"Install a democratic government and remove myself from the running, as I am not fit to run the planet, nor would I want that responsibility."
-Dani Underhill, 24, supervisor of a Copy&Print center from The Plains

"Expand the food I grow, thrift store shopping, cut down on going out to eat, dumpster diving, harvesting food that is going to waste. Questioning every purchase I make."
--Amanda Sharrai, 33, a community organizer from Athens

"Poverty, a lack of job opportunities and sub-par education are huge issues facing everyone in Athens County. I know a lot of strong, hard-working, intelligent women who are doing less than stellar because of the situation here, and it hurts to know that almost anywhere else, they'd thrive."
--Caitlin Seida, 21, a freelance writer from Nelsonville

"Absolutely. Do we, or do we not, believe that everyone is created equal? If we adhere to that belief, then gay people should be allowed to marry. It doesn't threaten me. I don't understand why it would threaten anyone else."
--Debbie Williams, 60, a paralegal from Millfield

"I believe it's had both effects. She has a somewhat alienating personality and hasn't always been presented well in the media, but the fact that one of the two major parties had a women on the ticket as a vice-presidential candidate has opened the door for women in some ways."
--Erin Hyman, 28, an office manager/delivery driver from Athens

"For sure! It is definitely important to keep certain things such as your address and phone number off those things. I also think people need to start watching what pictures they post and be more careful when they post status updates when they say exactly where they are going all the time! Makes stalking and finding someone real easy nowadays. You have to be careful because even if you're adding only your friends, they are easy to break into. Someone could always leave their account up on accident, or they could let their friend on it not knowing their intentions!"
--Shana Snyder, 22, graduate student/substitute teacher from Athens

"It would depend on what I got to watch. Am I allowed to channel surf? Seriously, TV's portrayal of women is such a mixed bag. There are strong women there, but they are pretty and sexy before they are smart and capable. I would be left feeling fat, stupid, lazy, and with a horrible sense of style."
--Jessie Daniel, 38, a realtor from Glouster

"More likely. I'm 60 and I stood up for myself more than my mother did. I can only assume that young women now are following that trend."
--Debbie Williams, 60, a paralegal from Millfield

"A lot of girls I know are more concerned with appearance rather than intelligence, and it scares me. Even when I was growing up admittedly not that long ago and not long enough to cover the scope of the past three decades it seemed that girls would try to dumb themselves down in order to appear cooler or to become more socially accepted. Give me brains over beauty any day of the week, thanks."
--Caitlin Seida, 21, a freelance writer from Nelsonville