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Take a look at this cartoon about our addiction to oil.
State Convention Endorses Candidates and Initiatives To see the nominations made, go to Candidates page Senate: Senator Patty Murray Referendum 52, Healthy Schools for Washington : Yes Nomination for Bob Morton's State Senate Position On Saturday, May 22nd, PCOs from the 7th Legislative District nominated Barbara Mowrey of Chewelah as our candidate for the State Senate seat. Barbara is a former Chewelah City Council member. Her concern is that not enough attention is being paid to the social needs of children, seniors, single parents and other disadvantaged community members by Sen. Morton. She was asked a number of questions about other issues. She is for healthy food and wants support for farmers to be able to grow it. Barbara is also interested in the local economic possibilities of biofuel production. I-1098 “To clarify any confusion on the matter, by action of the Executive Board, the Washington State Democratic Party has endorsed I-1098. The WSDCC has consistently supported an income tax in Washington through Resolution and Platform language.” - Dwight Pelz, WSDCC Chair, 5/27/10
More on I-1098: Click Here Help Get Signatures I-1098
June 26th Deadline Click Here
The Platform For the 7th Legislative District: Click Here I-1068 Decriminalizing Marijuana in Washington State: Click Here
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District 2 Commissioner Race
After an automatic recount by the Auditor's Office on Friday September 3rd, Cynthia Bonneau-Green is on
 the November 2nd General Election ballot running against Brian Dansel. She ended up having 2 more votes than Joe Bond and became the second in the Top Two Primary after a 17 day back and forth cliffhanger. Congratulations Cynthia! And thank you to all her supporters and many helpers. Final Ferry County primary election results are available on the Ferry County Auditor's website. Click Here Stan Rumbaugh is running against Jim Johnson for Justice on the State Supreme Court. Through a plethora of emails a true case of injustice in the form of Jim Johnson rulings is made, case after case. To learn more about this Judge whose decisions seem to reflect the aims of whoever has the largest pocket rather than based on any sort of judicial rightness, go to this website: Click Here Charlie Wiggins for Justice On May 25 some Ferry County residents got to meet an exceptionally well qualified candidate for Washington State Supreme Court Position 6; Charlie Wiggins. More Click Here Report Ranks Ferry County Least Healthy in State By Associated Press - Feb. 17, 2010 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A survey of every county in the nation ranks them on how healthy residents are and how long they live. In Washington, the County Health Rankings lists San Juan, Douglas, Whitman, Kittitas, Island, King, Whatcom, Clark, Chelan and Snohomish counties as the 10 healthiest. The 10 counties with the poorest health are Ferry, Okanogan, Mason, Stevens, Asotin, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Yakima, Pend Oreille and Pacific. The report was released Wednesday by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It considered health behavior, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment. |
Ferry County Democratic Central Committee, (FCDCC)
Meeting TBA
 Jane Cody Democratic Women's Club The Club meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday at noon. Donations for the Fair gift basket raffle are needed and appreciated. For more information call Bryan Bremner at 775-0162. Calendar of Upcoming Events Click Here Democratic Central Committee Meeting and Events for 2010 Click Here
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Losing my religion for equality by Jimmy Carter