SINGLE PAYER SUPPORTERS LET'S UNITE!!
Our Trip Down to Springfield in support of Mary Flowers' House Bill 311was amazing and we will give greater details and show pictures of our trip after the election excitement has faded!
What can YOU do to support this effort!
BECOME part of a DPDC group focused DIRECTLY on moving single-payer HEALTHCARE for all in Illinois forward. Watch for the first meeting coming at the end of APRIL.
STAND WITH DR DEAN Howard Dean now has a little free time and is getting back to what good doctors do, helping people get and stay well! Please consider signing his petition with this basic premise: Any legislation without the choice of a public option is only insurance reform and not the healthcare reform America needs. CLICK here to sign today
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OFFICE HOURS
For Events throughout the county please click here Township Chairs will regularly be updating this calendar to include Township meetings and other more local happenings so check back often, please! OFFICE HOURS
April 2nd 10-5 April 3rd 10-5 April 4th 10-5 April 5th 10-5 April 6th 10-8 April 7th 5 a.m.-9 p.m. April 8th 2 p.m.-5 p.m. April 9-13th CLOSED
PLEASE ARRANGE TO PICK UP LITERATURE, WALK SHEETS and CREDENTIALS FOR POLL-WATCHING DURING OFFICE HOURS WHEN POSSIBLE. PLEASE CALL AHEAD SO MATERIALS CAN BE PREPARED OR OBTAINED.
EVENTS COMING UP: GOTV 24-7 GET OUT THE VOTE call us to get involved 630-629-1125
ALSO, see entire listing OF OTHER EVENTS IN OUR AREA at MyBOBeginning March 1 IF you wish to have something appear in the DPDC e-blast you MUST send the notice to dpdcnewsletter at ameritech.net (receipt at other DPDC email addresses will not constitute notice) THANKS for your understanding! |
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From the website of DuPage United: http://www.dupageunited.org/ Why should I care about what is happening at College of DuPage?
Background
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College of DuPage (COD) is a major economic engine in DuPage County,
both in terms of the number of people employed there and the number of
students prepared for employment. It is a local treasure that offers
opportunities to residents of District 502: Associate Degrees in
everything from auto mechanics to philosophy, special certificate
training, nursing program, youth education, Older Adult Institute,
Continuing Education, GED prep, English classes, Career Service Center,
McAninch Arts Center entertainment, Suburban Law Enforcement Academy,
Business and Professional Institute, WDCB radio station, and a
community fitness center.
> The largest source of revenue for COD is property taxes of about $70,000,000, which fund about half of the budget.
Recent Actions by COD Board of Trustees
>The
forced resignation of President Sunil Chand last May captured the
public's attention. Prior to this unexpected event, the Director of
Facilities, Planning, and Construction and two Trustees had resigned
after conflicts with a few of the Trustees.
.> Taxpayers
are now paying the salaries of two Presidents until the contract with
Dr. Chand expires in December 2009. This is a repeat of what happened
with the President before Dr. Chand. In addition, the Board is paying
the former Interim President $60,000 for consulting. So in 2009 about
$600,000 is being spent on the current and former presidents.
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The Board decided to have just 3 board members vet all the candidates
and choose the finalists for the new president. DuPage United
repeatedly recommended during Public Comment at the Board of Trustees
meetings that the Board follow the procedure used in the past and
recommended by the governing body that gives accreditation to community
colleges.
>The Board responded by appointing an advisory
board, which had no binding authority or vote in the selection process,
and those on the advisory board were sworn to secrecy - they were not
even allowed to say if they felt it was a fair process. DuPage United
again spoke out, sharing our concern about the Board's proposed process
and explaining that the process was flawed and would create further
division and mistrust among the stakeholders.
> Trustee
Atkinson (who was appointed, not elected) filed complaints against 6 of
the candidates running for COD Trustee in April. Mr. Atkinson has
business connections with the current Chairman of the Board, Michael
McKinnon, who also chaired one of two electoral boards that decided if
those candidates could remain on the ballot. Mr. McKinnon is running
for reelection. Vice-Chair Mark Nowak, who is also running, chaired the
other electoral board.
>Outcry from faculty, students,
business community and residents erupted when Trustee Atkinson
submitted an entire rewrite of the Board policy manual. The new
President then edited the Board's version twice, with the following
impacts: . Variable tuition. COD will charge more for courses that
have high demand or are expensive to support. This could discourage
people from entering the medical field, among other fields, which are
critical for the community. . Complete control over outside speakers will rest in the hands of the President. . Procedures to implement the policies are not included in the new manual. .
