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“We are committed to a very definite program in the advancement of the economic, industrial and spiritual welfare of our people. Our aim has been the advancement of human progress with industrial progress. We have attempted to create work security with reasonable wages and humane conditions of employment; to provide better homes and bring to the family life of our country new comforts and a greater happiness. We are determined to carry on for the attainment of this objective.”
–President
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September 2, 2007
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION AND PICNIC AT THE LODGE
Sunday, September 2 - noon – 4:00 P.M.
Free beverages! Free
food! Free prizes! Fun for the entire family!
Sponsored by the
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO
SERVE FOOD:
Phone Bob Krajnovich or Charlie Smith or just show up at 11:30 to
volunteer.
SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS WILL BE AT THE
PICNIC FROM
1:40 TO 2:30 P.M. (approximately)
Representative Tom Schueller’s
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Friday, September 7 – 4:30 – 7:00 P.M.
To be held at the Schueller home
SENATOR TOM HARKIN’S
STEAK FRY
Sunday, September 16 – 1:00
– 4:00 P.M.
Indianola Balloon Field in Indianola
Special Guests: Senator Joe Biden, Senator Hillary Clinton,
Senator Chris Dodd,
Senator John Edwards and Governor Bill Richardson
RIDE THE BUS AND SAVE
You receive
a ten dollar per ticket discount when they’re purchased with a group that’s
riding the bus.
Instead of paying $30 per ticket it will be $20. The bus will be about
$25. If you drive your car it will cost you about 40 cents per mile or
$160. for the round trip. Besides, the
bus is more fun.
If you would
like to go on the bus, phone Jean Pardee at 242-8111 or email her at jmpardee@mchsi.com
HARVESTING CLEAN ENERGY
RENEW ENERGY EXPO 2007
Saturday and Sunday, September 8 & 9
Learn about solar
energy, wind power, community-based energy development, green building,
renewable energy, renewable fuels, financing your home energy project, energy
efficiency and technology. Learn more
about the Expo by going to the website of Iowa Renewable Energy
Association www.irenew.org email:
irenew@irenew.org
or phone 319-643-3160.
POLLY’S CORN BOIL
DRAWS INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO
The
eyes of the world were focused on
Fifteen
news agencies covered the event: Italian
TV, KWQC TV 6, CBS 4 News, the Des Moines Register, the Associated Press, the
Quad City Times, WVIK-FM, Newsday, WQAD,
the
Rocky Mountain News and ABC News.
THE HILLARY CLINTON CAMPAIGN OFFICE NEEDS FURNITURE
The Clinton Campaign has an office on the second
floor of the
Joe Coralla and Katie Berry. They are in need of desks, tables and
chairs. You may contact them at: 563-242-1371 (office), joseph.coral@gmail.com kberry@hillaryclinton.com
DO
WE CARE ABOUT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD?
v Millions of people are struggling
with hunger because of severe weather and disease.
v Droughts, floods and cyclones have
ravaged farmers’ fields, destroyed crops, displaced entire families, killed
livestock and placed millions of vulnerable people in
v In sub-Saharan
v Millions of people in southern
v Across the
(These
statistics are from Catholic Relief Services.)
COMMENT: Shouldn’t we do more to help? In the United States we have a
President whose top priority when ’elected’ was to give big tax cuts to his
wealthiest supporters. Many of the
wealthiest people in the
THE COMEDY OF GEORGE
W. BUSH CONTINUES
Recently President
George W. Bush compared the quagmire in
“People care about eradicating
poverty and disease around the World.
Polls show that Americans worry about the
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September
10, 2007
SENATOR TOM HARKIN’S STEAK
FRY
Sunday, September 16 – 1:00
– 4:00 P.M.
Indianola Balloon Field in Indianola
Special Guests: Senator Joe Biden, Senator Hillary Clinton,
Senator Chris Dodd,
Senator John Edwards and Governor Bill Richardson
RIDE THE BUS AND SAVE
You’ll receive
a ten dollar per ticket discount when they’re purchased with a group that’s
riding the bus.
Instead of paying $30 per ticket it will be $20. The bus will be
$25. For $45. per person you will have a
pleasant ride on the bus with your Democratic friends and a ticket to the Steak
Fry. If you drive your car, it will cost
you about 40 cents per mile or $160. plus $30. per person for the tickets.
The deluxe bus has state of the art
accommodations which include wide comfortable reclining seats with lots of leg
room, a rest room. six TVs, VCR, CD and DVD.
We will start loading at Democratic Headquarters at 7:30 A.M. and depart
at 8:00. We’ll plan to leave Indianola
for the return trip at 4:30 P.M.
If you would like to go
on the bus, phone Jean Pardee at 242-8111 or email her at jmpardee@mchsi.com
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA IS RETURNING TO
Wednesday, September
12
Doors will open at 12:30 P.M.
Senator
Obama will be making a major speech on international policy that should receive
international attention.
