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Going to Word Camp
I am so excited. Wordcamp is coming to Atlanta. It has been on my wish list to attend one.
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MGDWC New President
I was elected the new President of the Middle Georgia Democratic Women’s Club today. My position starts January 2010. The group has been around for several years with many of the charter members still attending. We meet 10 times a year with the goal of promoting the Democratic party in our area.
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Heart of Italy
Dan and I took a pilgrimage to Italy with a group from our church.The trip celebrated the pastor’s 25th anniversary of his ordination and 30 years for two of the Deacons. We covered a lot of ground during our 10 days in Florence, Assisi and Rome. We traveled with 46 others with most from the…
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Photo in National Newsletter
I was surprised to see my photo in the Fall newsletter of the National Federation of Democratic Women. A photo taken at Jim Marshall’s town hall meeting made it into the newsletter. See page 4. http://www.nfdw.com/PDF/NFDW_fall_09.pdf
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Mossy Creek
Today, we headed the the piney woods a few miles from our home for the Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival We try and go when it comes in the spring and fall. Many of the same vendors return each year. This year we bought honey, pecans, mayhew jelly, and homemade apple blueberry bread. We enjoyed the…
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Georgia Fair
The Georgia National Fair started this afternoon. I helped out at the Houston County Democratic Committee Booth in the McGill Marketplace. We live in a Republican stronghold here in Middle Georgia so I was expecting some negativity. But people can be so rude just because we are Democratic. The supplies including the life-size poster of…
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Warner Robins Politics
We attended the forum for the Mayor and city council candidates Friday night. There are four candidates for Mayor including the incumbent who has been mayor since 1994! Time for a change. Some questions about diversity. Turns out there are only 4 African American police officers out of a 150 member force. WR has a…
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Women’s Equality Day
Today, August 26, 2009, is Women’s Equality Day. This day marks the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 89 years ago and celebrates the women’s suffrage movement that led up to the amendment’s passage. It took 42 years for women to get the vote. The bill to amend the Constitution was introduced…
Adventures in Travel and Life
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