E-Newsletter
of the Green Party
of
Maricopa
County,
AZ
Issue # 2, 2006 February
1.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Events and other
notices.
ARTICLES:
1. Greens and allies can make AZ
democratic!
2. Pro-rep and
ranked ballots snubbed and stalled in AZ legislature.
3. Light rail being
built locally.
4. Humour,
etc. from
Canada.
5. Humor from
Arizona: Unusual laws, some of which are
ridiculous and could be changed by electing Green officials!
6.
Tucson Green Party.
7. You can be a
5
Minute
Park Volunteer.
8. Fun with math! 50% + 1/2.
9. Please
distinguish between Greenpeace and the Green Party.
10. Favourite
slogans for stickers, badges, etc.
11. Alternative
movie: Get on the
Limo.
Articles for future
issues.
(Writers wanted.)
Masthead
(identity of publication, publishers, etc.).
End of Table of
contents.
Events and other
notices.
Recurring events (more often
than monthly):
Mondays, 5 - 6 p.m.
Peace Vigil
outside on the corner at
2 West
University Drive (n.w. corner of
Mill Avenue),
Tempe,
AZ. Free.
Year-round.
Saturdays, 5 p.m.,
television Channel 51, i Network (formerly Pax).
Re-runs of a great self-help show, Cold
Turkey. It's a reality show with a huge difference. The
10 volunteers try to quit smoking, but no one can get "kicked off the
island." Instead, they try to be supportive of each
other. www.ionline.tv/shows/coldturkey/ .
2006
February:
February 1,
Wednesday: Air America Radio was supposed to be off their frequency 1010
AM, but they're still on as of this date. They won't explain on the
air. (See Article # 3 in our previous issue, January.) The answer is
not yet at www.airamericaradio.com/stations.
February 1,
Wednesday: Deadline for reduced rate for March 23-24 event
below.
February 2,
Thursday. Last day to register to vote in March 14
election.*
February 2, Thursday,
7:30 p.m. Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and Steel and
of Collapse, will lecture free in MU Room 207, ASU. Book
signing to follow.
February 3, Friday, 6 - 11 p.m.
First Friday Art
Walk, central
Phoenix,
AZ. (First Friday of each
month.) The Green Party has
a table in the parking lot just west of Modified Arts,
407 East Roosevelt
Street, from about 6 to 10 p.m.
February 3, Friday. Free
film showing HOWARD ZINN: YOU CAN’T
BE NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN, by Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller, 2004,
edited to 60 minutes. In these turbulent times, Howard Zinn is inspiring a
new generation. This acclaimed film looks at the amazing life of the
renowned historian, activist and author. Following his early days as a
shipyard labor organizer and bombardier in World War II, Zinn became an academic
rebel and leader of civil disobedience in a time of institutionalized racism and
war. His influential writings shine light on and bring voice to
factory workers, immigrant laborers, African Americans, Native Americans and the
working poor.
Featuring rare archival materials and
interviews with Zinn and colleagues such as Noam Chomsky captures the essence of
this extraordinary man who has been a catalyst for progressive change for more
than 60 years. As Chomsky said, Zinn is “a model and inspiration for those
who seek justice and peace. His contributions are truly
incomparable.” A discussion will follow. 7 p.m. Refresh-ments;
7:30 p.m. film. AIPER: Arizona Institute for Peace Education
& Research,
2510 S. Rural
Road Ste. 102
Tempe,
AZ
85282 480-967-3880, www.aiper.org .
February 3, Friday, 7:30
p.m.
February 5, Sunday, 3
p.m.
February 6, Monday, 7
p.m.
Movie showing:
Forty Shades of
Blue (Unrated) 109 minutes. AZ Premiere of 2005
Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize winner. It tells the story of
"Laura, a young Russian woman living in
Memphis [TN] with a much older rock
'n' roll legend, and the personal awakening she experiences in the wake of her
unfortunate affair with his estranged son. In the bars and bedrooms of this very
contemporary city, a love triangle forms, illuminating the hearts and souls of
these three tangled lives." -- Independent Spirit Award Nominee Dina
Korzun.
