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CREDO action Tell the Washington Post: Disavow your editorial’s offensive, racist, and untrue rhetoric about interracial families The petition to the Washington Post reads: “Publishing a staff-written editorial suggesting that ‘People with conventional views must repress a gag reflex when considering the mayor-elect of New York — a white man married to a black woman and with two biracial children’ is not only offensive and hurtful, it’s wrong given that 87% of Americans approve of interracial marriage. Publicly disavow the column and hold accountable the writer and editors responsible for its publication.” Automatically add your name: Sign the petition ► Dear Ralph,

November 12, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Tell the Washington Post: Disavow your editorial’s offensive, racist, and untrue rhetoric about interracial families

The petition to the Washington Post reads:
“Publishing a staff-written editorial suggesting that ‘People with conventional views must repress a gag reflex when considering the mayor-elect of New York — a white man married to a black woman and with two biracial children’ is not only offensive and hurtful, it’s wrong given that 87% of Americans approve of interracial marriage. Publicly disavow the column and hold accountable the writer and editors responsible for its publication.”Automatically add your name:

Dear Ralph,

Ever been on food stamps?

November 9, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Ralph —

There is a reason why people say it is an “invisible” epidemic: chronic hunger in America may be reaching record rates, but we still can’t or won’t talk about it.

More than 46 million people rely on food stamps to feed themselves and their families. They are someone’s parents or children, they are co-workers and friends. Yet, if you ask many Americans, they will say that they don’t know anyone receiving federal assistance. They think that food insecurity is a problem that happens to someone else. Someone they couldn’t possibly know or be.

But here’s the problem: when something like hunger stays invisible, people don’t think about it very much. They don’t connect it to their own experiences.

And when Republicans slash benefits and force millions of struggling families to get by on even less, people don’t get angry when they need to be angry.

We simply cannot afford to allow this crisis to remain invisible anymore — we need your help. If you have received food stamps or know someone who has, please tell us your story. We need to show America that hunger can touch anyone, anywhere. And we need to make them realize that messing with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is simply unacceptable.

Republicans in Congress know exactly who they are hurting when they cut benefits — often, their own constituents are suffering. But they still think they can get away with doing it. After all, people who need assistance often have too much to deal with to effectively fight back. And most other people think that hunger could never affect them.

Nothing could be further from the truth. In this difficult economy, with its stagnant wages and soaring costs, the vast majority of us are one bit of bad luck away from falling into the federal safety net. We should all be fighting to protect these benefits, because we never know when we ourselves will need them. But people don’t realize that until they can see themselves standing in another person’s shoes.

That is why talking about our experiences of hunger is so important — and why we are asking you to share your food stamp story with us today. Because this fight isn’t about some abstract program that might help someone somewhere else. It is about our neighbors, friends and family. And ultimately, it is about us, too.

Thank you for helping us fight these cuts,

Karli Wallace, Campaign Organizer
Democracy for America

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Extremist Super PACs are again making headlines in AZ01.

November 8, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Dear Ralph & Westertlypost.com Readers.

The Koch brothers announced they are spending nearly $2 million on false attack ads – and I’m at the top of their list.
They want this seat badly. We always knew millions of dollars would be spent by outside extremist groups to unseat me by flooding the airways with lies. This is why I need your help today. We need to raise $5,000 by the end of the weekend for our Rapid Response Fund. Can you chip in $10 or more today?

The Koch brothers have no business meddling in District One. Their focus on Arizona will only open the floodgates for more shady cash spent on false attack ads. Your contribution of $10 or more to our Rapid Response Fund will be put directly to work against these types of attacks.
>>> Rush your contribution now so we can fight back!

We are going to see a barrage of attack ads just like these over the next year, and it’s not going to be easy. But with supporters like you, I’m confident we can fight back.

Thanks for all you do!
Sincerely,
Ann Kirkpatrick

P.S. Meeting our $5,000 goal is essential for us to stay on track. Can you contribute $10 to make sure we get there?

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November 5, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

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Colorado State University Discusses ‘Planetary Restoration: Is There a Road Map for Restoring Sustainable Ecosystems?’

November 4, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

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Monday, November 04, 2013Contact for Reporters:
Kate Hawthorne Jeracki
Kate.Jeracki@colostate.edu

FORT COLLINS – The final panel discussion in this semester’s Managing the Planet series, sponsored by Colorado State University’s School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES), will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6, 5-6:30 p.m., at Avogadro’s Number, 605 S. Mason St.. The panel is free and open to the public.

The topic will be Planetary Restoration: Is There a Road Map for Restoring Sustainable Ecosystems?

