News & Action Alerts
September 04, 2007
Two FOR Tuesday
The DREMA Dems Fall Recruitment drive continues so read on because we need you and your help. Two for Tuesday give you a $10 discount on your membership rate. All you need to do is recruit two more DREMA Dems.
Here's how it works. Recruit two friends. Get their membership checks for $25.00 and write your own membership check for $15.00 at a savings of $10 to you. Then return your invoice along with your check, the checks from your recruits and your current email addresses, your physical address and your phone number. It's that simple to join.
The DREMA Dems Coalition depends on your support. Without you we can't stay connected, and won't grow. This election year your membership couldn't be more important. Because in 2008 the dent we made in 2006 must be turned into a resounding statement. With your help we can, because in 2008 we must.
JJ Dinner Selling Out Fast
Floor seating for the Jefferson Jackson Day evening, Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Charleston Civic Center featuring former President Bill Clinton sold out before noon today. Tickets for first level tickets remain but they too are going fast. So if you want to be part of a Democratic Unity event, don't hesitate because you might wait too long. Contact Democratic Party headquarters at 342-8121 in Charleston and reserve you space now.
Waiting lists are available for floor seating so if you want to hold out get your name on the list today. Seats may become available.
A Good Day of Labor for John Edwards
Democrat Edwards gets fresh union backing - Reuters
By the Numbers
37.4% |
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21.4% |
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11.6% |
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3.8% |
No End In Sight
No End in Sight (2007), Acclaimed Documentary on the Bush Fiasco in Iraq (Advance Order for Oct. 30). Roger Ebert, Four Stars for "No End in Sight"
Envoy's Letters Counter Bush on Plan for Iraq
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
A previously undisclosed exchange of letters shows that President Bush was told in advance of a plan to dismantle the Iraqi Army.
Still Hard to Believe
Whistleblowers Treated Like Terrorists
"One after another, the men and women who have stepped forward to report corruption in the massive effort to rebuild Iraq have been vilified, fired and demoted. Or worse," reports Deborah Hastings. For reporting illegal arms sales, Navy veteran Donald Vance and a colleague say they were subjected to physical and mental interrogation tactics "reserved for terrorists and so-called enemy combatants."
At least $8.8 billion of the $30 billion allocated by Congress for reconstruction in Iraq has disappeared according to a government audit (with some of it going to insurgents).
Nevertheless, whistleblowers who call attention to fraud are being "destroyed," according to William Weaver, an advisor to the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition. "Sometimes people ask me,'Should I do this?' And my answer is no. If they're married, they'll lose their family. They will lose their jobs. They will lose everything," Weaver said. Whistleblowers have been fired or demoted, shunned by colleagues, and denied government support in whistleblower lawsuits filed against contracting firms. Read More Here...
New Direction Economists Emerge
Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a “new New Deal,” Krugman has created his finest book to date, a work that weaves together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis. This book, written with Krugman's trademark ability to explain complex issues simply, will transform the debate about American social policy in much the same way as did John Kenneth Galbraith's deeply influential book, The Affluent Society. Read The Full Review
News from NASW
Registration for the 21st Management Institute and Fall Conference, to be held September 20 - 21 in Morgantowncan be done online at the website below . Please accept our apologies if you have received multiple copies of this message.
This year's opening session will focus on the effects of drug use in the workplace.
Breakout sessions topics include legal issues in employment, managing liability risk, board governance issues, nonprofit management, effective meetings, ethics, and more. The program is approved to offer CE hours for social workers, nursing home administrators, addiction counselors, and attorneys. The application for approval for LPCs is pending.
Please let me know if you need additional information. If you are able help spread the word about the conference, please feel free to forward the attachment to others.
Samuel A. Hickman, ACSW, LCSW
Executive Director
National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter
1608 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 345-6279
Fax: 720-3766
NASWWV@aol.com
www.NASWWV.org
Tooting My Own Horn
I keep forgetting to mention it but a new state resource is available to people in the 30 th District of Kanawha County. My website: DelegateGuthrie.com has been up and running for over a month now. Your suggestions for improving the site are always welcome. So go to DelegateGuthrie.com and take a peek. I'll be curious to hear from you. --- Delegate Nancy Guthrie
Job Opening
Rainmaker Media Group, West Virginia's Premier Political Consulting Firm, is accepting resumes for internships as well as one fulltime entry level position. Please email resumes to larry@rainmakermediagroup.com or mail to Rainmaker Media Group, P.O. Box 11829 , Charleston , WV 25339 .
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