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OCONEE DEMOCRATS
WILL HEAR ABOUT “HOME RULE”
On Saturday, March 21, Dr. Holly Ulbrich, Alumni Professor of Economics
Emerita at Clemson University, will talk to Oconee Democrats about Home
Rule in South Carolina.
Dr. Ulbrich is a well-known consultant to public agencies at all levels
from municipalities through the World Bank, including the S.C. General
Assembly. Her talk will describe how the General Assembly dictates many
responsibilities to the counties from micromanaging the property tax to
setting and changing school board structures. She will also lay
out how this particular Home Rule was established as well as steps on
how to change it.
The event will take place at 9:00 a.m. at Jimmy’s Family Restaurant on
Hwy 123 in Seneca. All are welcome. The meeting is free. If you
wish breakfast, you can order off the menu and pay that cost.
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HOT DOG DINNER WILL
BENEFIT LOCAL DISABLED VETERAN
SENECA - A "Help-A-Vet Benefit and Hot Dog Dinner" will take place
Friday, March 27, 2009, 4 - 7pm at the Keowee/Ebenezer Fire Station,
Hwy 188/Keowee School Road to help disabled veteran, Gary Smith.
Smith, a highly decorated Vietnam War Veteran needs help to purchase an
electric scooter to help with his mobility.
"Gary's current wheelchair is in bad shape and his mobility is
limited. He needs help from Oconee County," says Mike
Evatt, event organizer, "His wheelchair is so broken that it
makes it difficult for him and his wife as they travel to doctor
appointments and the hospital. Hopefully, the community will come
together to help a veteran who served his country."
The Benefit will feature $5 Hot Dog dinners for dine-in or
take-out. DCAL of Oconee County and residents of the Keowee
Precinct are volunteering their time and service to sponsor this event.
For more information or to make donations, call Mike Evatt at
864-882-5381 or email: help_a_vet_oconee@gmail.com.
Late breaking news!!!
SC
Education leader Jim Rex will also join us for this event. Please
come and show your support for this key Democrat!
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Jane Dyer Shares Plans for Next Election
Jane Dyer, the Democrat who
garnered
35% of the votes in the last campaign for SC's Third District
Congressional seat, shared her plans for winning in 2010 with 46
members of the Oconee County Democratic Party at its monthly breakfast
meeting Saturday, Feb. 21 in Seneca.
"The Republicans led by Governor Sanford are proving to be no friends
to South Carolina," Dyer told the group. "They've driven this
train
off a cliff and are still saying that they're right. Their
disdain and
disregard for oversight and regulation led us directly into this
economic mess. Our governor's political grandstanding over the
stimulus bill proves only how ambitious he is and how little he cares
about SC's families."
Dyer urged the audience to "work together to elect people to positions
from county councils to governor, people who believe in success for
South Carolina." She emphasized the need for increasing the
number of
jobs, improving public education and supporting those who are slipping
through the economic cracks, especially military veterans.
For more information, please contact Jane Dyer at 855-8050.
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