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One of the many exciting opportunities that comes with turning eighteen is the privilege to vote. On March 2 , many Danville High School seniors exercised this right by voting yes or no to alcohol sales in the city of Danville. The major disagreement between the two sides seemed to be whether or not the economic benefits of becoming fully wet would outweigh the moral aspects of staying dry. Senior Jamie Mohan voted in favor of alcohol sales. "I didn’t buy the emotional arguments. The city council has proven the town is capable of doing this responsibly." Senior Anna Meurer was in agreement with Mohan. "I really wasn’t that convinced by the no’s…People are still going to go to Lancaster for alcohol," she said. Despite Meurer’s support for Danville going fully wet, she doesn’t feel either outcome will affect the city that much. "I don’t think it’s going to have that big of an impact on the community…just a little more of an economic inflow," she said. Not all of the students at DHS were in favor of extending alcohol sales however. Senior Amanda Peavyhouse said, "It’s going to make alcohol access easier for underage drinkers." One thing most voters do appear to agree on is that the vote should have been extended to include all of Boyle County. "It’s still where we go to work and school…it affects us too," said Meurer. Whatever students voted for, it was still an important first voting experience for many seniors. ]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:26:22 GMT