Ecosystems — streams, rivers, inland and coastal wetlands, grasslands, and forests — provide numerous benefits that support human health and well-being. This panel will explore innovative science-based strategies that are socially and culturally acceptable to create, manage, and restore these ecosystems, ensuring that society has access to ecosystem services well into the future.

Panelists will be Mark Paschke from the CSU Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship; Chuck Rhoades, US Forest Service; Michael Gooseff, CSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and Chris Fisher, CSU Department of Anthropology. The panel will be moderated by John Calderazzo, SoGES Scholar and Professor in the CSU Department of English.

For questions regarding the Managing the Planet series or this panel, contact Aleta Rudeen Weller, Aleta.Weller@colostate.edu, (970) 492-4160.

About the School of Global Environmental Sustainability
The School of Global Environmental Sustainability is at the core of a growing number of exciting sustainability initiatives in research and education at Colorado State University. SoGES serves as a hub to connect CSU’s community of scholars and practitioners interested in applying interdisciplinary perspectives to large-scale environmental, economic, and social questions not easily addressed through traditional approaches. The School was uniquely designed to reach across disciplines and colleges to forge new alliances and advance greater understanding of the challenges to achieving sustainability faced by our nation and global community. SoGES is meeting this challenge and continues to strengthen CSU’s reputation of being at the forefront of addressing the world’s sustainability issues through research, education, and outreach.www.sustainability.colostate.edu.

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College of the Redwoods Eureka main campus will host a community open house on Saturday, Nov. 2

November 2, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

College of the Redwoods Eureka main campus will host a community open house on Saturday, Nov. 2 to showcase its four brand-new buildings opened in the last year.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by free admission to a CR football game vs. Los Medanos College, beginning at 1 p.m. in Community Stadium.

“This day provides an excellent opportunity for the community to see the ‘new’ College of the Redwoods,” said CR President Kathy Smith. “In addition to these new buildings, CR has many positive things going on including our excellent educational programs, new student success initiatives, improved accreditation and budget statuses. We also have new vendors running our bookstore and dining services. We want to offer local residents a chance to see what is happening with their community college.”

The day will include guided tours of the $29.5 million Science and Humanities buildings in the center of campus, as well as the $19.3 million Student Services/Administration and Performing Arts Theater. Instructors will be present in the state-of -the art science labs and academic classrooms, each outfitted with the latest in SMART Board technology. One can also meet CR faculty in career technical facilities, such as welding, construction technology, drafting technology, manufacturing technology and registered nursing.

Academy of the Redwoods, the early college high school located on the CR Eureka Campus, will also be open for tours.

Information tables for CR’s programs will be set up in the courtyard between the two academic buildings.

A special ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by refreshments, will also take place there at noon with CR President Kathy Smith, CR Trustees and other dignitaries. Music will be provided by the CR Concert Band.

For more information, go to www.redwoods.edu or contact Paul DeMark at paul-demark@redwoods.edu or (707) 476-4561.

October 31, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

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Open Letter to the Voters of the Eureka City School District

October 31, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

From: Bob Service, Chair, Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee

Linda Atkins, Chair, Campaign Services Committee

Here we go again. Lisa Ollivier is the Democratic Party endorsed candidate for Eureka School Board. She has the momentum and her opponent’s supporters are so desperate that they are calling voters saying that the opponent is the Democratic candidate.

This is a lie! Lisa Ollivier is the Democratic candidate and the only Democrat in this race. These kinds of dirty tricks come straight out of the Karl Rove playbook and should have no place in American politics let alone in a school board race. Lisa’s opponent should be held accountable.

Please, if you vote absentee and haven’t yet sent in your ballot, send it in now with a vote for Lisa Ollivier. If you vote at the polls, please take a few minutes out of your day on November 5th and vote for Lisa Ollivier.

Let’s show them Eureka voters are too smart to fall for this dirty trick. Vote Ollivier!

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UCSD MEN’S BASKETBALL PREDICTED TO PLACE 11th IN CCAA

October 31, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Oct. 30, 2013

Scott Flanders
Associate Athletics Director

Communications UC San Diego Intercollegiate Athletics

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) released its annual men’s basketball preseason coaches poll Wednesday and UC San Diego is predicted to finish 11th in the league’s regular season standings.

Cal State San Bernardino garnered 115 points and six first-place votes to take the top spot in the poll. Cal Poly Pomona, last season’s regular season champion, was just behind in second place with 112 points and the remaining six first-place votes. San Francisco State amassed 92 points to round out the league’s top three.

Chico State (91 points) was fourth, Cal State Dominguez Hills (86 points) fifth, Cal State L.A. (75 points) sixth, Sonoma State (60 points) seventh, Humboldt State (48 points) eighth, Cal State Stanislaus (40 points) ninth and Cal State East Bay (32 points) 10th.

