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Benton County
Democrats
Leading the Way BCDems: News about Democratic activities in Benton County, Arkansas Click hotlinks or mini-pix for full-size images. |
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Recent BCDems/Dem Women Programs and Events:  Report
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BCDems July 26 Meeting Hadley Hindmarsh energetically
discussed the implications of the recent
Supreme Court decision on corporate financing of elections. Click minipic for full photo and click here for
Hadley's summary of the situation.
 http://corporatepolicy.org/topics /CitizensUnitedRelease.htm Disclaimer: BCDems does not necessarily endorse the views expressed.  June, 2010 Speaker
Retired Sgt. Larry Delashmit spoke on Direct connection between
climate change and national security. May, 2010 Speaker “Why Should I Care About Arkansas Agriculture?” was Guest speaker Chuck Culver's topic. If you've looked at your Newsletter, you can grasp the importance of this topic. Culver’s academic history includes a BA degree from LSU, and JD and LLM degrees from the University of Arkansas. Click here for more.  Dem Women 76th Anniversary Dem Women celebrated their 76th anniversary as an organization at the meeting on May 24th. This was shortly before abandoning sex discrimination by changing the bylaws and title. As you can see, the ladies were proud and the cake was beautiful. Click here for more. March, 2010 Speaker
Darrel Henschell, Canadian, spoke on Comparison between
Canadian and US health care. The February,
2010 speaker was Janine Parry, Associate Professor of
Political Science, University of Arkansas, who explained the Arkansas
poll and how it works. (no pic available) January, 2010 Speaker
Chris Knife, Director of Major Gifts for AR Youth Ranch, gave
information and statistics of Youth Ranch programs and how financial
assistance is used to care for and educate boys and girls at
several
sites across the state. Also at
the January meeting, Roberts
Sisters, Lucile and Mary Margaret, received the 2010 Agnes
Williams Democratic Woman of the Year award, presented by Mary Lee Hay,
Past President of BCDWC.2010 Bean Supper, June 5 David Whitaker,
Keynoter Senator Lincoln,
Stump Speech2008 Dem Rally at Fairgrounds Bill Gwatney (Daily Record) Bill Gwatney Gwatney and James Farley |
Constitutional
Amendments to be Decided by Election on Nov. 2 - Click for text from ADG ad published 8-30-10. Then zoom to desired size.. See if you can find any obfuscation in each of the three articles. If you do, please let the rest of us know. Recent Newsletters Edited by Eileen Rees Democrats' World - July, 2010. Click here for photos and articles. Democratic
Women's
World - June, 2010 - Final Issue before
organization's name change. Click here
for photos and articles.  Democratic Women's World
- May, 2010 - Click here for photos and
articles. |