Revisions and changes to the policy manual was a key role of the
Leadership Council (elected leaders of each employee group, the Cabinet
and the President); however the Leadership Council has been disbanded
by the President. Leadership Council was an effective method for shared
governance, much different from the president sending the manual to
each group and asking them to look it over and make recommendations.
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COD Trustees are elected by the residents of the COD district. This
board has been hostile toward participation of voters at board
meetings, which is undemocratic. DuPage United is not interested in
setting policy; we simply demand true input from the stakeholders, and
accountability from the Board. Paid for by the Democratic Party of DuPage County.
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Dear DuPage Dems,
Please JOIN US this weekend as we make our last push toward Victory! Having elected Obama and 3 County Board Members in November, we can only add to the strength of our Democratic message by sending Democrats into local offices (finally) as well. The incumbents have recently adopted a "change" slogan regarding their candidacies but the best thing we can do to make change a reality is VOTE THEM ALL OUT ON TUESDAY!!
We also have a tremendous slate of supported candidates for COD as well. Just a quick side note regarding the present leadership at the college:
The current president of the board still has 3 sexual harrassment charges pending against him and on Feb 18th a countersuit he filed against these women was summarily tossed out and, by law, he is now obligated to pay for the legal fees of the women. Since that time, this man is attempting to have COD and your tax dollars used to pay this penalty. Electing a board of entirely new composition can keep this from happening.
PLEASE VOTE for the township and COD candidates named below and ask everyone you know to do the same.
Before that, please call the office and see what you can do to help between April 3 and the 7th.
Bob Peickert, Chair DPDC
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TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO HELP US ELECT THESE PEOPLE!
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IF someone is not sure where their polling place is send them to : www.dupageelections.com have them click "FOR VOTERS" and then on the Red line Lookup information on a particular address or send them this link: http://cms.dupageelections.com/pages.asp?pageid=228 and have them fill in their information
Contact your township Chair to see how you can help these people win! Click HERE
ADDISON: Supervisor: Kathy Salzano Highway Commissioner: Frank McGovern Clerk: Mike Braun Trustees: Bob Lascola, Kevin Allen, Barbara Allamian, Gary Nowak
BLOOMINGDALE:Clerk-Isabelle Baldwin
Hwy Commissioner-Chuck Auriemma
Trustees: Tom Suhrbur, Florencio Villegas Jr, Janice Beckman, Pete Null
DOWNERS GROVE: Supervisor - Mark Garrity Clerk - Char Rinkuns Highway Commissioner - Karol Sole Trustees - Meg Kadlec, Christopher English, Chris Hotchkin, Carol DiCola
LISLE: Supervisor Joe Heneghan
Clerk Virginia Wisdom
Trustee Don Ryan
Trustee Alice Wilson
Trustee Yin Hessefort
Trustee Eric Thompson
MILTON: Trustees: Jack Boepple, Connie Sunderhaus, Phyllis Chapman Highway Commissioner: Sylvia Hood Washington
NAPERVILLE: Tom Wronski, Supervisor Dianne McGuire, Clerk Richard Novinger, Highway Commissioner Loretta Burke, Trustee Bharat Shah, Trustee Alton Jay Mitchell, Trustee Steve Ross, Trustee
WINFIELD: Highway Commissioner: Tim Wyman (website) Trustee: Doug Henk
YORK: Supervisor:Mark Anglewicz (website) Clerk: Max Havlick Highway Commissioner: Don Walsh Trustees: Diane Millikan, Debra Briggs, Barb Dahl, Nayana Patel Kleppe
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The DuPage Democrats are proud to endorse the COD Faculty Endorsed candidates for the April 7 Consolidated election. Please read their recommendations at www.friendsforeducation502.org for 6 year term Kim Savage Tom Wendorf Nancy Svoboda
2 year term Sandy Kim
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DuPage Democrats
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For more information, visit our website: www.dupagedemocrats.com THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF DUPAGE COUNTY
If you want an item to appear in this blast please send the info to [email protected] at least one week in advance (no more than 2)
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GET A UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE GIFT AND SUPPORT DPDC AT THE SAME TIME. SAMPLES OF THE SPECIALTY DESIGNER COASTERS JUST FOR DUPAGE DEMS AND THE TOWNSHIPS ARE ON DISPLAY AT DEM HQ!
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SUPPORT OUR OTHER AFFILIATES IN OUR BLUE BUSINESS SECTION BELOW
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Our momentum can only build with YOUR help. Please talk to your Dem friends and neighbors and ask them to get involved. Please forward this email widely and ask folks to sign up at our website here.
Sincerely,
AMY TAUCHMAN Executive Director
Democratic Party of DuPage County 1000-7 ROHLWING RD LOMBARD, IL 60148 630-629-1125 [email protected] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CELL IN EMERGENCY 630-699-5071
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