
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against Boswell, Ellen. |
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I'll vote for you. |
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Will you help me if I do run? |
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Absolutely. |
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The trouble is |
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it takes a little bit of money to run a campaign. |
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I think you can make a difference, Ellen. |
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And in a short campaign |
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you wouldn't need as much money. |
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You know something, Ellen? |
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Why not give the people of Riverdale a clear choice? |
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I'm with you. |
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You can make a difference. |
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Come in. |
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Mr. Maxwell? |
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Yes, Charles Maxwell. |
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My name is Ellen Stewart. |
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Hello. |
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Please, sit down. |
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You asked to see me. |
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What would you like to see me about? |
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I'd like your help. |
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Well, |
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I'm editor of the most influential newspaper in Riverdale. |
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Actually, it's the only newspaper. |
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A lot of people would like my help. |
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Do you have a story? |
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I'm planning to run for the school board. |
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Against Carter Boswell? |
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Yes. |
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Well, that is news. |
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Will you announce that I'm running? |
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But I need some information. |
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Of course. |
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Why will the voters vote for you against Boswell, |
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Mrs. Stewart? |
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Because I care. |
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"Vote for Ellen Stewart. She cares." |
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Not a bad slogan. |
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But what do you care about? |
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Well, I care about the children of our town. |
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I don't want them to grow up |
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without cultural programs in our school. |
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Do you have a plan? |
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I want our children to learn |
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more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. |
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I want to keep the after-school programs-- |
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the music, the concerts. |
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It's not a bad plan. |
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But who's going to pay for all of this? |
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We are. |
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The citizens of Riverdale, of course. |
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I plan to get help |
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from the businessmen and the corporations of Riverdale. |
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That's fair enough. |
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Exactly what do you want from me, Mrs. Stewart? |
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You don't know me. |
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I can't expect you to take my side against Boswell. |
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But I do need some publicity |
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so that the people of our town |
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know that I'm running for office |
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and that I care about our children. |
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Fair enough. |
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I certainly can print the news. |
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And you are now making news. |