Polk County Democrats

The window for filing for the municipal elections this November is short, and begins NOW.  You may file starting Monday, July 6, and until Noon, July 17, at the Womack Building in Columbus.  Please go to the "Municipal Elections" page at the link under Primary Links to the left, and then click "read more."

If this Saturday is the Fourth of July, and it is, then the Saturday after that (7/11) is Coon Dog Day in Saluda.  It's always on the Saturday after the Fourth, which can be a challenge when the Fourth falls on a Friday (as it did last year), but this year we have a full week to prepare. 

July 4th is on Saturday this year, in fact this Saturday.  We will have our booth as usual, and in our usual spot, right next to the Stearns Park steps.  It's a day-long event, so we need volunteers for all sorts of things, and of course we need all of you to show up and help increase the traffic at the booth, if nothing else.  We need you to buy and sell raffle tickets too! 

The second in the series of health care forums in Polk County was held recently in Saluda, and Sharon Tesche has provided some pictures to give you a flavor of what it was like.  Check out the new photo album "Health Care Forum: Saluda" under "Primary Links," on the left...

Health care reform is an important priority for everyone, but particularly for Democrats, both nationally and here in Polk County. There have been two well-attended non-partisan Health Care Forums so far in the county, and there are a whole series of upcoming events in support of health care reform that we want you to know about. Details are in "read more..."

The Fourth of July is around the corner now, and for Polk County Democrats that means our yearly John Deere lawnmower raffle fundraiser.  The mower -- a beauty -- is on display at the HQ, and the raffle tickets are in the hands of precinct chairs and others anxious to sell them for $1.00 to one very lucky person and lots of others whose only reward will be the considerable one of knowing they're helping the party in these tough times.  As always, if anyone buys 100 tickets, we throw in 25 more as a bonus.  A nice bonus it is, too: last year's winner was one of the $100 donors.  More below the fold.

One of the nicest things we do at the annual convention is to honor four Democrats: one as Volunteer of the Year, one for Community Action, one for Lifetime Achievement, and one to receive the Liston B. Ramsey award, our highest honor.  This year's winners, all deserving, are below the fold.

It is pathetic that we couldn’t do better. It is appalling that so much had to be given away to polluters. It stinks. It’s a mess. I detest it.

Now let’s get it passed in the Senate and make it law.

-Tom Friedman, on the climate change bill.