Monthly Archives: April 2019

Ten Years Ago — It Seems Like Yesterday

April 20, 2009 — Hard to believe that ten years have gone by since the passing of my friend and brother-in-law, Jimmy Dunaway. Jimmy was 71 and had been a minister in the United Methodist Church for about fifty years. … Continue reading

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The Montgomery County Democratic Party To Establish A “Strategic Planning Committee” To Make A Long-range Plan

Yesterday, I had a cordial and productive 80 minute meeting with Mark Owens, longtime Chairman of the Montgomery County Democratic Party. One outcome of the meeting will be the establishment of a “Strategic Planning Committee” that will be “charged with … Continue reading

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“We Show Our Devotion To Democracy By What We Do In This Room — By What We Talk About In This Room, By How We Empower Ourselves In This Room”

The agenda for the March 28 Meeting for the MCDP Central Committee indicated a very short meeting — it amounted to twelve minutes of announcements and reports. The you-tube video of the meeting shows that after this agenda ended, I … Continue reading

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Ironic — Speech At Central Committee Meeting Calling For The MCDP To Be “A Champion Of Democracy” Interrupted By ‘Non-Debatable’ Motion To Immediately Adjourn

The agenda for the March 28 Meeting for the MCDP Central Committee indicated a short meeting — it amounted to twelve minutes of announcements and reports. The you-tube video of the meeting shows that after this agenda ended, I addressed … Continue reading

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At The MCDP Meeting — Wonders Of Wonders — The Central Committee Votes To Continue The Discussion

Here is the link to the youtube video of the March 28 MCDP meeting. (For some reason I’m unable to embed it.) I appreciate David Esrati’s efforts to make transparent the Central Committee meetings of the Montgomery County Democratic Party. … Continue reading

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