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Tuesday, September 12 -- Whose Schools Are They?

The September general meeting on September 14th will focus on education at all three levels-- federal, state, and local. Linda Gahan will give us a briefing on the newly adopted national study on the Federal Role in Public Education. No Child Left Behind, followed by Obama's initiative on merit pay for teachers and the stimulus funds used to keep teachers in the classroom, has focused attention on this issue of great importance both to federal-state relations and to education. The study will focus on the role of the federal government in education policy making,with possible consideration of funding, common standards and/or governance relationships among all levels of the government.

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Monday, October 11 -- A Place at the Table (Women in Politics)

The League of Women Voters of the Clemson Area is co-sponsoring a panel on women in politics on Monday, October 11th at 7:30 at the Strom Thurmond Institute. The lead panelist will be long-time state representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter of Orangeburg. The other two panelists are Jennifer Willis, who serves on the Pickens County Council, and Lori Dickes, a doctoral candidate in Policy Studies who has researched the effectiveness of women governors. Mark you calendar for this interesting panel.

Saturday, November 20 -- Book Discussion

The twice-a-year, read-a-book, soup and salad group will be meeting on November 20th for brunch and discussion. Each year we pick two books of interest to Leaguers to read and discussion. The selection for this fall is Linda Tarr-Whelan's Women Lead the Way: Your Guid to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World. Linda will be speaking at a Clemson University event in November so now is a good time to buy and read the book, listen to Linda, and then come share your thoughts and food at Holley Ulbrich's on a football-free fall Saturday.

LWV of South Carolina Op Ed on Voting Machines

Voting Machines Deserve Second Look by LWV-SC President, Barbara Zia, in The State, June 27, 2010,

Voting Machines 'buggy, unstable, exploitable' by Duncan Buell in The State, July 16, 2010,

State Should Examine Voting Machines by Eleanor Hare in The Pickens County Sentinel, July 2010.

South Carolina's Ballots Can't Be Recounted by Eleanor Hare in The State, August 16, 2010.

LWV-SC Study of School District Structure and Authority

For information about the LWV-SC study of school district structure and authority click here.

RECYCLE YOUR CFLs

Home Depot now accepts used compact fluorescent light bulbs for recycling at all of its US locations. Many CFL users have been concerned about mercury contamination when these super-efficient bulbs wear out. Now we can dispose of them safely.   LINK

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