Tickets $8 on-line (with a credit
card) or at the door beginning 45 minutes prior to showtime (cash
only). www.OneNightCinema.com .
February 10 to 13, Friday
to Monday. Movie showing: The Untold Story of Emmett Louis
Till. (See above.) Critically-acclaimed
documentary; for Black History Month. AZ premiere. Guest speaker
Alonzo Jones and film critic Gayle Bass will host opening night. www.OneNightCinema.com .
February 15,
Wednesday. Usual due date for articles for the March 1 issue of this
e-newsletter. Late submissions are welcome, but might have to be
held until the April 1 issue.
February 17 and 18. Friday
3:30 p.m. to late evening. Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Local to Global Teach-In.
Free education, music, entertainment, networking, food,
etc. The Green Party will have a
table of information.
Farmer
Building, ASU,
Tempe,
AZ. 5th Annual. This year's
theme is Joining Voices, Bridging
Borders. Unfortunately, Winona LaDuke has cancelled.
Featuring Judith Nies, Emma's Revolution, Joel Olson, Chris Jacome, Blackfire,
Grime, and much more! Donations appreciated. For full
schedule: www.localtoglobal.org.
Tentatively February 25,
Saturday, 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Steering Committee meeting 3:30 to 4:30
p.m. Place to be announced.
The Green Party of Maricopa County invites all
registered Greens (& others as
"guests") to attend our next General Membership meeting. For more
information, call the Arizona Green
Party (AZGP) voicemail-hotline: (602) 417-0213. RSVP if you plan to
attend! www.maricopagreens.org
2006 March and
later:
March 3, Friday. Last day for
early ballot requests for March 14 election.*
March 4, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Time
for some Fun! Peace and Justice Benefit Concert. With Charlie King
and Karen Brandow,
America’s leading political
folksingers and satirists. At Community Christian Church, 1701
South
College,
Tempe,
AZ (SE corner of Encanto). $15 in
advance; $18 at the door; children under 12 free. $2 of each ticket sold
(and mentioning this announcement) will go to the Arizona Green Party!
Buy tickets at:
1. AIPER, 2510 South Rural,
Tempe,
AZ; 480-967-3880.
2. Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 South
McClintock,
Tempe.
To send a cheque by mail, please use
the form below or similar.
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March 14, Tuesday. Election in
Maricopa County.*
March 23 and 24, Thursday
and Friday. (February 1 is deadline for reduced fee of 75 $.)
Prescott,
AZ. Green to Gold Conference: Sustainable
Cities, Healthy Local Economies,
220 Grove Avenue. Jan Bryan,
928-771-0052, or Mary Lin 928-350-4503. green2gold@prescott.edu. MISSIONS: 1. A forum for cities and their citizens to
learn and share tools, information, networking, and structures for transition to
sustainable municipalities with healthy economies. 2. Developing support
systems and tools for creating “Sustainable Cities Task Forces” in home
communities. Randy Hayes speaks: “A Green City Plan to Save the
World”. $50 / day or $75 / two days if register by Feb. 1. $60 / day
or $100 / two after Feb 1. Student rate $25. www.prescott.edu. Accommodations packages available. Work-study & other
scholarships available. A not-for-profit college.
April 17, Monday.
Last day to register to vote in May 16 election.*
May 5, Friday. Last
day for early ballot requests for May 16
election.*
May 16, Tuesday.
Election in Maricopa County.*
Other notices:
Campus Greens. Active at ASU
and U of A. If you are member of any another scholastic community, you may
start a chapter. www.azgp.org. For ASU: www.asugreens.org.
9/11
Truth. Regular meetings
in
Phoenix and
Mesa about what really happened 2001 September
11. www.911Truthaz.org
telephone 602-246-4299.
AZ One Voice, a new free local
monthly newsletter on paper. Available at AIPER, or call
623-583-7070 or fax same # but ending in 7;
Box 1959,
Sun City,
AZ
85372-1959 azonevoice@earthlink.net.
