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A “vote here” banner sways in the wind outside of Chesapeake Central Library on Nov. 8, 2022. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot) 
A life of service to the country, state and community is not a relic of the past but a necessity for a thriving democracy, Chesapeake dentist and philanthropist Jayme Alencar Oliveira Filho writes in a guest column.
