- Upcoming Events
- Oakland Libertarians Launch Blog
- Expansion Causes Local LP to Change Name
- League of Women Voters Contact
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- Upcoming Events
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September 2, 2004 - 7:30 PM
- Libertarian Party of Washtenaw County Monthly Business Meeting. Dinner at 7pm, meeting 7:30pm.
- Location: Cubs' AC Restaurant (located in the Colonial Lanes Bowling Center) at 1950 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor.
- Contact: Jeff Weber Phone: (734) 434-6486 E-mail: humanism@comcast.net
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September 8, 2004 - 7:30 PM
- Libertarian Party of Oakland County Executive Committee meeting. All dues-paying members are welcome.
- Location: Kerby's Koney Island at the NW corner of Square Lake and Woodward in the Kingswood Plaza.
- Contact: Nathan Allen Phone: (248) 891-3003 E-mail: chair@LpocMi.org
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September 9, 2004 - 7:00 PM
- Libertarian Party of West Michigan monthly meeting.
- Location: Club North Banquet Room at 1359 Plainfield NE; just North of Leonard in Grand Rapids.
- Contact: Membership Director Steve Van Til Phone: (616) 738-2807 E-mail: stevev@lpwm.org
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September 9, 2004 - 7:30 PM
- Speech: "The Free State Project and the History of the LPM," by Brian Wright, former LPM Chair. Dinner at 7pm, meeting 7:30pm.
- Location: Cubs' AC Restaurant (located in the Colonial Lanes Bowling Center) at 1950 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor.
- Contact: Jeff Weber Phone: (734) 434-6486 E-mail: humanism@comcast.net
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September 12, 2004 - 6:00 PM
- Fundraiser dinner for Micheal Badnarik from 6:00pm-10:00pm. Michael will speak and be available to answer questions concerning his campaign for President. Dinner includes choice of Pecan Chicken, Norwegian Salmon, or Sirloin Steak wrapped in bacon. The cost per person is $35.00 (made payable to the Libertarians of Macomb County). Reservations can be sent to:
Libertarians of Macomb County 28960 Jane St. Clair Shores 48081 Reservations are due September 3rd, so please send yours in today!
- Location: Sajos located at 36470 Moravian, Clinton Twp, MI 48035
- Contact: Nicole Michalak Phone: (586) 703-4244 E-mail: nmichalak@emich.edu
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September 16, 2004 - 7:30 PM
- Video Night: Libertarian videos shown. Dinner at 7pm, meeting 7:30pm.
- Location: Cubs' AC Restaurant (located in the Colonial Lanes Bowling Center) at 1950 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor.
- Contact: Jeff Weber Phone: (734) 434-6486 E-mail: humanism@comcast.net
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September 17, 2004
- The Libertarian Party of Okaland County is sponsoring an information booth at the Troy Daze Festival, Sept. 17-19. Volunteers are needed to staff the booth on Friday, 4-10; Saturday, 11-11; Sunday, 11-7.
- Location: Boulan Park, west of Crooks Road, south of Wattles.
- Contact: Jerry Bloom Phone: (248) 649-5416 E-mail: JerryLiberty@hotmail.com
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September 23, 2004 - 7:30 PM
- Speech: "Libertarianism and College Education," by Dr. Kirby Cundiff, former Professor of Finance at Hillsdale College. Dinner at 7pm, speech 7:30pm.
- Location: Cubs' AC Restaurant (located in the Colonial Lanes Bowling Center) at 1950 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor.
- Contact: Jeff Weber Phone: (734) 434-6486 E-mail: humanism@comcast.net
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September 30, 2004 - 7:30 PM
- LPWC Planning Session for annual 'Sam Adams' fund-raising dinner. Dinner at 7pm, meeting 7:30pm.
- Location: Cubs' AC Restaurant (located in the Colonial Lanes Bowling Center) at 1950 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor.
