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Health care for EVERYONE...

By Yakima County Democrats - Oct 8th, 2009 at 9:29 pm EDT

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Watch this video. Please.
http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20091007_keith_olbermann_saving_american_lives/

Then send this link out to everyone you know. Please.

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ONLY A FEW volunteer spots left RSVP your time NOW...

By Yakima County Democrats - Sep 20th, 2009 at 2:42 am EDT

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We need volunteers to help out at our Central Washington state fair booth in Yakima, Washington especially September 25 to October 2, 2009. The times available change very quickly but they will be between 11 am to 10 or 11 pm. You and your friend will each receive a FREE fair pass for each four hours volunteer time. So go to http://tinyurl.com/VOLUNTEErforYakimaDemocrats and click on the evens like to RSVP you and your friend NOW... Yakima County Democrats are now on Twitter at http;//www.twitter.com/ycdemocratsSo come follow us for all kind of fun information that you just can not live without.

Thanks Randall (509.654.9740 or 509.210.2701) or questions e-mail: ycdemocrats@q.com

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Volunteers needed Sunday, Sept 27 from 6 to 10 pm at CWSF booth

By Yakima County Democrats - Sep 15th, 2009 at 5:31 am EDT

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We need volunteers to help out at our Central Washington state fair booth in Yakima, Washington especially September 25 to October 2, 2009. The times available change very quickly but they will be between 11 am to 10 or 11 pm. You and your friend will each receive a FREE fair pass for each four hours volunteer time. So go to http://tinyurl.com/VOLUNTEErforYakimaDemocrats and click on the evens like to RSVP you and your friend NOW... Yakima County Democrats are now on Twitter at http;//www.twitter.com/ycdemocratsSo come follow us for all kind of fun information that you just can not live without. Thanks Randall (509.654.9740 or 509.210.2701) or questions e-mail: ycdemocrats@q.com

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ONLY A FEW volunteer spots left RSVP your time NOW...

By Yakima County Democrats - Sep 9th, 2009 at 2:59 am EDT

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We need volunteers to help out at our Central Washington state fair booth in Yakima, Washington especially September 25 to October 2, 2009. The times available change very quickly but they will be between 11 am to 10 or 11 pm. You and your friend will each receive a FREE fair pass for each four hours volunteer time. So go to www.barackobama.com and click on the evens like to RSVP you and your friend NOW... Yakima County Democrats are now on Twitter at http;//www.twitter.com/ycdemocrats So come follow us for all kind of fun information that you just can not live without. Thanks Randall (509.654.9740 or 509.210.2701) or questions e-mail: ycdemocrats@q.com

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Volunteer spot are quickly filling up for the fair booth...

By Yakima County Democrats - Sep 5th, 2009 at 3:37 am EDT

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We need volunteers to help out at our Central Washington state fair booth in Yakima, Washington especially September 25 to October 2, 2009. The times available change very quickly but they will be between 11 am to 10 or 11 pm. You and your friend will each receive a FREE fair pass for each four hours volunteer time. So go to www.barackobama.com and click on the evens like to RSVP you and your friend NOW...

Yakima County Democrats are now on Twitter at http;//www.twitter.com/ycdemocrats

So come follow us for all kind of fun information that you just can not live without.

Thanks Randall (509.654.9740 or 509.210.2701) or questions e-mail: ycdemocrats@q.com

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Calling all volunteers

By Yakima County Democrats - Sep 4th, 2009 at 11:19 am EDT

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We need your help to staff this years Central Washington fair booth between September 25 to October 4, 2009. We will be selling raffle tickets, t-shirts, and buttons to all fair vistors. For a little extra fun will will have a big screen TV and a Wii game set up for fair vistors to play. The fair opens at 11am and closes at 10 or 11 pm. Plus you will receive a FREE all day fair pass for the days you volunteer. To see the FREE fair entertainment that is going on each day go to www.fairfun.com Click on the event link to see which volunteer times are still available for you and bring a friend and have some fun at the 2009 CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE FAIR.

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Volunteers for Central Washington fair booth needed..

By Yakima County Democrats - Sep 4th, 2009 at 4:22 am EDT

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We need your help to staff this years Central Washington fair booth between September 25 to October 4, 2009. We will be selling raffle tickets, t-shirts, and buttons to all fair vistors. For a little extra fun will will have a big screen TV and a Wii game set up for fair vistors to play. The fair opens at 11am and closes at 10 or 11 pm. Plus you will receive a FREE all day fair pass for the days you volunteer. To see the FREE fair entertainment that is going on each day go to www.fairfun.com Click on the event link to see which volunteer times are still available for you and bring a friend and have some fun at the 2009 CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE FAIR.

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Launch of Documentary Project

By blarg - Jul 24th, 2008 at 3:50 pm EDT

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Intrepid mother daughter team fearlessly travel across the United States in their "trusty" Mercedes "tank" that runs on waste veggie oil! As they inhale the smell of freedom fries coming from their exhaust they search for stories that need to be told about our environment, our people, and the future of this country.