End of Events and notices.
ARTICLES.
Article # 1:
Greens and allies can make
AZ democratic!
by Korky Day.
The USA is far from being a democracy
or a republic, as I wrote in last month's issue of this e-newsletter (2006
January, article 2). Similarly, each of its states is a
duopoly. Unfair ballot status rules, which often keep the Green Party off the ballot, are only
one small aspect of our systemic
pseudo-democracy.
In BC in 2003, a 160-citizen assembly
was formed which recommended proportional representation to
replace their undemocratic electoral system. The type of pro-rep chosen
was dubbed BC-STV, or BC's version of single transferable voting. In
USA political science terms it is
also called "choice" voting.
The referendum on 2005 May 17 was
indecisive, so another will be held in 2008. (I campaigned hard for it
there.) Similar movements are gaining steam in the rest of
Canada and in
California.
We in
Arizona can follow a similar route. If
the legislature won't authorise this plan, we can use the initiative
process, as below. That is, we can enlist many fair-minded Arizonans
to circulate and sign petitions in order to force the plan to a binding
public vote.
This is not something simply to help
our Green Party, the fourth largest
party in AZ. Fair elections are something keenly desired also by our
third largest party, the Libertarian Party. Also, I think that other
groups, such as the League of Women Voters, would help.
A huge number of Arizonans are
"independents" because they, too, are disgusted with the duopoly: the undemocratic
"monopoly" of 2 parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. There are
probably even one or 2 elected Democrats and Republicans who would support the
introduction of democracy to this state.
Below are the details of my
proposal for
Arizona (which could be adapted to any
state):
1. The proposed initiative, if
passed, shall create a state constitutional amendment.
2. That amendment shall
create and select a new Citizens' Assembly every 12 years, at public expense, as
below.
3. All the referenda in this
list below must be held in conjunction with an election for
Arizona governor and/or for president of the
USA.
4. The creation of a Citizens'
Assembly in the 4-year cycle can be skipped only if, by referendum, the people
choose to do so.
5. The selection process (below)
shall all be done at a place open to the public, at a time announced to the
public by newspaper and on the
Arizona government Internet publication.
Officials must permanently record all the actions and results. However,
drawn names may not be published outside that place, except for the final
outcome. No electronic machines or computers may be used in the
selection.
6. No person who had ever been
elected as a public official shall be eligible for the Citizens' Assembly, nor
any person appointed to a position which is normally elected. Neither may
any member of a past Arizona Citizens' Assembly, nor of another state, nor of a
federal citizens' assembly, be chosen for this assembly in
Arizona.
7. On 2006 October 24, Tuesday,
from each of the 60 Arizona state representative districts shall be
chosen 20 people at random from the voters' list: 10 women and
10 men.
8. They shall be invited by mail
to a convenient evening information meeting in their district 2006 November 21,
Tuesday.
9. Of those attending, those
willing to be in the Citizens' Assembly shall be in the final draw that
evening.
10. Then from each district's
finalists shall be drawn the names of one man and one woman.
They all shall comprise that Citizens' Assembly. Four alternates per
district shall also be chosen similarly.
11. The random selection
process, as above, shall be assumed to create enough diversity in the
results.
12. The governor shall convene
the first session of the Citizens' Assembly in order for them to select a
chair from their ranks. That chair may be replaced at any time by the
members. They may hire someone from outside their ranks.
13. The date of the first
convening shall be in 2007 January.
14. It shall meet during
the following year, between 30 and 80 days total, on the weekends that the
assembly chooses (which may include 3-day holiday weekends).
15. Each member of the Citizens'
Assembly may keep their usual job or keep attending school, etc. They
shall, however, receive a daily honorarium equal to 8 times the legal
hourly minimum wage in
Arizona as of the passage of this law, or
as increased later. They shall also be provided transportation from their
home to sessions and hearings, plus food and lodging. If need be,
their children shall also be minded and fed at government
expense.
16. The members may bring their
children to the sessions and hearings in order to breastfeed them, comfort
them, etc.
