LD6 Registration Event
Volunteers Needed
Register Democrats
Sat., April 18, 2009
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(2 hr shifts)Phoenix Public Library, Juniper Branch1825 W Union Hills Drive (map)
We'll be registering new voters and asking currently registered voters to sign up for Permanent Early Voting. Join us and take this opportunity to talk to citizens about the actions of the Republican controlled legislature in our state (information will be provided).
We will be working in teams of two, for approximately two hours each shift. Following are the times we will be working, with times that we still need volunteers.
Let's make some contacts in our community before the long hot summer arrives! If you can work one of the available shifts, please email Kathleenyardley@cox.net. Thanks.
- 9:30-11:00 a.m. - Kathleen O'Brien and Richard Ward
- 11:00-1:00 p.m. - Need 2 volunteers
- 1:00-3:00 p.m. - April Yax. Need 1 more volunteer
- 3:00-5:00 p.m. - Need 2 volunteers
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Maricopa County Democrats Fund Raiser
Co-Hosted by the Foothills Democrats
"Tradiciones"
Autentica Comida Mexicana
Sunday, May 3, 2009
5:30 to 8:00pm
1602 E. Roosevelt Street, Phoenix 85006
Fiesta buffet * music * dancing * silent auction
Proceeds go to the Maricopa County Democratic Party
$60 per person
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Council on Aging - Legislative Update
Budget Concerns Take Top Priority
Despite budget concerns taking top priority this week, little action is being take at the legislature; bills are not moving forward.
As requested by the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting, state agencies conducted 2010 budget reduction exercises outlining the impact of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% reductions. Some have posted the information at their websites.
At the end of day 75 of the 2009 Arizona Legislative Session, the count remains the same - 1,099 bills posted, one (1) bill signed, and 94 memorials and resolutions posted. April 10th marks the last day by leadership order for House committees to consider Senate bills and Senate committees to hear House bills.
Visit the Council's web page for the list of bills the Council is tracking.
-Bill Engler
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Stronger Arizona - Action ALERT
Save Arizona's Education Funding
The House Democrats 2010 Budget Proposal offers a comprehensive, responsible solution that restores cuts to
children, middle-class families, education and the developmentally
disabled, stops tax giveaways to big corporations and utilizes every
federal stimulus dollar for Arizona.
Contact your District 6 legislators today.
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PC Profile
Teri Conrad - Dead Man Wash Precinct
Recently, we were asked to provide a biography about our owner. Since we have lived with the Conrads almost all of our lives, we are quite qualified to supply the prop er information. Our names are Ebony and Sable and we are five-year-old Labrador sisters. Like our owners, we love long walks in the desert or the mountains, and appreciate the quiet life in Desert Hills.
When she is not scratching behind our ears, our owner, Teri Conrad works at the Desert Broom Branch of the Phoenix Public Library. She has worked in academic and public libraries, taught school, had her own consulting business, and ran for the Arizona Legislature in 2008. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada in Political Science and a Masters degree from the University of Utah in History.
Teri and her husband, Byron (an engineer with APS), raised three boys. The oldest has finished school and works as an actuary in Portland. The younger two are students at NAU. One is planning a career in the medical field and the other wants to study physics. The boys played soccer and ran track. Education, sports, Scouts, and church activities were the focus of our family's life as the boys were growing up.
Now that the boys are gone, our owner spends more of her time on political and community activities. In her church, she has served as an elder and chaired the Social Justice and Peacemaking Committee for the Grand Canyon Presbytery (covering Phoenix and northern Arizona). She is also chairman of the North Maricopa Democratic Club.
She is planning to run again in 2010. Again, her focus will be on education, particularly math and science education. She often says, "As a teacher and a parent, I have observed that training in math and science leads to enhanced employment opportunities for young people. Their contributions, in turn, benefit their communities, their country, and the world. In order to achieve sustainable growth, Arizona must cultivate on this valuable resource."
Teri Conrad is a PC in Dead Man Wash. We (Ebony and Sable) are hoping to join her as she walks and meets Democrats in the precinct. Our favorite part is playing in the water in the wash!
-Sue Enright
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