We will be stopping everywhere from the grassroots and coordinated campaign offices from here in Bellingham to Orange, CA and on over to Washington DC... and will even be on the ground at the DNC in Denver! We hope to be your eyes on the ground and capture first hand footage of this historic and decisive moment in our history. Please join us!!

Jessica and Olivia Documentary Promo from Jessica and Olivia Lewis on Vimeo.

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July 12th Saturday 11am Toledo Parade & Voter Registration

By Vickie Hinkley - Jul 7th, 2008 at 3:03 pm EDT

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Join us, Lewis County Democrats and Lewis County for Obama, to show solidarity for Democrats and for Senator Obama. We'd love to have people from neighboring counties of Cowlitz, Thurston, and Pacific!! The Parade starts at 11:00 THIS Saturday. We'll be getting our place in line as early as 9:30 but you can basically show up and jump into the parade and/or walk along and register voters. We won't be hard to spot!! Great for the whole family!! Lots of activities for kids and family, including parade, car show, quit show, flower show, etc. Wear your Obama T-shirts if you have 'em. We also have limited selection of real Obama gear at $15 [below each price online]. During and after parade, we plan to work the crowds with voter registration. Call John or Vickie Hinkley 360-864-8515 with questions.

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Silence of the Political Lambs on the Global Food Crisis

By Afrothetics - Jun 26th, 2008 at 4:27 pm EDT

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Are you starving yet? The silence of our political leaders about the global food crisis and the impending food security crisis in the United States later this year is truly deafening. Worse, our presidential candidates waltz and sing about crises in energy and ever-increasing fuel prices over which they have no control because they believe in the "free market", where ever that is, but not a word about the food crisis. And, that's the good news. The bad news is that not a single governor of any state to my knowledge has called for his or her state legislators to pass emergency food legislation and create a plan of action to actually help their residents when, not if, there is a problem. Not a single major urban mayor, to my knowledge, has stepped up to prepare for the inevitable hunger crisis among their electorate, unless you count gun control. Read More »

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June 28th Saturday - Egg Days Parade & Unity Picnic & BBQ

By Vickie Hinkley - Jun 21st, 2008 at 11:17 am EDT

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LEWIS COUNTY FOR OBAMA - JOIN US
Next WEEK - Two important Dates, 3 events:
Thursday June 26th - Meeting in Mossyrock !!
Lewis County Democrats - Regular Monthly Meeting
All Democrats are invited.
Monthly meetings are usually held in Centralia, but rotated around the county - this is your chance, East Enders.
6PM Social time and/or order dinner if you like
6:30PM Meeting
The Lake House
Mayfield Lake, HWY 12

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Saturday June 28th -
Eggs Days Parade Participation
Parade 11AM - Winlock - arrive 10-10:30 am to participate
Call:
Susan Lamoreaux 245-3269 to participate in parade
Call:
David Bremer 561-2389 to help register voters at parade

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Saturday June 28th - Unity Day Picnic and BBQ
2PM til Dusk
Alexander Park, Chehalis
I5 - exit 77East, First left after the bridge
Lots of Fun!!
FAMILY AFFAIR - Bring the Kids!
Food, Fun, Games and Prizes - adults and kids.
See Events
Call for more info:
Bob Schroeter 740-0733 or Vickie Hinkley at 864-8515

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The Global Food War

By Afrothetics - May 17th, 2008 at 9:42 am EDT

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An organic farmer residing at Yavatmal in the state of Maharashtra in India writes about the peril of Monsanto genetically modified seeds in that country. Folks, there is a war on food producers worldwide orchestrated by American agri-business and subsidized by your tax dollars. Get informed and involved. Our political campaigns use nonsense to divert the American electorate away from the many real issues that we, as a nation, need to be addressing. Food security is one of the most important. Read the report below. Read More »

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Are you being starved...yet?

By Afrothetics - Apr 7th, 2008 at 11:03 pm EDT

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Food and its availability – or food security – is the issue, one of the most important global issues facing humans in the next decade. In the USA, it will be directly affected by rising energy and fuel costs, inadequate public policy, predatory economics, social inequality, and a financial meltdown. And then, there is climate change. Dr. Mae-Wan Ho of the Institute of Science in Society (United Kingdgom) writes: "2008 has been designated the year of global food crisis by the United Nations [2-4]. The crisis has been building up over the past decades, but things have come to a head. Agricultural production has fallen below consumption for 7 out of the past 8 years, and world grain reserves are at the lowest since records began in the 1970s. To a large extent, this is a long-term trend reflecting the failure of industrial Green Revolution agriculture, and this very failure has been used to promote genetically modified (GM) crops as the new “doubly green” revolution [5] (Beware the New "Doubly Green Revolution", SiS 37)." Read more here >>>

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Computer Time ? Work from Home ! Volunteers Needed.

