National Voter articles from February 2006

National Voter archives from February 2006

Making a difference globally!(OUT FRONT)
February 1, 2006... The League of Women Voter's mission is to encourage the active and informed participation of citizens in their government. We share this mission with many civil society organizations around the world. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This issue...

Greetings from M Street!(NEWS FROM M STREET)(Editorial)
February 1, 2006... As we enter the second month of the New Year, I am pleased to report that the M Street office is as vigorous and active as ever. We are embarking on a number of exciting, new initiatives and continuing our work on a variety of projects as well...

Communications.(NEWS FROM M STREET)
February 1, 2006... Recent efforts have been successful in ensuring publication in major print media of several pieces authored by LWVUS President Kay Maxwell. These include a letter to the editor about the Carter-Baker Commission election reform recommendations...

Congratulations.(NEWS FROM M STREET)(Carolie Mullan of League of Women Voters receives Diekemper Lifetime of Service Award by the Volunteer Center of Lubbock)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... We proudly congratulate LWVUS Board Member Carolie Mullan who was awarded the Diekemper Lifetime of Service Award by the Volunteer Center of Lubbock, TX, in the fall. Mullan has been a member of the Lubbock LWV since 1978, serving as president,...

Meet the staff.(NEWS FROM M STREET)(Vercie Davis and Maria Pilar Lampert-Grassi appointed to League of Women Voters)
February 1, 2006... We welcome Vercie Davis and Maria Pilar Lampert-Grassi to the staff at the M Street offices. In addition, we are pleased to reintroduce Chandrima Das, former administrative services coordinator and publication sales manager, in her new position...

Membership.(NEWS FROM M STREET)
February 1, 2006... Member Section of the New Web site. We've continued to listen to member input and have updated the "For Members" section with "League Basics" for new and returning members and leaders; "Tools For Leaders"; ways to use the Member Section to...

The League in action globally: a historical perspective.
February 1, 2006... At its founding in 1920, the League of Women Voters (LWV) had a plateful of domestic political challenges, including the formidable task of putting its own house in order and transforming itself from the suffrage movement into a...

The League in action globally: a thriving relationship.(League of Women Voters)
February 1, 2006... "The Beginning of a Long-Lasting Relationship" (The National Voter, January/February 2003) marked the completion of the League's successful 1999-2002 Woman Power Politics: Building Grassroots Democracy in Africa project. As anticipated and...

The League in action globally: Jamaica.(League of Women Voters)
February 1, 2006... Compared to my League trips to Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, the flight from San Francisco to Jamaica seemed mercifully short--seven hours total. But the hike in Miami Aiport to my Jamaica flight seemed insufferably long--through a maze of hallways,...

The League in action globally: the Russians came!(League of Women Voters)
February 1, 2006... The League's long tradition of hosting international visitors continued when the LWV was selected, through a competitive proposal process, to host a group of Russian visitors for the Open World Leadership Center's 2005 Russia Civic Hosting...

Hill Bulletin.
February 1, 2006... The second session of the 109th Congress promises much work for the League on issues that concern us. High on our list is the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which the LWVUS Board added to our 2005 advocacy priorities at its...

Education fund.(Pollworker Institute)
February 1, 2006... ELECTION REFORM The League, in collaboration with IFES and the Pollworker Institute, is launching a yearlong research project aimed at improving pollworker recruitment and training in the United States. After research involving focus...

Diversity.(League of Women Voters)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... The League's Diversity Policy (reaffirmed in January 2003): The LWVUS/LWVEF, in both its values and practices, affirms its belief and commitment to diversity and pluralism, which means there shall be no barriers to participation in any activity...

In memoriam: Beverly McKinnell--the consummate Leaguer.(LEAGUE MATTERS)(League of Women Voters)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 1, 2006... The League sadly said good-bye to Beverly McKinnell in late November 2005. McKinnell was a devoted League member who served on the National Board from 1992-2000, with terms as first vice-president and secretary-treasurer; she also was nominated...

Advocacy.(LEAGUE MATTERS)
February 1, 2006... The LWVUS Advocacy Team and our Leagues and members nationwide were still engaged in lobbying for the League's priority issues as the first session of the 109th Congress continued after the Thanksgiving recess. Throughout this first session,...

Stay connected with the League.(American Society for Industrial Security)
February 1, 2006... Twenty-first century communications tools have dramatically changed how the League connects with its members and supporters. They have allowed us to be in close contact within any given day instead of weeks. These tools also keep Leagues and...

Meeting in the Middle: League of women voters of the United States 47th National Convention.
February 1, 2006... The LWVUS invites all members to join fellow Leaguers from 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Hong Kong to celebrate 86 remarkable years of League achievements and chart the course for the next biennium of...

New Orleans abandoned again.(Hurricane Katrina, 2005)
February 1, 2006... Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans because one million acres of coastal wetlands and barrier islands have vanished in Louisiana in the last century due to human interference. These landforms served as natural "speed bumps." They reduced...

Leaders for Democracy (July 1, 2004 - December 7, 2005).(Leaders for Democracy Giving Program )
February 1, 2006... The Leaders for Democracy Giving Program recognizes individuals who make annual financial contributions of $1,000 or greater in support of the League of Women Voters of the United States or the League's Education Fund. Anonymous (11) ...