17. Each Citizens' Assembly
shall meet, adopt its rules, study, hold hearings, and discuss progress toward
an effective democratic
Arizona state government. They may
select their own officials and staff.
18. For the entire process,
translation shall be provided for those in need, whether sign language, Español,
etc.
19. The assembly shall
subdivide their number and host, at fewest, one convenient evening or
weekend hearing in each representative's district in order to listen to the
public.
20. Then, in 2008 January, to
the citizens of
Arizona, the Citizens'
Assembly may propose any measures they choose in order to try to
create a vibrant democracy in
Arizona.
21. Those proposals from the
first Citizens' Assembly each separately shall be put to binding public
referenda in the general election in 2008 November.
22. To amend the state
constitution, each such measure shall require 3/5 of the referendum
vote. Each proposal which fails that hurdle, but achieves a majority,
shall become state law instead.
23. In either case above, the
measure may never be repealed or amended, except by public
referendum.
24. The Citizens'
Assembly may invite anyone to testify and advise them, such as
professors, foreigners, activists, mathematicians, officials, etc.
25. They may also subpoena
for questioning any past or present public official elected in or from
Arizona.
26. All sessions of the
Citizens' Assembly shall be broadcast live on cable and satellite
television, which all cable and satellite companies serving
Arizona must
transmit. They shall also be broadcast live on the Internet and available
in the Internet archive.
27. Complete and partial
transcripts shall be sold for the cost of printing.
28. All statements, decisions,
submissions, results, transcripts of sessions and hearings, etc. shall be
permanently published on paper (for the cost of printing) and on the Internet
and available in the Internet archive.
End of article # 1.
Article # 2.
Pro-rep and ranked ballots snubbed
and stalled in AZ legislature
by Korky
Day.
I received an e-letter
recently stating that AZ state representative Michele
Reagan (R-District 8) has decided that she cannot use the proposals I
worked on with the Arizona League of Women Voters as any of her priorities
this year.
Some Democratic Party
representatives (the minority party in both houses) are said to be drafting
slightly different language. That was supposed to be done, but I have
heard nothing yet.
End of article #
2.
Article #
3.
Light rail being built
locally
by Korky
Day.
In 2004, the Maricopa
Greens campaigned against Proposition 200 because it contained many
millions of dollars, mostly for freeways and very little for "light rail"
public transit trolleys.
Furthermore, to me
(though not a Green Party position), the light rail plan doesn't seem very good,
especially compared to other cities' systems. Because they will all be at
street level, they are too dangerous and too slow, I
think.
Proposition 200 passed
with "bi-partisan" support. The only other opposition was from some
pro-freeway people who wanted the freeways, but not light
rail.
The pseudo-environmentalists in the duopoly thought the only way to get any
mass transit at all (in addition to buses) was to cave in and let the auto
industry, the gas industry, and the urban sprawl (real estate) interests gain
huge profits with the help of public subsidy of the
freeways.
Too late to help in our
campaign, a friend in ASU urban planning told me that they all know
that building any more freeways is stupid. Unfortunately, they all
kept quiet in the community debate, as far as I
know.
End of article #
3.
Article #
4.
Humour, etc. from
Canada
"A True
Story"
ACTUAL transcript of a
US naval ship with Canadian
authorities off the coast of
Newfoundland in October 1995. This radio
conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on October 10.
Americans: "Please divert
your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision."
Canadians: "Recommend you
divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision."
Americans: "This is the
captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course."
Canadians: "No, I say
again, you divert YOUR course."
Americans: "THIS IS THE
AIRCRAFT CARRIER U.S.S. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED
STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE
CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR
COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH. THAT'S ONE-FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER
MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP."
Canadians: "This is a
lighthouse. Your call."
Regardless, it's funny because the nationality characterisations are
so true to life!
