The Board met to plan the balance of the year.
Peter Schott, Betty Hurdle, Alice Hanke and Helen Truitt met at the home of Betty Hurdle
Items discussed:
1. Speakers for Sept, Velda Jones-Potter, State Treasurer, Oct ; Nov- Carney/McCabe, Pete Schwartzkopf will be contacted.
2. Dec Christmas Party planning at the Sept 16th meeting
3. Nominating Committee for 2011 election of officers in January
4. Meeting location change delayed to after the election
5. Peter will post events to the DE Democrat website
6. A successful picnic added $500 to our bank account.
General Meeting: Sept 2, 11:30 am at the Milton location
Next Board Mtg: Sept 23th, 10:30 at Betty Hurdle's home
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
GOP Lost its Way
> Since the election, the GOP has been racking their brains asking what did we > do wrong. The main theory seems to be: We Lost Our Way. So I have a few > theories of my own about how they lost it.
How the Republicans lost their way:
1. False belief that their way is the only way even when it's proven not to > work.
2. False belief that Free Markets will take care of everything and everyone.
3. False belief that if one works hard, they'll earn enough to feed and > clothe their families.
4. False belief that US has best healthcare in world, when we rank # 26th in > the industrialized world.
5. False belief that everyone should be responsible for themselves.
6. Being more interested in personal gain than being a servant of the > electorate.
7. Refusal to change their diehard beliefs of tax cuts and poor economic > theories.
To say that " We became just like the Democrats in terms of spending, as well as on personal and political ethics.", Priscilla Rakestraw; as a reason for losing; just shows how the GOP can't accept its own failures. The problem isn't that you did not get your message out! You got it out and it was rejected at the polls.
The Message is always about helping business and cutting taxes for the well off. All meaningless words for the poor and hungry. When will you see that we all must care for the elderly, the widows, the > downtrodden and the children, as any civilized country should and as required by the religions of the world. What happened to the Golden Rule? Maybe the Golden Rule (Do unto others as you would have them do to you) could be the next GOP mantra
Alice Hanke, Milton DE
How the Republicans lost their way:
1. False belief that their way is the only way even when it's proven not to > work.
2. False belief that Free Markets will take care of everything and everyone.
3. False belief that if one works hard, they'll earn enough to feed and > clothe their families.
4. False belief that US has best healthcare in world, when we rank # 26th in > the industrialized world.
5. False belief that everyone should be responsible for themselves.
6. Being more interested in personal gain than being a servant of the > electorate.
7. Refusal to change their diehard beliefs of tax cuts and poor economic > theories.
To say that " We became just like the Democrats in terms of spending, as well as on personal and political ethics.", Priscilla Rakestraw; as a reason for losing; just shows how the GOP can't accept its own failures. The problem isn't that you did not get your message out! You got it out and it was rejected at the polls.
The Message is always about helping business and cutting taxes for the well off. All meaningless words for the poor and hungry. When will you see that we all must care for the elderly, the widows, the > downtrodden and the children, as any civilized country should and as required by the religions of the world. What happened to the Golden Rule? Maybe the Golden Rule (Do unto others as you would have them do to you) could be the next GOP mantra
Alice Hanke, Milton DE
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sandra Spence Member Focus
Brief Bio of Sandra Spence
Since moving to Delaware six years ago from Washington, DC, Sandy Spence has served as Board Secretary, Treasurer and Housing Advocate/lobbyist for Sussex County Habitat for Humanity. She also chaired the Coastal-Georgetown AAUW Women's Issues/Action Group. For the past two years, she has served as Vice President for Membership for the LWV of Sussex Co. and LWVDE Treasurer. She is a registered lobbyist in Dover for the League of Women Voters and currently serves on the Delaware Housing Coalition board as Vice President.
In Washington, DC, Sandy served on the DC Habitat for Humanity Board and was Board Secretary. Sandy was a registered lobbyist during her career with the National Association of Counties, the California Department of Transportation, Amtrak, the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) and others. She co-founded an association management company that gave her the opportunity to serve as Executive Director of ACT and others. She then served as full-time Executive Director of the Society of Glass & Ceramic Decorators before retiring in 2000.
