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On Friday, March 19, from 12:00 to 2:00 PM (ET), the LWV Education Fund will co-host the 5th Annual Sunshine Week National Dialogue. The event will be broadcast live via the web and is a great opportunity for Leagues to gain visibility on a core League issue. State and local Leagues are encouraged to host “viewing parties” in their communities – perhaps in conjunction with a local, university or

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LWV of Berea and Madison County is hosting State of the City and County addresses in January of 2010. Mayor Steve Connelly - Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 - 7 p.m. - Berea Council Chambers; Judge Executive Kent Clark - Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 - 7 p.m. - Fiscal Court; Richmond Mayor Connie Lawson - Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 - 7 p.m. - Richmond City Hall. Citizens are invited to attend. There will be

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In the second of its energy study meetings this Fall, the League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison County (LWV) will host three energy experts for a panel discussion on Kentucky's energy policy future. The meeting will be on Monday, November 9 at 7 PM, at the Berea branch of the Madison County public library.Andy McDonald of the Kentucky Solar Partnership, will speak on the current

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The League of Women Voters of Louisville will reprise its highly successful “Training to Run” workshop to encourage non-traditional candidates take the plunge into electoral politics. First offered in 2001 to assist a huge field of candidates for the post merger Louisville Metro Council, this year’s workshop is designed for state and local candidates, campaign managers and treasurers throughout

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League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison County will kickoff its fall season by examining “Long-Term Trends & Public Policy: Are we prepared for the future?” Michael T. Childress, executive director of the Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center, will be the featured speaker.The meeting will be held Monday, Sept.14 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Madison County Public Library in Berea

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Join the League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison County in a free movie showing of Iron Jawed Angels, the true story of how defiant and brilliant young activists took the women’s suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women Win THE RIGHT TO VOTE.Actors Hilary Swank, Anjelica Houston, Julia Ormond and Frances O’Connor portray these activist women who worked

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Mark your calendars for the League of Women Voters of Berea Madison County Annual Meeting!Monday, April 20, 20096 PMBerea College Seabury Center Trustees RoomBerea, KYWe'll have a delicious meal of mostly-local foods; a silent auction featuring prints by African-American historian and artist Margaret Burroughs; great company of League members and friends!  Our program speaker will be Dr. John

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Join the League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison County on Monday, March 23, for a primer on the electoral college and popular vote election processes and an important discussion on the merits of the national popular vote compact.The member meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Richmond branch of the Madison County Public LIbrary at 507 W. Main St. All LWV members and the general public are

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LWV Observer Corps held its first “revival” meeting Feb. 23 in the Community Room of the Madison County Public Library in Berea. Board  members Jeanne Hibberd and Howard Bowden organized the training session. Long-time LWV members and observers Joan Peoples, Betty Wray and Elise Andre provided helpful examples of present and past day situations that observers might be exposed to and the positive

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Photo by Cecile SchubertMayor Connie Lawson met with LWV and the public Jan. 22 to summarize the status of projects in Richmond. Download our February newsletter to read what she said as well as reports from Mayor Steve Connelly and Madison County Judge Executive Kent Clark.

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February 10 RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS LOBBY DAY. Kentucky is one of just 2 states that take voting rights away from all former felons and this impacts 186,000 Kentuckians, weakening our democracy and our justice system. We'll have a rally and will form lobby groups early in the day, including a mix of experienced lobbyists and first-time lobbyists to talk to their representatives and senators

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Plan to attend and bring a friend to the next LWV member meeting when we work to revive the LWV Observer Corps. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23 in the Community Room of the Madison County Public Library in Berea. Bad weather in December led us to move the meeting to February.Board members Jeanne Hibberd and Howard Bowden are organizing the training session with help from long-time

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Enchanta Jackson questioned Richmond City Councilman Robert Blythe. Students from Berea College studying diversity in elections helped LWV with the workshop. View and/or download their research paper Gender and Racial Diversity in Kentucky's Public Offices. Elizabeth Crowe (left) and Joe Gershtenson welcome keynote speaker Eleanor Jordan to the LWV Running for Office workshop.A diverse and

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EKU Students for Social Consciousness and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky are promoting awareness of felon disfranchisement by presenting a movie Monday, Dec. 1 in the Crabbe Library at EKU. The film “Democracy’s Ghosts” diiscusses the movement to restore voting rights to convicted felons upon completion of their sentence.