ILLEGAL
CLOTHES
According to Canadian
Press, a man was arrested for refusing to remove a t-shirt with the words "Peace
on Earth" and "Give peace a chance" in a mall in
Albany,
NY. He was asked to remove it by
security guards. The local police justified the arrest, "We don't care
what they have on their shirts, but they were asked to leave the property, and
it's private property." That happened less than 3 months after 20 peace
activists were evicted from the same mall for similar shirts. --
Terminal
City newspaper,
Vancouver,
BC, 2003 March 7, page 15, www.terminalcity.ca/.
End of Article #
4.
Article # 5.
Humor
from
Arizona
Unusual laws, some of which
are ridiculous and could be changed by electing Green
officials!
State laws in
Arizona
Hunting camels is
prohibited.
Any misdemeanor committed
while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.
There is a possible 25
years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
Donkeys cannot sleep in
bathtubs.
A class 2 misdemeanor
occurs if one places a mark upon a flag which is "likely to provoke physical
retaliation".
It is illegal to
manufacture imitation cocaine.
When being attacked by a
criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the
other person possesses.
It is unlawful to refuse
a person a glass of water.
You may not have more
than two dildos in a house.
Local Laws in
Arizona
Globe: Cards may not be
played in the street with a Native American.
Hayden: If you bother the
cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.
Maricopa
County: No more than six girls may
live in any house.
Mesa: It is illegal to smoke
cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liquor
license.
Mohave
County: A decree declares that
anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used
up.
Nogales: An ordinance prohibits the
wearing of suspenders.
Prescott: No one is permitted to ride
their horse up the stairs of the county court
house.
Tempe: One must be 18 years old to
buy spray paint.
Tombstone: It is illegal for men and
women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when
smiling.
Tucson: Women may not wear
pants.
End of Article # 5, Unusual
laws.
Article # 6.
Tucson Green Party
End of Article #
6.
Article # 7.
You
can be a 5 Minute Park
Volunteer
by Korky
Day.
I got a badge for
cleaning up
South
Mountain
Park
in south
Phoenix, 2006 January 1. All I had to do
was pick up litter for 5 minutes near the north east entrance! The
badge says "5 Minute Park Volunteer". Jim G., a talented volunteer
recruiter there, was very friendly.
I found no Web contact,
but a related Web site is
End of Article #
7.
Article # 8.
Fun
with math!
50% + 1/2
by Korky Day, and confirmed by a
math professor.
This is a small point,
but I like correct arithmetic.
These are all wrong phrases to
define a majority: "50% + 1", "51%", "half plus one", and
"50.1%". I see them used, even in academic
publications.
Correct are the phrases
"more than half" and "at least 50% + 1/2" (as in the headline
above).
An important
consideration is that the number of voters is often an odd
number. "50% + 1" would be correct only if you could guarantee that
the number of voters would be an even number.
Furthermore, you must
not assume, without stating so, that one should "round down" the
50% part.
Easy example: What is the
minimum majority of 11 voters?
A wrong formula is
50% + 1, which yields (11 divided by 2) + 1 = 5 1/2 + 1 = 6
1/2. Then 6 voters would not meet the threshold of 6 1/2;
even though 6 is indeed a majority of 11.
The correct formula
is 50% + 1/2, so (11 divided by 2) + 1/2 = 5 1/2 + 1/2 =
6.
End of article # 8, "50% +
1/2".
Article # 9.
Please
distinguish between Greenpeace and the Green Party
by Korky
Day.
These 2 groups are often
confused, not just by individuals, but by the media, academics,
etc.
Greenpeace started around 1969 in
Canada> BC>
Vancouver. It
incorporated in 1971 as a charity. It's a world-wide activist
environmental and peace group, not partisan and not contesting elections.
It uses non-violent resistance. I know the founders, perhaps the most
important of whom was the late Irving Stowe, a
Quaker.
The Green Party started in Deutschland
and then first sprung up in the Western Hemisphere in BC>
Vancouver around
1983. The party's name seems to be inspired, in part, by the name
Greenpeace. The Green Party thrives in many countries, especially the ones
with fairer elections.
While it sometimes
engages in activism and education, mainly it is a political party which contests
elections, referenda, etc.
