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February 2018 www.lwvpalatinearea.org Page 1 of 5 [email protected] President’s Column Whew! Made it through one of our busiest months for LWV! The Women’s March – what a perfect day – we had a good showing of our members even if we didn’t meet up with everyone and we loved the pictures! It was great being with 300,000 of the nicest, in sync group of people ever! We had a great book discussion on Give Us the Ballot at the Panera Bread in Deer Park, thank you Ann Kennedy for leading the discussion and keeping us on track! Some people had read the book (some twice even!), some had finished the book and some had listened to it and snoozed (me!) but very good discussion – why do these things keep happening? That’s why we have to keep meeting and being on top of issues! Then we had the Drinks and Discussion night! Yikes! The room was full, the discussion lively and questions just kept on coming – ideas to help get out more turnout, ideas of why people need to turnout and ideas of good sources to find accurate information on news. Gary Midkiff was our speaker and he has shared his source list with us – see the tab for looking at his source list. Voter Registrations! Palatine High School registration was another fantastic success – over 200 kids registered! Now if we can just get them to turn out and vote in the future we will have done our jobs! Harper Volunteer Fair – Ann Kennedy and I shared the table top responsibilities – very fun to have all the Harper students come through the hallway – such a diverse group of students! To top it off we even had a radio interview about the LWV Palatine Area! Ann and & I were able to highlight the variety of issues that LWV is working on this year, our township study, observer corp and voter service to name just a few. Find something of interest and share your thoughts! Candidate Forums will be February 24 and 25 th – volunteer to be ushers, card runners, timers and general helpers will be needed. See the sign up genius! Let’s keep these great events coming! Laura and Carolyn Carolyn shown being interviewed by members of Harper College Radio at the Volunteer Fair on January 31. Up-coming Events Page 2 Gary Midkiff Resource List Page 3 Tour the Shedd Page 4 Candidate Spending Summary Page 5 Sexual Harrassment in Illinois Govt Page 2
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February 2018
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President’s Column
Whew! Made it through one of our busiest months for LWV!
The Women’s March – what a perfect day – we had a good showing of our members even if we didn’t meet up
with everyone and we loved the pictures! It was great being with 300,000 of the nicest, in sync group of people
ever!
We had a great book discussion on Give Us the Ballot at the Panera Bread in Deer Park, thank you Ann
Kennedy for leading the discussion and keeping us on track! Some people had read the book (some twice
even!), some had finished the book and some had listened to it and snoozed (me!) but very good discussion –
why do these things keep happening? That’s why we have to keep meeting and being on top of issues!
Then we had the Drinks and Discussion night! Yikes! The room was full, the discussion lively and questions
just kept on coming – ideas to help get out more turnout, ideas of why people need to turnout and ideas of good
sources to find accurate information on news. Gary Midkiff was our speaker and he has shared his source list
with us – see the tab for looking at his source list.
Voter Registrations! Palatine High School registration was another fantastic success – over 200 kids
registered! Now if we can just get them to turn out and vote in the future we will have done our jobs!
Harper Volunteer Fair – Ann Kennedy and I shared the table top responsibilities – very fun to have all the
Harper students come through the hallway – such a diverse group of students! To top it off we even had a radio
interview about the LWV Palatine Area! Ann and & I were able to highlight the variety of issues that LWV is
working on this year, our township study, observer corp and voter service to name just a few.
Find something of interest and share your thoughts! Candidate Forums will be February 24 and 25th –
volunteer to be ushers, card runners, timers and general helpers will be needed. See the sign up genius!
Let’s keep these great events coming!
Laura and Carolyn
Carolyn shown being interviewed by
members of Harper College Radio at
the Volunteer Fair on January 31.
Up-coming Events Page 2
Gary
Midkiff
Resource
List
Page 3
Tour the
Shedd
Page 4
Candidate
Spending
Summary
Page 5
Sexual
Harrassment
in Illinois
Govt
Page 2
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Calendar February 10, LWVIL Issues Briefing 9:30 am -
4:00 pm. University Center, 525 South State Street, Chicago
February 13, Anita Hill 7 – 9 pm. Northbrook public library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook “ONE WOMAN, STEPPING INTO A MESS OF POLITICAL, RACIAL AND SEXUAL POWER PLAYS...MAKES FOR RAPT VIEWING.” LISA SCHWARZBAUM, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
February 24, 9am – Noon Wojcik Center, IL
Candidate Forum (Saturday)
Representatives 56th District Republican candidates Jillian Rose Bernas and Charlotte "Char" Kegarise both of Schaumburg.
Representatives 6th District Democratic candidates Kelly Mazeski (Barrington Hills), Amanda Howland (Lake Zurich), Sean Casten (Downers Grove), Jennifer Zordani (Clarendon Hills), Becky Anderson Wilkins (Naperville), Ryan Huffman (Palatine), Carole Cheney (Naperville)
February 25, 1 – 3 pm. NW Community
Hospital Auditorium – Candidate
Forum (Sunday)
Illinois Senate District 27: Democratic candidates Ann Gillespie (Arlington Heights) and Joe Sonnefeldt (Mount Prospect)
Illinois Representative District 53: Republican candidates Eddie Corrigan (Arlington Heights) and Katie Miller (Mount Prospect)
March 6, Shedd Aquarium Visit, Arrive by 9:45 am – 12:30 pm. Limit 25 people. Cost $30. See page 4 for details.
