In this issue:
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The Annual
Delaware County Democratic Nominating Convention will convene at 7 pm on
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at Paxon Hollow Country Club, Paxon Hollow Road
in Marple Township. Sign in begins at 6:30. The convention will nominate
candidates for the following offices:
United States
Senator
Governor
Lt. Governor
Congress
State Senator
State
Representative
The convention will consist of nominating speeches and candidates will also give remarks.
The convention will consist of nominating speeches and candidates will also give remarks.
All county committee members (regular, additional and ex-officio) are entitled to vote at the nominating convention. Non-committee members are welcome to attend as guests.
The convention will be preceded by a cocktail party at 6pm.
The cost is $25 per person and helps raise money to cover convention and
other party expenses. For tickets to the cocktail party, send a check to:
Delaware County Democratic Party
PO Box 473
Media, PA 19063
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Congressional Candidate Joe Sestak Announces Headquarters Opening
Congressional Candidate Joe Sestak Announces Headquarters Opening
Joe Sestak, Democratic candidate for Congress in PA's 7th District, invites
you to attend the official opening of his headquarters. Meet Joe and hear the
ideas and vision behind his campaign for Congress.
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2006
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Sestak for Congress Headquarters, 428 E. Baltimore Pike, Media
(across from the Media Inn.)
For more information on the campaign, visit the website at
www.sestakforcongress.com.
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The Delaware County Environmental Summit is sponsored by the Environmental
Leadership Program and organized by Delaware County’s Concerned Citizens for
Environmental Change (DCCEC). Presentations will be given by local agencies
and non-profit organizations on air quality, water quality, land-use, and a
how-to session on becoming active in your town to address environmental issues
that affect your quality of life and the quality of life for your family. Many
presentations will be focusing on issues directly Delaware County.
For more information on the summit, visit
http://delcoenvironmental.tripod.com/.
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A Eulogy for King,
a Scolding for Bush
By Richard Fausset and Peter Wallsten
The Los Angeles Times
Wednesday 08 February 2006
By Richard Fausset and Peter Wallsten
The Los Angeles Times
Wednesday 08 February 2006
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"Thank you. Thank you, Coretta Scott King, for all you taught us and all
you gave us. With renewed spirit, we carry on your work, confident that we
shall overcome. The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives
and the dream shall never die."
--Senator Edward M. Kennedy, remarks at the funeral for Coretta Scott King
February 7, 2006