SENATOR FRANK WOOD FUND RAISER
Wednesday, September 12 --- 4:00-5:30 P.M.
at Lancers in Eldridge
with Senator Barack Obama.
WHEN
DEMOCRATS VOTE,
THE
WORKING PEOPLE OF
JOIN US FOR A COMMUNITY ACTION PICNIC
FOR JOHN EDWARDS
Wednesday, September 12 at 6:00 P.M.
Chancy Park –
Tuesday, September
18 – 7:00 P.M.
The Clinton County
Democratic Central Committee will meet at Democratic Headquarters.
Tuesday, September 11
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
All six school districts in
Let’s
demonstrate that Democrats support education!
v The referendum is needed at this
time to assist the colleges in upgrading their efforts in workforce education,
technology, math and science. It is also
needed to increase outreach into the eastern
v This is the first time in EICCD history
that it has asked voters for approval of a bond referendum. The referendum must receive a 60% majority of
the votes cast district-wide.
v The referendum requests that the
district be allowed to issue $33 million in bonds over a ten year period. The levy will not be renewed at the end of
that period. The cost to residential
property assessed at $100,000. will be approximately $1.27 per month.
BONO’S
ONE CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT GLOBAL POVERTY
Senator John Edwards praises ONE Vote '08's
effort to fight global poverty. He
promises to make global poverty a bigger issue in the 2008 presidential
campaign. "It's simply wrong that
billions of people around the globe live on less than $2 per day. Fighting global poverty is the moral thing to
do and it's also the smart thing to do for
For additional information about the Edwards
Campaign contact Jane Miller, Clinton County Staffer, 563-324-9514 jmiller@johnedwards.com
“Statecraft is about clarity, communication, intensive engagement, and
knowing how to apply leverage. It is
time to restore it to
September 14, 2007
RIDE THE BUS AND SAVE
TO SENATOR TOM HARKIN’S STEAK FRY
Sunday, September 16 – 1:00 – 4:00 P.M.
Indianola Balloon Field
in Indianola
Special Guests: Senator
Joe Biden, Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Chris Dodd,
Senator Barack Obama,
Senator John Edwards and Governor Bill Richardson
There are still a few seats left on the
bus. Phone Jean Pardee at 242-8111 or
email her at jmpardee@mchsi.com
PICK UP AND DEPARTURE TIMES AND LOCATIONS
Maquoketa: 7:00
A.M. Old Wall Mart Parking
Lot (now Tysons)
DeWitt: 8:15 A.M. BP
Gas Station near four lane Highway 30.
We will leave Indianola
at 4:30 P.M. after the Steak Fry.
Tuesday, September 18 –
7:00 P.M.
The Clinton County
Democratic Central Committee will meet at Democratic Headquarters.
We hope
that all precinct representatives will be there.
All visitors are
welcome.
Thursday, September 20 – 5:00 P.M.
“Stop the Hate Walk”
Sponsored by the
The walk
will begin at
Friday, September 21 – PEACE DAY
Twenty Four Hour Prayer Vigil at The
Canticle
home of the Clinton Franciscans
midnight Thursday through midnight
Friday.
Since 2001,
the United Nations General Assembly has encouraged the observation of a
worldwide twenty-four hour vigil for peace and nonviolence in every house of
worship and place of spiritual practice by all religious and spiritually based
groups and individuals and by all men, women and children who seek peace in the
world. For more information or to
schedule a time
call The
Canticle at 563-242-7903 Ext. 2483 and ask for Sister Mary Luke Sondgeroth.
REPUBLICAN
JOKE OF THE SUMMER: Fred Thompson
The
Republican Party thinks that Fred Thompson will be their savior. As an actor you would think that he would be
an inspiring speaker. Yet, he mumbles and
stammers as badly as GWB. He is honest
though! He opposes every Federal program
that will protect ordinary people, educate all of our people and protect our
Federal lands from exploitation by big corporations. He supports privatizing public programs and
resources. He favors war over
diplomacy. As a loyal Republican he
represents the interests of the richest one percent of the population. He doesn’t try to fool us as to what his
program would be.
LET US
WAGE WAR!
Based upon their extensive experience in their
fantasy cyberspace world where they were brave combat soldiers, George, Karl,
Dick and Donald favor waging war rather than negotiating peace. Anybody who disagrees with them is an
unpatriotic sissy, political poser or come-lately lightweight.
“Giuliani and the Republicans keep trying to
convince us that only they are tough enough to fight terrorists and keep us
safe. I seem to recall that on 9/11 the terrorists boarded planes in a state
that had a Republican Governor and did their worst damage in a city that had a
Republican mayor and a state that had a Republican Governor--all while a Republican
was in the White House.” -- James
Harrison Cohen,
TOPICS
THAT NEED NATIONAL DEBATES AND SOLUTIONS,
but have been ignored by
the Bush/Cheney Administration.
Global investment in
infrastructure is soaring, but not in the
MASS TRANSIT: Few cities have good public transit, and
higher fares can't pay all the bills.