March 11, Women’s History Month Luncheon Wilmette Park District Golf Club Restaurant – Click here for flier and registration
April 5 NAMI/LWV Palatine Area Candidate’s
panel— Barrington Library 7pm
April 7, 9 – noon Environmental Program at
Wojcik center Harper College
April 12, 7 – 9 PM Schaumburg Township
Library. Movie “Equal Means Equal”
importance of the ERA amendment. Click
here for a preview of the film.
Hot Links!
Articles posted to our website.
Click HERE to read all about it!
A Fine Mess “A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System” by T.R. Reid With the recent discussions in Congress in changing the US tax code, I decided to read A Fine Mess in search of what a simpler, fairer, and more efficient tax system might look like. Submitted by Laura Davis Jan.2018
Click here to RSVP.
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Gary Midkiff was our presenter at the January Drinks and Discussion – The Importance
of Primaries. He has provided us with a list of his news sources.
2018 Gary Midkiff - My 22 News Sources If you are interested in subscribing to my political / foreign policy Newsletter “The
View From My Balcony” please send an e-mail to me [email protected] & http://www.garyemidkiffcompany.com/
Newspaper (1)
Wall Street Journal (home delivery) [my second most trusted source]
Radio (2)
Mark Levin – in Chicago WLS (890AM) 7PM weekdays
World View – NPR / Jerome McDonnell / in Chicago WBEZ (91.5FM) Noon weekdays
Websites (5)
38 North [focuses on North Korea]
Dilbert [some humor]
Fox News
Real Clear Politics
Thom Hartman (also on radio Sirius XM)
Magazines (3)
Foreign Affairs [my most trusted source]
The Atlantic
The Economist [my third most trusted source]
E-newsletters (8)
Borowitz Report (New Yorker) [satirical humor]
Flash Points (Foreign Policy Magazine)
Institute for the Study of War [frequently interviewed on NPR & Fox News]
Nicholas Kristof (New York Times)
Politico (daily e-mail and weekly e-magazine) [e-mail is Illinois centric]
S. Daniel Abraham Center [Israel centric]
The Agenda (Heritage Foundation) [best presentation of conservative views]
The Interpreter (New York Times)
Blogs (3)
Best Defense
Informed Comment
Water’s Edge
Television: I do not watch television – my wife Carol and I choose not to have television service in our
home. If someone tells me about a specific program (e.g. Fareed Zakaria) they believe will interest me I
find it online.
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Voter Registration
Thank you to the dedicated deputy voter registrar team for registering 224 students at Palatine High School, to Shirley Odegaard for registering 35 people at Friendship Village, and also for promoting registration and the importance of voting in the primary at Harper College. We are proud to serve as a foundation to the success of our democracy. Thank you to: Shirley Odegaard Melanie Carter Ann Kennedy Kim Inman Nancy Heggem Natalie Warren Vicki Martin Marge Yackem Betty Hull Camille Sullivan Joan Brody
Tour the Shedd Aquarium!
Tuesday, March 6th
10:00 am – 12:30 pm The Palatine Area League of Women Voters is offering a special opportunity for LWV members to visit the Shedd Aquarium. The visit includes all of the following:
Special presentation on the "Shedd the Straw” program,
Opportunity to see the “Washed Ashore” exhibit,
Exciting behind the scenes tour!
Lunch Maximum number of people: 25 Total Cost per Person: $30
Includes lunch, payment must be made
in advance
Checks payable to LWV Palatine Area
If you are interested in participating or would like more information, contact Natalie Warren at [email protected]
Book Club Report
February 3
The Palatine LVW February program was
Book Club - which was held at Rolling
Meadows Library Feb 3. The book
discussion, led by Dr. Betty Hull,
was Evicted; Poverty and Profit in the
American City by Matthew Desmond.
It opened many eyes to the desperate situation
of the poor living in cities. Eviction is an issue
that hits women and children the hardest, and
can be seen as a women's issue. On the issue
of housing, the LWVUS "believes that the
federal government shares with other levels of
government the responsibility to provide
equality of opportunity for education,
employment and housing for all persons in the
United States regardless of their race, color,
gender, religion, national origin, age, sexual
orientation or disability."
Our local Palatine LWV had a past program
on Wings and a donation drive to benefit
them. Future follow-up may include a review
of affordable housing in our area and our
position on housing.
Women’s History Month Luncheon Sunday, March 11, 11:30 am – 2 pm
Wilmette Golf Club Restaurant - 3900 Fairway
Drive, Wilmette, 60091. Cost $30
This is what Activism Looks Like,
Empowering Parent Leaders in the
community. Join us as we listen to Executive Director Ellen
Schumer and parent leaders from Community
Organizing and Family Issues (COFI) discuss
paths to successful community engagement.
COFI’s innovative model of Family Focused
Organizing has engaged thousands of low-income
African American and Latino parents in
improving preschools, schools, communities and
public policies in Chicago, throughout Illinois
and beyond.
Friends of the League are always welcome!
Click here for flier and registration.
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4th Quarter Campaign Finance Reports
Candidates for both the offices of Governor and Attorney General reported increased spending in the
fourth quarter of 2017, with the Primary Elections just three months away.
6th Congressional District
4th Quarter Fundraising and Spending 2017
Incumbent Congressman Peter Roskam may be free from a primary challenger, but he has faced considerable issues in his district after voting for the ACA repeal and the GOP tax bill. Democrats Kelly Mazeski and Sean Casten hope to take advantage of Roskam's moderate district, which voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. However, Mazeski or Casten would need to survive a seven-way primary before facing off against Roskam in November.
