Sept. 28, 2009: Community Forum: How We Pay for Government: Ways Local & State Governments Pay for Services by Melanie Purcell, assistant director, Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) at the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service MTAS Website Apr. 27, 2009: Community Forum: Dr. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy SACE Website Mar. 23, 2009: Community Discussion: Electoral College or Popular Vote: How should the president be elected? Feb. 23, 2009: Community Forum and Panel: “Elections of Appellate Judges: The Tennessee Court System” Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Section, will lead a panel of judges discussing the Tennessee court system: Judge Sharon Lee, Tennessee Supreme Court; Judge Michael Swiney, Court of Appeals, Eastern Section; Judge Curwood Witt, Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Section Nov. 17, 2008: Analysis of Woman-to-Woman Voter Campaign with AAUW Maryville Libby Breeding, Administrator of Elections, Blount Co. Election Commission October 27, 2008: Community Forum and Panel on Healthcare Issues: Dr. Mark Green, vice chief of staff, Blount Memorial Hospital; Karrin Reineheimer, Blount Co. Health Council coordinator and health educator September 22, 2008: Community Forum and Panel: New Neighbors in Appalachia: Listening to the Experiences of Latin Americans in East TN September 18, 2008: Best of Blount: Honoring League of Women Voters of Blount County September 8, 2008: League Recognition Celebration Aug 7, 2008: State Primary and County General Elections June 23, 2008: Annual Meeting Election of officers, budget adoption, determine issues for FY09 study, action, and voter education April 28, 2008: Labor Rights Meet Global Wrongs:  The Search for a Fair and Humane Immigration Policy Retired Professor Fran Ansley, UT College of Law April 10, 2008: Roundtable: Woman-to-Woman: A Voter Turnout Initiative March 24, 2008: Selecting State and Local Judges:  Election,  Appointment, or Other Alternatives? Dr. Otis Stephens, U.T. Dept of Political Science, and Professor Penny White, U.T. College of Law and former member of the State Supreme Court, led the discussion.

PAST EVENTS Oct. 26, 2009 Gubernatorial Community Forum on Education by Blount Education Initiative (BEI) Wm. Blount High School Sept. 1, 2009: Community Forum & Study Group on Health Care Reform by Center for Strong Communities at Maryville College, Blount Co. Library June 4, 2009: E TN Regional Economic Summit for Women Nov 4, 2008 Election Watch: Alumni Gym, Maryville College Multiple Voter Registration Events throughout Blount County, 2008 Over 1,000 new voters were registered from July through October. Woman-to-Woman Phonathons, 2008 Oct. 28, Oct. 30: Follow-up Phonathons Sept. 15-16: 6pm - 9pm, Willard House, Maryville College The total number of SV (Spoke with Voter) from both nights was 365 and the total number of LM/AM (Left Message w/ someone else & Answering Machine, combined) was 410. Assuming everyone checked their messages or delivered the message to the intended party, 775 women were reached -- greatly surpassing the original goal of 100! October 2, 2008: Slide Show sponsored by the Suffrage Coalition: “The Legacy and Challenge of Suffrage” East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., Knoxville Contact Wanda Sobieski for more info. Forum for State Senate and House Candidates, 2008 July 22: 7:00 pm, Blount County Public Library Media Coverage:  Blount Today  The Daily Times LWVTN Fall Conference Oct. 24-25, 2009 Comfort Suites, Johnson City LWVTN Convention Apr. 25-26: Scarritt-Bennett Center, Nashville NATIONAL CONVENTION June 13-17, 2008: 48th National Convention Reaching New Heights Together Portland, Oregon Convention Action and Reports LWVTN Spring Council May 3, 2008: Lebanon, TN Topics: Ethics and open government, water concerns, mountain top removal issues, election issues, and legislative wrap-up

Sept. - Oct., 2008 Compiled comparison of ten views of Senators Obama and McCain on Issues of Importance to Blount County. Published in BlountToday, "The Race for the White House"   2008 H.S. ESSAY CONTEST “Why is the 2008 Presidential election so important to America?” 1st place: Jake E. Gill   William Blount High School    ($200 U.S. savings bond) 2nd place: Callie Blackford   Alcoa High School    ($100 U.S. savings bond) more... 2007 H.S. ESSAY CONTEST "What does it mean to be a good citizen" 1st place: Chelsea Patty   Heritage High School 2nd place - tied between: Amanda Spooner   William Blount High School Kathryn Crabtree   William Blount High School