By Vickie Hinkley - Mar 25th, 2008 at 10:48 am EDT

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Do you have some computer time? OFA needs our help.

You can work from home or office. No muss. No fuss.

Obama for America organizer Mike French, working in WA now through our April Legislative Caucuses and Conventions, said they can use all the help we can give them verifying voter data online.

Whether you've got 15 minutes or a couple hours - you can go online - they give us passwords and simple directions - and verify matching voter/delegate/alternate information. As simple as matching names on a list with a few mouse clicks.

The time is NOW. We need the data verified ASAP so that the information we have for caucuses and conventions is accurate. April 5th won't wait!

E-mail me or other local organizers you're already working with for passwords and directions.

Vickie newheritagefarms at yahoo dot com

Barack the VOTE!!

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Strangling the Nation's Food Chain

By Afrothetics - Mar 23rd, 2008 at 11:56 pm EDT

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When asked about the future of biofuels and alternative energy solutions, Benjamin Sovacool stated the obvious when he reminded us in 2006 that "the energy problem is a people problem...and finding a solution means changing peoples' conception of energy's central role in society." Experience will show that stating a reasonable delineation of the facts probably will not do that. Behind the movement to push the nation towards a biofuel economy are large immoral, unethical, and predatory corporations, along with a bunch of opportunistic farmers who have learned to get whenever the getting is good. Ethanol mania is just another in a long-line of schemes designed to wring wealth from rural landscapes. The biofuel industry is not sustainable without severe harm to the food chain. Here's what we know today or have known for more than a decade about bio-fuels: Read More »

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Now we know why the caged bird sings!

By Afrothetics - Mar 10th, 2008 at 9:48 pm EDT

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In reading and listening to the news reports today about pharmaceuticals in US drinking water, my first thought was: why should we be surprised? The terrorists that we have to fear are the very people who have been "breaking" government since they announced they were going to do it and were voted in to do exactly that. I said then that the majority of Americans were on drugs to have elected Ronald Reagan. And, living in California during the 70s, I knew a little something about what drugs could do to the human mind. However, I do not know what they could have possibly been on to elect George W. Bush to a second term. So, it must have been the water since the drug companies have certainly profited during his executive excesses.

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Where did the "Superdelegates" come from?

By Afrothetics - Mar 10th, 2008 at 4:37 pm EDT

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Many Democrats do not understand how the so-called "super delegates" came to be. It an interesting progression that has taken place since 1968 when party leaders sought to maintain control over the nomination process after the convention that year. Unfortunately, as Dr. Wilmer Leon points out in the article below, the changes the party made has not always served the party or the democratic process very well. In fact, what is clear, just as in this primary season between Senators Obama and Clinton, there seems to be nothing that can effectively replace good leadership and quality judgement. Democrats, Leon writes continue to " snatch defeat from the jaws of victory." Read More »

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Turning Bad Economics to Good -- Invest in People

By Afrothetics - Mar 10th, 2008 at 12:29 am EDT

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Last month (Feb. 20), Walden Bello examined what impact the increasing oil prices and the eroding financial markets would have on global capitalism and the U.S. econony, observing that

"Skyrocketing oil prices, a falling dollar, and collapsing financial markets are the key ingredients in an economic brew that could end up in more than just an ordinary recession. The falling dollar and rising oil prices have been rattling the global economy for sometime. But it is the dramatic implosion of financial markets that is driving the financial elite to panic." Read More »

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Who's the man now?

By Afrothetics - Mar 9th, 2008 at 10:47 pm EDT

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Today, on the Huffinton Post, Gary Hart in an op-ed asked the question about Hillary Clinton that all who have had any dealing with her already know, she has a Queen Bee personality. About Clinton breaking unspoken party rules with respect to hosing down a democratic candidate, Hart said:

"For her ... to claim that Senator Obama is not qualified to answer the crisis phone is the height of irony, if not chutzpah, and calls into question whether her primary loyalty is to the Democratic party and the nation or to her own ambition." Read More »

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Confronting an Impending Economic Meltdown

By Afrothetics - Mar 9th, 2008 at 4:56 pm EDT

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Several years ago, I posited that unless policymakers in the United States started paying attention to the Bush administration's failed policies in every sector of the Republic, it would be the American people who would pay the price. The bullheadedness that currently exists in the White House and among its sheep in Congress makes it ever more urgent that a discourse on the economy occurs. Still today, the White House mouthpieces are saying it's all good.

Well, surprise, more lies. Warren Buffett has suggested the nation is in a recession. All economic indicators point to the fact that it's not all good, and today CNN interviewed an economist who painted a not too pretty picture about the folks in charge of the Fed and the fact that Ben Bernanke may not know what he is doing because he is using the wrong tools to address the problems, akin to using water to put out an oil fire. Of course, I've grown very cynical as has many Americans that the Bush administration uses language and mouthpieces to deflect truth, something the Clinton campaign also has installed in its political rhetoric. Read More »

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