[PenDems (304)] Champagne and Chocolate - February 11

Please find the attached invitation for our fabulous event on February 11.  See you there!

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[PenDems (303)] Meeting Notice - Election to be held

ATTENTION ALL PENNINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AND PRECINCT PEOPLE

As you probably know, the Pennington County Democratic Party has been operating without a Chair for several months. We will have a very important meeting on Thursday, February 16^th. at 6:30 p.m. in Seattle's Best Coffee Shop (Alex Johnson Hotel) to elect a new Chair and to start getting ready for the crucial 2012 elections.

Mike Wilson has offered to serve as our Chair at this time. As you know, Mike is a former Democratic State Representative from Pennington County, and was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2002. He also has a private law practice in Rapid City.

If other people are interested in serving as Chair at this time, they are invited to make their intentions known, and also to attend the meeting on February 16^th. Under State Party rules, we are encouraged (but not absolutely required) to have a Chair and Vice-Chair of opposite genders. Sharon Green is currently serving as Vice-Chair.

If you are interested in building a stronger Democratic Party, or if you are interested in helping with this fall's elections, you are strongly encouraged to attend this important meeting.

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[PenDems (302)] ACTION ALERT: Oppose Daugaard's Education "Deform" Bill

Problems reading this e-mail? View it in your browser.   Dear Friend, Governor Daugaard just released his education "reform" bill.  It offers monumental - and potentially destructive - changes for our schools.  Daugaard wants to: End teacher tenure Impose testing-based rankings of teachers, and Institute merit pay for only the top 20% of our educators. As you can imagine, many Democratic and Republican leaders are deeply concerned about the proposal, and are wondering how we'll decide who gets bonuses; how we expect to foster collaboration among teachers if we pit them against each other for bonuses; how we recruit and retain teachers for ALL subjects of critical need. They're demanding an answer to one important question: How do we fulfill our obligation to fund our schools if our focus is on attacking teachers? Take action today to put a stop to this legislation. Remind Governor Daugaard that attacking teachers is not a substitute for funding our schools. Remind Governor Daugaard that adequately preparing our workforce starts by adequately funding their education. Remind Governor Daugaard that you stand with our students and educators, and you won't stand for his questionable education agenda. Here's what you can do right now to help: Share this Education Alert: Forward to Friends; Like it on Facebook; Tweet It Email Your Legislator » Write a Letter to Your Local Paper » Our students are counting on us. Please take action today. Sincerely, Chairman South Dakota Democratic Party   This e-mail was sent to silvchristen@gmail.com. You can unsubscribe or edit your e-mail address. Pol. Adv. paid for by the South Dakota Democratic Party, P.O. Box 1485, Sioux Falls, SD 57101. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

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[PenDems (301)] Crackerbarrel and Coffee ~ Saturday

The Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the first of a series of crackerbarrels with area lawmakers on Saturday. The event is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Didier Educational Center in the Classroom Building on the campus of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. The crackerbarrels are free and open to the public.

The Pennington County Democratic Party will gather for coffee and some discussion at 8am at Black Hills Bagels before heading to the Crackerbarrel at 9. 

Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/opinion/editorial-tell-lawmakers-what-you-think/article_ae11e6a8-42ef-11e1-8c8f-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1k3Eu0lF7

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[PenDems (300)] Meeting notice - January 19

The Pennington County Democratic Party will hold their monthly January meeting on Thursday, January 19 beginning at 6:30pm at Seattle's Best coffeehouse in the Alex Johnson in downtown Rapid City.

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