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LWV member Joe Gershtenson welcomes Circuit Judge candidates Judge Bill Clouse and Judge Jeffrey Walson to the Oct. 21 forum.CIRCUIT JUDGE FORUMRunning for the circuit judge position vacated by Julia Adams are District Court Judge William T. Clouse Jr. and Family Court Judge Jeffrey M. Walson. Both candidates appeared Oct. 21 for the forum sponsored by LWV and the Institute for Politic

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LWV unites groups pursuing energy efficiency in Berea community Despite growing concerns about climate change and global warming, every one of the speakers at the LWV's forum Oct. 15 in Berea found reasons to be optimistic about the future, assuming communities and individuals change their ways. The program began with a list of several different groups and individuals working together in Berea to

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Jenny McWilliams and Doug Cornett of EKU Media production discuss the set with LWV members Lynnette Noblitt and Cecile Schubert in preparation for two candidate forums which will be produced in the EKU studio.League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison County is hosting three candidate forums for those running locally in the Nov. 4 election. LWV is seeking questions from citizens of Madison

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LWV president Elizabeth Crowe welcomed members and local officials to a celebration of Women's Equality Day, Aug. 26 in the Madison County Courthouse. On Aug. 26, 1920, after decades of suffragist struggles, women in the United States were granted the right to vote. LWV was founded that same year to provide guidance to women on how to make the most of their newly won right. The League is still

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The League of Women Voters of the United States has called for a moratorium on new construction of coal-fired power plants, based on concerns about climate change and other damaging impacts of coal.  Local LWV leaders say the national position can help usher in clean energy solutions in Kentucky communities and around the nation. "Global warming is happening now," said national League President

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Virginia Woodward, executive director of the Governor's Office for Boards and Commissions, will be guest speakerat a general membership meeting of the Bluegrass Women's Political Caucus Tuesday, June l0, at 6:30 p.m. in the theatre in the downtown branch of the Lexington Public Library, 140 E. Main St, Lexington. This meeting is open to the public. In her talk, "It is Time to

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Eight candidates survived the May 20 primary and will vie for four city commission seats on Nov. 4. Top votegetter was newcomer Rita Smart, followed by the four incumbents. Here are the results:Rita Smart, 2,532Robert Blythe, 2,449Mike Brewer, 1,832Bill Strong, 1,803Kay Jones, 1,632Ian Ward, 1,001Richard Thomas, 978Michael Bryant, 920To read more about the April 30 Candidate Forum, see the

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"Think nationally and act locally," was a theme among the dozens of Kentucky's African American social and political heroines illuminated by the research of Keren Cotton McDaniel.Facts and stories about these relatively unknown women overwhelmed LWV members and guests at the Annual Meeting in the Seabury Center April 21. McDaniel, a visiting scholar at Eastern Kentucky University this year, is

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Be sure to attend our annual meeting April 21 to hear special guest, Karen Cotton McDaniel, talk about lessons learned from women of vision. McDaniel is a visiting scholar at EKU in both the African/African American Studies and Women's Studies programs.  She is a 1973 graduate of Berea College and received her Masters in Library Science from UK.  Her expertise includes the history of Kentucky

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LWV joins other groups in urging legislators to reform the way voting rights are restored to convicted felons who have served their time. On Feb. 28, people from around the state will be coming out to rally in support of HB 70, the restoration of voting rights amendment. If you can be in Frankfort on Feb. 28, join us in Room 111 of the Capitol Annex from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. where we will be

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Elizabeth Crowe and Annriette Stolte joined hundreds in "I Love Mountains" Day rally in Frankfort Feb. 14. Photo by Jeanne HibberdThe rally was a rousing success, LWV members report. "Lots of people showed up, including a large contingent from Madison County," said Jeanne Hibberd. "We met briefly with Reps. Don Pasley and Lonnie Napier and thanked them for sponsoring/cosponsoring HB 164, the

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Don't worry about population growth. It's the aging of our population that will hurt our future unless we do something about it now. This is one of the wake-up calls that Ron Crouch, director of Kentucky State Data Center, delivered in a presentation loaded with more than numbers. Crouch spoke Monday, Feb. 11 in Richmond City Hall Commission Chambers. Read Ronica Shannnon's Richmond Register

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The League concludes its study of immigration policy and issues with a Jan. 17 consensus meeting. The meeting is at 7 p.m. in the Berea City Hall Conference room. Although the meeting is open to the public, only LWV members may participate in the responses to the national League's consensus questions. For a preview of the questions and background articles on the issues, see the LWVUS Web