As Executive Director of ACT, she lobbied for six years to secure an amendment to the federal Tax Code to allow employers to provide tax-free transit passes, as well as carpool and vanpool benefits. That law is now used widely throughout the nation to secure private/employer subsidies for commuting benefits.
Since moving to Delaware six years ago from Washington, DC, Sandy Spence has served as Board Secretary, Treasurer and Housing Advocate/lobbyist for Sussex County Habitat for Humanity. She also chaired the Coastal-Georgetown AAUW Women's Issues/Action Group. For the past two years, she has served as Vice President for Membership for the LWV of Sussex Co. and LWVDE Treasurer. She is a registered lobbyist in Dover for the League of Women Voters and currently serves on the Delaware Housing Coalition board as Vice President.
In Washington, DC, Sandy served on the DC Habitat for Humanity Board and was Board Secretary. Sandy was a registered lobbyist during her career with the National Association of Counties, the California Department of Transportation, Amtrak, the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) and others. She co-founded an association management company that gave her the opportunity to serve as Executive Director of ACT and others. She then served as full-time Executive Director of the Society of Glass & Ceramic Decorators before retiring in 2000.
As Executive Director of ACT, she lobbied for six years to secure an amendment to the federal Tax Code to allow employers to provide tax-free transit passes, as well as carpool and vanpool benefits. That law is now used widely throughout the nation to secure private/employer subsidies for commuting benefits.
Ted Ferragut Member Focus
Ted Ferragut is the President of TDC Partners, Ltd, a DE based corporation working in the transportation field. Ted has over 40 years of experience working on new and innovative technology and policy issues in the transportation field, working for government and the private sector. In 2008, Ted and his wife Donna moved to the Lewes area from Northern Virginia.TDC Partners, Ltd, has a diverse portfolio of work, from national transportation policy issues with the construction industry to land use development guidelines for older drivers. Ted is active in many national associations and organizations but looks forward to working more in Delaware as an engaged businessman and citizen.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thomas Jefferson on Education
Government's Responsibility to Educate
"And say, finally, whether peace is best preserved by giving energy to the government or information to the people. This last is the most certain and the most legitimate engine of government. Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. Enable them to see that it is their interest to preserve peace and order, and they will preserve them. And it requires no very high degree of education to convince them of this. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." --Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1787. (Forrest version) ME 6:392
"It is an axiom in my mind that our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves, and that, too, of the people with a certain degree of instruction. This is the business of the state to effect, and on a general plan." --Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1786. ME 19:24 --
"And say, finally, whether peace is best preserved by giving energy to the government or information to the people. This last is the most certain and the most legitimate engine of government. Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. Enable them to see that it is their interest to preserve peace and order, and they will preserve them. And it requires no very high degree of education to convince them of this. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." --Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1787. (Forrest version) ME 6:392
"It is an axiom in my mind that our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves, and that, too, of the people with a certain degree of instruction. This is the business of the state to effect, and on a general plan." --Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1786. ME 19:24 --
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Avoiding Investment Fraud
Visit the following website and see "Protecting Yourself Against Fraud"
www.sipc.org
SIPC: Securities Investor Protection Corporation
Investments not covered: commodity futures, fixed annuity contracts, currency nor investment contracts such as limited partnerships not registered with the SEC.
**Don't do business with a brokerage firm unless you see this: Member Securities Investor Protection Corporation
www.sipc.org
SIPC: Securities Investor Protection Corporation
Investments not covered: commodity futures, fixed annuity contracts, currency nor investment contracts such as limited partnerships not registered with the SEC.
**Don't do business with a brokerage firm unless you see this: Member Securities Investor Protection Corporation
AARP Government Watch Program
This program includes issue briefs and a "Key vote Summary" that shows how members of Congress vote on top issues.
www.aarp.org/governmentwatch
www.aarp.org/governmentwatch
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Financial Times
Here is the website of the Financial Times. You'll see all kinds of interactive blogs in the right column. The Times is running a series on the Future of Capitalism, which you might be interested in. Their Economic Editor, Martin Wolf, was on c-span this morning. A very interesting conversation. You can watch it on c-span's website after it gets posted.
http://www.ft.com/home/us
http://www.ft.com/home/us
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