I know the founders of
both groups in
Vancouver and have worked in both. Both
groups are still active in
Vancouver.
End of Article #
9.
Article # 10.
Favourite slogans for stickers,
badges, etc.
Support our
oops!
Bush / Cheney for
prison!
Bush / Cheney in
1984!
Talks, not
troops!
-- collected by Korky
Day.
More below were collected
by Barbara Moir, sent 2003 February 8. From "Spitlers", kspit@ix.netcom.com [Minor
corrections by Korky Day].
Signs at the recent
Washington,
DC, peace demonstrations:
1.
These Colors Don't Run the World.
2. One Nation, Under
Surveillance.
3. How Did Our Oil Get Under Their Sand?
4. Go
Solar, not Ballistic.
5. Who Would Jesus Bomb?
6. Start
Drafting SUV Drivers Now.
7. Don't Blame Me, I Voted with the
Majority.
8. It's NUCLEAR, not NUCULAR, you idiot!
9. Oh, Say,
Can You See My Democracy?
10. [With pictures of Bush, Cheney and
Rumsfeld]
Asses of Evil.
11.
It's the Oil, Stupid!
12. War Is Expensive, Peace Is
Priceless.
13. Read Between the Pipelines.
14. Smart Weapons,
Dumb President.
15. The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Bush
Himself.
16. How Many Lives Per Gallon?
17. Peace Takes
Brains.
18. Anything War Can Do, Peace Can Do Better.
19.
Negotiation, Not Annihilation.
20. Another Patriot for
Peace.
21. Oh, Say, Can You Cease?
22. Star Spangled
Bummer.
23. Don't Arm a Son of a Bush.
24. Don't Do It,
George! Dad Will Still Love You!
25. The Last Time We Listened to
a Bush, We Wandered in the Desert for 40 Years.
End of Article #
10.
Article # 11.
Alternative
movie
Get on the
Limo
The
Phoenix chapter of
Billionaires for Bush, a satirical group, gave a free screening of this fun
satirical low-budget movie at ASU, January 27. It was funny and
inspiring. The director in attendance, Megan Kiefer, said she needed help
distributing the film. www.getonthelimo.com www.billionairesforbush.com. --
Korky Day.
End of the last article, #
11.
Articles for future
issues.
Please volunteer to
write!
Please volunteer to write about one of these topics or a
topic not listed.
* Indicates a writer is
interested, but might or might not actually complete
it.
Green Party of Maricopa
County, internal affairs topics.
1. How to
register Green in AZ and/or get
involved.
2. Party fund raising.
3. Name the newsletter contest.
4. What days of the
week should we meet and where? Shall we poll people?
5. Task List and
Talent List. Help your Green Party!
6. Speaker's
Bureau.
7. Interning for the Green Party.
8. E-links to other Green Parties, including international,
national, and within AZ.
9. Green Campaigns in
Maricopa
County.
10. Green Candidates in
Maricopa
County.
*11. Kinds of
candidate campaigns.
12. Developing policy in the
Maricopa
County and the AZ
Green Parties.
13.
Developing endorsements and voter recommendations.
*14.
Getting Green statements into the official voter
booklets.
15. Relating to other political
parties.
State and local
subjects.
1.
Ballot status: history and strategy.
*2. School board
funding solutions.
*3. Proposal for a Proportional
Party.
4. First Friday Art Walk.
5.
Co-ops, unions, and workplace democracy.
6. Adopting
siesta in
Arizona.
7. Full
bilingualism for
Arizona.
8. Women's
parity in voting and government.
9. Arizona Institute for
Peace Education Research (AIPER).
10. The League of Women
Voters in
Arizona.
International and
national subjects.
*1. Green solutions to immigration.
*2. Spoiler Voting; letters to Nader in 2004.
*3. United
Nations reform.
*4. Peace
Olympics.
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This is
the E-Newsletter of the Green Party of Maricopa
County, Arizona, USA.
Issue # 2, published 2006 February
1.
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United States of America.
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Editor and writer: Korky Day, telephone
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Co-chair of the county
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