Editor, Gazette-Journal:Calling all young people and young people at heart, too. Get registered and vote. Earth needs you and hopefully your concern for climate change and many other concerns. Pope Leo said, “Listen to the cries for our earth” and went on to exclaim he didn’t like what was happening to immigrants.Are we listening? I don’t think so. This is why we need youth to step up. It’s your future.There is a young woman in her mid-20s, Elaine Walters, running to (hopefully) replace Delegate Keith Hodges. He spoke October 8 at a candidate forum and talked about bringing businesses to the area. He’s been there long enough; why hasn’t he already done these things, especially making Virginia the leader in the nation manufacturing pharmaceuticals and jobs? He said, “We need to protect women and girls,” but went on to say restrictions should be placed on abortions. Later, on gun control, he said he was raised with guns that weren’t locked up. Wow.Elaine allowed as how she had to take tw...