The Tritons, who finished seventh in the CCAA last year, totaled 24 points for 11th place. Cal State Monterey Bay (17 points) was 12th.

Last season, UCSD compiled an 11-15 overall record and a 10-12 conference mark. The Tritons earned a berth in the CCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009.

First-year UCSD head coach Eric Olen returns a pair of starters in senior guard James McCann and sophomore forward Drew Dyer. McCann earned All-CCAA Second Team accolades last season after averaging 13.6 points and a team-best 4.8 assists per game. His assist average was the second-highest in the league. Dyer averaged 9.3 points and 5.2 boards a game and hit 41 three-pointers, the second-most on the team.

Lost to graduation were guard Tyler McGrath and forward Justin Brue. McGrath, also an All-CCAA Second Team selection, led UCSD in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game. He made a team-high 52 three-pointers and led the conference in free-throw percentage (.888). Brue was the Tritons’ top rebounder (7.0/game) and shot blocker (1.0/game), while also scoring 10.7 points a game.

Last week, the Tritons played an exhibition at Pitt, which is expected to finish sixth in the uber-competitive, 15-team Atlantic Coast Conference this season. The game was tied at 49-49 with 7:46 remaining and UCSD trailed by only two points with just over four minutes left. The Panthers picked it up late and went on to win by a score of 72-59. McCann and senior MacKenzie McCullough each finished with 13 points.

UCSD plays a second and final exhibition at Grand Canyon on Nov. 1, before opening its regular season at home against Daemen College on Nov. 15.

For a complete season schedule, click here.

2013-14 CCAA Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Cal State San Bernardino (6), 115 points
2. Cal Poly Pomona (6), 112 points
3. San Francisco State, 92 points
4. Chico State, 91 points
5. Cal State Dominguez Hills, 86 points
6. Cal State L.A., 75 points
7. Sonoma State, 60 points
8. Humboldt State, 48 points
9. Cal State Stanislaus, 40 points
10. Cal State East Bay, 32 points
11. UC San Diego, 24 points
12. Cal State Monterey Bay, 17 points

(first-place votes)

#TritonsRising

Scott Flanders
Associate Athletics Director

Communications UC San Diego Intercollegiate Athletics

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“Beat the snot out of them”

October 28, 2013 by admin Leave a Comment

Ralph —

“Beat the snot out of them.” — former Rep. Steve LaTourette, R-OH
“If they refuse to fight for us, we must fight them.” — Erick Erickson, RedState

Those aren’t Republicans talking about what they are going to do to Democrats next year. Those are Republicans talking about what they want to do to each other — just as the GOP’s approval ratings implode in the aftermath of the government shutdown.

I assume you’ve heard the phrase, “strike while the iron is hot.” Well, if you want to hold the Tea Party accountable, irons don’t come much hotter than the upcoming election in the purple state of Virginia — in just one week. With voters livid about the government shutdown and Republicans embroiled in a civil war, progressives are in prime position to shock the political world in Virginia, setting the stage for Democrats taking back the House in 2014.

Do you want to seize this opportunity to cripple the Tea Party’s political power for good? Then join fellow DFA members to Call Out the Vote in Virginia.

Yes, I can volunteer to make calls from home into Virginia on Wednesday.

No, I can’t make calls but I can chip in to support DFA’s Call Out The Vote program in Virginia — and in states all over the country in 2014.

DFA went into Virginia early, endorsing and supporting bold Democratic candidates across the state. The polls are extremely tight, and our Purple to Blue endorsed candidates have never been in a stronger position to win.

Our volunteers know that the frustration and fatigue with obstructionist Tea Party tactics is real. Not only is it reflected in the polls — it is reflected in the daily conversations DFA members are having with voters in Virginia. In recent Call Out The Vote phone banks to Virginia, I’ve spoken with several Democrats and independents who can’t wait to run out and cast a ballot for our endorsed candidates on November 5. And I’ve even spoken to Republicans for whom the government shutdown was the last straw.

This isn’t just about one state or one election. This is about seizing an opportunity to change the congressional campaign landscape for 2014. Can you volunteer to help Call Out the Vote in Virginia this week?

Yes, I can volunteer to make calls from home into Virginia on Wednesday.

No, I can’t make calls but I can chip in to support DFA’s Call Out The Vote program in Virginia — and in states all over the country in 2014.

Thank you for helping us win,

Karli

Karli Wallace, Campaign Organizer
Democracy for America

P.S. As an added incentive, the top caller from each COTV shift will receive a signed copy of Howard Dean’s Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform. Click here to sign up now.

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