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August 5, 2010
STATE &
FEDERAL PRIMARY;
BLOUNT COUNTY GENERAL;
F'VILLE & TOWNSEND CITY;
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1,
3, 5, 7
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June 10,
2010:
Annual Meeting |
May 4, 2010
BLOUNT CO. PRIMARY & ROCKFORD CITY ELECTION
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Apr.
26:
School Bd. & State Election Survey Workshop |
Feb. 28, 2010:
Profiles in Courage FilmFest:
"Iron Jawed Angels" |
Nov. 23, 2009:
Blount County Open Community Work Session:
The public was invited to help develop candidate surveys for the May 4, '10
county primary election |
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 |
June
22,
2009:
Annual Meeting |
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
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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
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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. |
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PAST EVENTS |
July 12, 2010
Candidates' Forums
TN House of Representatives, Dists. 8 & 20
Blount Co. Mayoral Candidates
Media Coverage:
Blount Today
(7/15/10)
The Daily Times (7/13/10)
Apr.
27, 2010:
Health Care Forum
by
Center for Strong Communities at Maryville College |
Apr.
13, 2010:
County Mayoral Candidates'
Forum
Noon
- 1 pm,
Blount County Public Library
Media Coverage:
Blount Today
(4/19/10)
The Daily Times (4/14/10)
WBIR
(4/13/10) |
Apr.
12, 2010:
County Commission Candidates'
Forum
6:00 - 8:30 pm,
Blount County Public Library
Media Coverage:
Blount Today
(4/16/10)
The Daily Times (4/13/10) |
Jan.
13 - Jan 17, 2010:
Blount Co.'s MLK Celebration
Jan.
18, 2010:
MLK Parade March & Commemoration
MLK 2010 Celebration Facebook Page
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,
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 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, 2009:
Scarritt-Bennett Center, Nashville
Convention Report
NATIONAL CONVENTION
June 13-17, 2008:
48th National Convention
Reaching New Heights Together
Portland, Oregon
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 |
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2009 H.S.
ESSAY CONTEST
“In your opinion, what are the three most important issues facing
Blount County government as we approach the 2010 General Elections and why?”
1st place: Chesney Breazeale,
Sr.,
Wm. Blount ($200 U.S. savings bond)
2nd place: Hannah Stinnett,
Sr.,
Wm. Blount ($100 U.S. savings bond)
more ...
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
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" |
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