- Contact: Jeff Weber Phone: (734) 434-6486 E-mail: humanism@comcast.net
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October 7, 2004 - 7:30 PM
- Libertarian Party of Washtenaw County Monthly Business Meeting. Dinner at 7pm, meeting 7:30pm.
- Location: Cubs' AC Restaurant (located in the Colonial Lanes Bowling Center) at 1950 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor.
- Contact: Jeff Weber Phone: (734) 434-6486 E-mail: humanism@comcast.net
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- For more events, see the online calendar at:
- http://www.michiganlp.org/lpmonline/events.php
- Oakland Libertarians Launch Blog
by Greg Dirasian
West Bloomfield, MI—-Oakland County Libertarians
launched a blog on their web site this week. The blog is
intended to highlight problems and issues facing Oakland
County residents and offer Libertarian solutions.
Periodically, other news items of interest will be posted to
the blog.
Every day one of the Libertarian Party of Oakland
County (LPOC) bloggers will post an item to the blog
referencing an article in one of the local newspapers. Blog
readers will then be invited to comment on the issue and
suggest possible libertarian solutions or solutions that can
be achieved through less government rather than more
government regulation and taxes. Everybody in Oakland
County is welcome to participate. We will even extend a
special invitation to L. Brooks Patterson and hope he finds
where Libertarians have some common ground with his own
party.
“More often than not we see the county government or
the local (city, township, or village) governments proposing
new laws or new taxes to address issues,” said LPOC Chair
Nathan Allen. “Our goal with this blog is to expose the
public to ‘less government’ alternatives. Perhaps we will
even see some elected officials referencing the solutions
proposed on this blog.”
LPOC members who wish to blog in addition to commenting
on posts, can use the convenient “Register” link on the
lower right portion of the web site. Authorization will be
determined on a case by case basis.
Although only 5 days old, the blog is already
increasing traffic to the web site, and people are staying
longer when they come to the site.
Internet users can find the LPOC blog at:
http://www.LpocMi.org/blog/
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- Expansion Causes Local LP to Change Name
by Bill Bradley
LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN. EXPANSION
CAUSES LOCAL LIBERTARIANS TO CHANGE NAME AND CHOOSE NEW
LEADERS. The Van Buren County Libertarian Party Executive
Committee recently voted to change the name of the party to
the Libertarian Party of Southwest Michigan. The change was
made to reflect the fact that the local party organization
now covers Berrien and Cass Counties in addition to Van
Buren. The committee also appointed new officers to replace
the existing officers who resigned in order to facilitate
the expansion. Bill Bradley of South Haven stepped down as
Chairman, but replaced his wife Barbara as
Secretary/Treasurer for the remainder of her term. Mrs.
Bradley had asked to retire earlier this year for health
reasons, but had agreed to stay on until the rest of the
changes could take place. Jason Gatties of Bridgman is
Bradley’s replacement as Chairman and Michael Christenson,
II of Edwardsburg replaced Harold Hester of South Haven as
Vice-Chairman. Hester will continue as a member of the
executive committee along with Mike Dickson of Geneva
Township who is the fifth member of the committee. Jason
Gatties is Sales and Operations Manager with Rover Security
of Benton Harbor and Michael Christenson is employed by
Quantum Connections of St. Joseph as a Customer Service
Representative. At the end of the meeting, Bradley
commented that he was happy to see younger members coming
forward to take over the leadership of the party and stated,
“I will probably step down as Secretary/Treasurer when my
term expires next year. Up until these changes took place,
the average age of our Executive Committee was over 70.
That is too old. It may work for the Supreme Court, but I
will be happy to see the torch passed on to a younger age
group.” For additional information call Bill Bradley at
269-637-4525 or send e-mail to bbradley@cybersol.com.
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- League of Women Voters Contact
by Bill Gelineau
All candidates should contact the League of Women's
voters with contact information for this year's voter guide.
They can be reached at:
League of Women Voters of Michigan
200 Museum Dr., Ste. 104
Lansing, MI 48933
517/ 484-5383
lwvmi@voyager.net
This is a great opportunity to present our views and
obtain equal coverage with your opponents.
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