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Join the LWV as we continue to explore the issue of immigration with Dinner and a Movie night!We'll watch and discuss "Morristown," a documentary which chronicles the impacts of immigration and globalization on a Tennessee town and its immigrant population. A light Mexican meal, drinks and popcorn will be provided free of charge, though donations will be accepted.Tuesday, November 13, 20077

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Candidates for District Judge in the 25th Judicial District, which covers Clark and Madison Counties, are:Earl Ray Neal, and David G. Perdue. Voters in Clark and Madison Counties have an opportunity to exercise their right to select a new district judge.  The two candidates in this election were the top vote-getters in the May primary election.  LWV reminds voters that this year's election day is

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Following the lead of LWVUS, LWV of Berea and Madison County will study immigration issues and policy, emphasizing its impact on Berea, Richmond and Madison County. LWV president Elizabeth Crowe and members Jeanne Nakazawa, Mary Bell, and Jenny Bromley developed an agenda for at least two local meetings to study the issues and the questions posed by LWV. The second meeting is 7 p.m. Oct. 23 in

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LWV of Berea and Madison County will sponsor informational and voter registration booths and two festivals in Madison County this September. The November election will decide who will be governor of Kentucky for the next four years and locally will include the judicial election between Dave Perdue and Earl Ray Neal for 25th District Judge.LWV Voter Registration and Informational BoothsSept. 7-8

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After many months of strategy meetings, emails and face-to-face time with local government, LWV Elizabeth Crowe reports that the Berea City Council unanimously supported net metering at its June 19 meeting, without further limiting the customer base, without discrimination to net metering customers, and without a deadline or requirement for renewal.We all learned a lot about air pollution,

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All seven candidates for district judge participated in the May 7 forum, including Thomas J. Smith III, Jud Patterson, and Elizabeth Elkins Bond. A District Judge Primary candidate forum was held Monday, May 7 at Richmond City Hall featuring the seven candidates for district judge. Kentucky has a new judicial district for Clark and Madison County, in order to address an increasing case load. 

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Voters who will be out of town on election day can go to the Madison County Courthouse and use the voting machine set up in the county clerk's offce. The machine is now available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day and on Thursdays from 8 until 6:30. Bring a photo identification with you when you go to vote. If you have a question, call the Madison County Clerk's office at 624-4703.Besides the

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Madison County needs precinct workers for the May 22 primary election. Call County Clerk's office if you are interested: 624-4703 and sign up at the County Clerk's office. To serve as a precinct election officer, you must be a qualified voter, have not changed your party affiliation one year prior to the appointment, and not be a candidate or the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of a

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Assistant Attorney General Amye Bensenhaver shared her expertise on Kentucky's open meetings and open records laws at the Sunshine Meeting in Richmond March 26Sixteen years ago Amye Bensenhaver was the first and only full-time attorney hired by the Attorney General's office to review and issue opinions regarding Kentucky's open meetings and open records law. It now takes three attorneys to

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Photo ID left to right) Joan Peoples, Gail Waldeck, Joy Frasier, Carla Gilbert, Wes Wright (team leader from Ky. Fair Tax Coalition), Elise Andre.LWV of Kentucky joined a coalition of groups to lobby for automatic restoration of voting rights for ex-felons Feb. 27, 2007, in Frankfort. They met with a number of legislators including Sen. Ed Worley, D-Richmond. For a full report, see our March

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Photo far left) LWV president Elizabeth Crowe showed a map that illustrates states in red whose residents have the highest death rates from air pollution blamed on power plant pollution. Kentucky and West Virginia have among the highest.Next photo) Local physician Dr. George Schloemer presented pictures of the energy efficient measures that went into his medical building at 305 Estill Ave. in

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Our suggestions for energy efficiency stem from the national LWV position on Clean Air and Concern for Global Warming.We provided these suggestions to the Madison County Fiscal Court, the Berea City Council, Richmond City Commission, and local school boards and planning commissions at their January 2007 meetings.setting an annual goal to lower electricity usage, then work to meet that goal. City

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Albert Spencer and Berea Mayor Steve Connelly exchanged thoughts on economic development for the community at the Nov. 13 meeting of the League of Women Voters of Berea & Madison County at Richmond City Hall.“We think Kentucky’s economy is stuck,” says Justin Maxson, the president of Mountain Association for Community Economic Development as he preached a new strategy at the Nov. 13 meeting of

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UK law professor William Fortune serves on the Judicial Conduct Committee.Anyone running for judge in Kentucky is probably just as confused as voters are about the dos and don'ts of campaigning this election season.At least one judicial candidate has challenged the ethics guidelines used in previous campaigns saying they stifle his freedom of speech and right to express his opinion on political

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