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Submit Nominations Now for the Edith L. Stunkel
Good Government Award
Nominations
The League is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Edith L. Stunkel Good Government Award. To be eligible, a nominee must be a current resident of Riley County over age 18 who has devoted considerable time and energy to successfully promoting better government and whose leadership has advanced human dignity or improved the quality of life for the community. Nominations must be received by May 1, 2008. Established in 2001, this award honors the efforts of long-time League member and public servant Edith L. Stunkel to involve her fellow citizens in government.
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To obtain a printed nomination form, please call 776-1637.
Award Presentation
The award recipient will be recognized during a special presentation and reception, 7 p.m., June 5, at the Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave. Kansas Senator Vicki Schmidt (R, Topeka) will be the guest speaker. Her topic will be serving in the Kansas legislature from a woman's perspective and her presentation will touch on health issues in legislature. In the Kansas Senate, Ms. Schmidt is Chair of the Joint Committee on Rules and Regulations Committee and Vice-chair of the Public Health and Welfare Committee. She is a pharmacist who is married to a medical doctor with an interest in health care, education and the economy.
Former Governor John Carlin to Speak at May Lunch With League
Former Governor John Carlin will be featured speaker at the May 13 Lunch With League, noon to 1 p.m. at the Riley County Senior Center, 412 Leavenworth. Carlin will present information about water policy in Kansas that will provide critical background information for the LWV Kansas study on water particularly with regard to energy production. Many provisions of the current Kansas water policy was formulated during the Carlin administration.
The LWV Kansas has, over the last 30 years, developed a strong position on water resources management that includes planning and implementation, water rights, water supply, the State Water Plan, water transfers, water quality, the conservation of water, and financing water resources. Our position was last updated in 1993. Biofuel production, which requires significant amounts of water, has happened since that time. We want to be ready to speak to this issue when the 2009 Kansas legislature convenes. Join League members from Lawrence, Kansas City, Johnson County, Topeka, Salina, Emporia, and Great Bend in studying and reaching consensus on this important issue by October.
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League Newsletter Going Digital
Following the example of the LWVUS, and in an effort to live up to our own environmental position statement, the local League board voted to change how we send The Voter to readers. Beginning with the September 2007 issue, The Voter will be sent to readers by e-mail in PDF format. We request that those readers who do not currently receive e-mail from the LWV Manhattan/Riley County contact Voter Editor and provide her with their current e-mail address. Those readers who prefer to receive a paper copy should contact the Voter Editor and request to receive a printed version.
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VotersUnite.Org Presents News About Voting Machines
The VotersUnite.Org web site describes voting machine problems reported in the media during the recent 2006 elections. A table lists the date of the report, the type of problem reported, the state in which the problem was reported, the machine vendor and a description of the problem reported. Many of these reports discuss problems with ES&S iVotronic machines – the same voting machines that are used in Riley County. JUMP TO VOTERSUNITE.ORG
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