DAMS: Some 3,500 dams in the
RAILWAYS: Forget bullet trains. The
WATER: The EPA estimates that an additional $300
billion to $500 billion will be needed to repair and upgrade wastewater
systems.
AIRPORTS: Crowded and inefficient,
ROADS: Experts say 97% of roads need improvement.
Meanwhile, traffic jams in some big cities tripled over the past 25 years. (Based on an article in Time Magazine
5-28-07)
HARD ROCK MING REFORM: The law governing hard rock mining has been
on the books since 1872 when Ulysses S. Grant was President. The
1872 mining law has resulted in a giveaway of our natural resources. The
law was enacted to encourage Americans to head west. It was passed after the
1849 Gold Rush but carries the legacy of that era. Under the law, Americans can
go onto federal land and prospect for hard-rock minerals—gold, silver, copper,
uranium, etc. If they find a valuable deposit, they can then "claim"
the land and continue mining without paying much further. Originally if miners
wanted to acquire the land, they could "patent" it for a fee of $2.50
to $5 an acre. Federal land belongs to
all Americans and should benefit all of us. (You may learn more about this subject by
going to the story that appeared in the July 2, 2007 print edition of U.S. News
& World Report.)
“No one wants to deal with ‘root causes’
—they are so complex. If we continue to indulge ‘the absurd fantasy
of a benign Western world threatened by monsters who hate its essential
goodness’ —as opposed to its
policies, strategies and culture—we
will merely prolong and strengthen, not curtail, the war on terrorism.”
‘The Inferno Machine
– A History of Terrorism” by Mathew Carr
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September 24, 2007
On this date in 2001 President George W. Bush in a press
conference with the Prime Minister of Canada triumphantly announced, “Border
relations between
COMING EVENTS
LISTENING POST MEETING CONCERNING
HEALTH CARE
Wednesday, September 26 – 10:00 A.M.
CONDUCTED BY SENATOR ROGER STEWART
This
is a chance to ask questions or contribute your opinions or ideas on improving
health care.
Everyone is invited and welcome.
THE PATH OF NONVIOLENCE
Sunday, October 7 --
1:00-4:30 P.M.
at the
Sponsored
by the Sisters of Saint Francis and the
and
featuring Jesuit Priest Father John Dear
international
voice for Christian nonviolence.
For
more information go to the following website:
www.clintonfrancisans.com
Tuesday, October 23 at Remington’s
CAUCUS TRAINING
Saturday, November 3 – 10:00 A.M.
Supervisors’
room in the
The
training session is open to everyone who would like to attend.
THIRD ANNUAL BRUCE, BLUES & BBQ
Sunday,
November 4 in
Sunday,
November 11 in
Sunday,
November ___ in
HOPE IS ON
THE WAY
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE
SEPTEMBER MEETING OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
We
appreciate the many precinct representatives who attend the monthly meetings of
the Central Committee, contribute ideas, plan events, support the candidates
and help build a stronger Clinton County Democratic Party. Following is a very brief summary. The more detailed minutes will be posted on
our website. As you can see from the summary
we had many Democrats at the meeting.
Ø
Wanda Wyatt introduced Joshua Meyer, candidate for mayor who discussed his plans for
street improvements, police, fire and library facilities, TIF districts, parks
and improving communication between the city leaders and residents of the city.
Ø
Katie Berry and Joe Corallo talked about Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Harkin
Steak Fry. Hillary spoke of the third
phase of a universal health care plan.
Everyone should have the same health care coverage as members of
Congress. Senator Clinton has received
the endorsement of General Wesley Clark.
Ø Tara Chadwick
spoke on behalf of Senator Joe Biden. She is the Senator’s regional field director
and worked in
Ø Staffer Dave Koch said that the community action picnic in
Ø Staffer John Keig described the large and spirited march for Barack Obama at the Harkin Picnic. There were many young people involved.
Ø Travis Levitt
told about the very favorable remarks made about Governor Richardson by Des Moines Register columnist David Yepsen.
Ø State Representative Tom Schueller praised the enthusiastic staffers that are assigned
to our area by the Presidential campaigns.
He said that he’s having a tough time making up his mind because we have
six really great candidates any of whom would be outstanding Presidents. Tom thanked everyone who attended his ice
cream social on September 7 and made it a huge success. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller was the main
speaker at the event. Watch for Tom’s night of bowling in
November.
Ø County Supervisor Dennis Starling discussed increased efficiency and friendliness in
the Court House. He promised that the
County would stay within its budget. The County recently had a human resource
person evaluate the County employees and listen to their grievances.
Ø State Senator Roger Stewart said that it was obvious at the Harkin Steak Fry that
Ø Brian Kramer from
SensibleIowans.org presented the details of a drawing they are conducting. He drove a weird looking school bus with one
turned upside on top to the HQ parking lot.
The sign read: The Federal Budget is Turned Upside Down.
Ø Connor
Ø Eric Van Lancker will announce his candidacy for
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FIGHTING
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