ELECTION DAY IS NEAR – Tuesday November 4

Get your ten hours in – Deadline is Tuesday November 4. Election Day is Tuesday November 4.
It’s coming – Election Day – Tuesday November 4 – it’s the last day to get volunteer hours. If you are near a ten hour total – GET IT! If you’ve got 8 get to 10. If you’ve [...]

My Vote is up for Grabs!

MY VOTE IS UP FOR GRABS!
I’m an old high school friend of Mr. Wood. I had the pleasure of catching up with him recently at his MSU tailgate @ the Northwestern game….blocks from my house. HIs was the only tailgate with an Obama sign staked in the ground next to the food….and a picture [...]

Obama & McCain from the campaign trail

The Assignment must be posted by 7:00 PM Saturday November 1.
This Assignment is worth ten points possible extra credit.

National Public Radio is one of the best sources of unbiased news in the world. They run a news program every morning called “Morning Edition”. They run a news program every night called “All Things Considered.” Each [...]

“The VOTE” 10/27/08

Map and count is current as of 10/27/08. Presentation by Angelina, Britt, Chad, & Kyle.

Obama / Biden -306
McCain / Palin – 157
Toss Up – 75

Each week between September 15 and November 4 (the election) Senior Current Issues will provide you an update on the progress of the 2008 Presidential Election. Each week at this site [...]

LP’s Oct 27 to Oct 31

Lesson Plans will be posted here weekly in PDF format. In order to access them merely click on the correct class. As changes occur to the plans during the course of the week, I will note those changes at the end of the post – not on the PDF original – so please keep [...]

Egelston Democrat Party needs volunteers to work Precinct #2 on Election Day

This is an open invitation for volunteers to work for the for a democratic victory on election day from right in Egelston township.
We have positions for Election Challengers, phonebankers, and runners. Election Challengers must be 18 registered to vote and will sit a shift at the polls. Phonebanking is ideal for under 18 individuals. Phonebanking [...]

SUNDAY Oct 26 – Go Canvassing door to door with Governor Jennifer Granholm

Governor Jennifer Granholm will be at the Obama Merriam Street Campaign HQ on Sunday at 12:45 – She is going to kick off a door-to-door canvassing for Obama on Sunday.   This is a great opportunity for you to meet one of the highest profile women in United States politics at a personal level, and then [...]

Time to Talk about the ISSUES!

Let’s go Seniors…it’s time for us to be “Awake.”
Presentation Guidelines – “The Issues”

Monday – Health Care & Economy
Tuesday – Iraq & Foreign Policy
Wednesday – Energy & Environment
Thursday – Homeland Security & Immigration
Friday – Education & Gay Rights/Abortion

Debates begin daily at 8:00 AM and run until 9:00 AM.  Be prepared!

“The VOTE” 10/21/08

Map and count is current as of 10/14/08. Presentation by Sophelia, Crystal, Rhea, and Sam.

Obama / Biden -286
McCain / Palin – 155
Toss Up – 97

Each week between September 15 and November 4 (the election) Senior Current Issues will provide you an update on the progress of the 2008 Presidential Election. Each week at this [...]

“Blog” – Greed is Good

Watch the clip – Greed is Good from the movie Wall Street.
In the movie Wall Street (1987) Gordon Gecko is a Wall Street corporate raider. He buys up company stock until he gets ahold of a majority shares – and then breaks the company,  and sells it off in pieces; he makes a fortune in [...]