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Florida DOE Decides Civics isn’t Really Important

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Remember High School Civics Class? I had it Twice in High School (9th Grade Civics and 12th Grade Problems of Democracy). Then again In college (American Government). Florida Legislature passed a law requiring Civil Literacy in 2017 in an effort to ensure the electorate had a passable understanding of how our government works. A good

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Time to Set The Record Straight (Again)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The USA is in the throes of a deadly pandemic and in the midst of all of the there is a lot of confusion about what we should and shouldn’t be doing. The Nation looks to leadership to point the way to safety and recovery. Unfortunately our leader has been touting a disproven treatment/Preventative for

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Something you can count on from Trump

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dishonesty. One of the only things this president delivers with any reliability. In fact, he lies so often it’s hard to keep track. But of course, that’s the plan so expect the deliveries to keep on coming. You can take that to the bank.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/AVJENCKjF-o”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Volunteers Wanted: Adopt An Issue

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You’re invited to an ongoing Adopt an Issue event during which you can share your special skills supporting an issue that touches your passion. Health care, unemployment, COVID-19 management, education, affordable housing, senior care or any other current issue that lights your fire. Don’t just sit home and stew about it…put your feelings into action.

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Republicans Still Fighting to Deny Healthcare

Stunningly, even in the midst of the Coronavirus global pandemic, Republicans still trying to find a way to dismantle the ACA with no viable alternative on the table. The current administration is choosing not only not to defend the law in the Supreme Court but is actually part of a lawsuit along with 18 states

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Covid-19 by the Numbers

In a crisis like the one we are currently facing, it is important to have the facts. Our World In Data has a page of statistics regarding the infection and mortality numbers regarding the Coronavirus. I downloaded the data and made a few charts based on the US numbers. Take a look at them and

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It’s Time to Fully Fund Public Education

Critics of our public schools point to the poor performance of the schools in impoverished areas while simultaneously diverting taxes into various voucher programs that hamstring the schools. Privatization proponents have found multiple ways to funnel funding away from our schools including a dollar for dollar write corporate tax off to donate to voucher programs.

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A teacher reacts to the 2020 State of the Union Address

Patrick J. Kearney, a teacher and former Huffington Post contributor, posted a letter to the president defending public schools. ‘President Ulysses S. Grant came to my hometown of Des Moines, Iowa and said the following, “Encourage free schools and resolve that not one dollar of money appropriated to their support, no matter how raised, shall

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Tax Rates Since 1950

The combined tax rates 0ver the past 68 years. Interesting to note that: 1- The tax rate at the 99 percentile and lower remains mostly flat with only marginal fluctuation. 2- When the tax rate on the wealthy were highest the economy was humming and really working for everyone and the rich people were still

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Keep Charlotte Beautiful Beach and Land Clean-up Saturday

by Phyllis Wojcik, Charlotte County Democratic Environmental Caucus Chair The Charlotte County Democratic Environmental Caucus invites you and  friends to join us on Saturday September 21, 2019 to clean-up the beaches and land area surrounding the beaches. There are a couple of locations to choose from where you can find us. Punta Gorda- Lashley Marina

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Students strike to protest global climate change

by Victor Coscia “Why spend the time going to school to learn if there will no planet left for us to live on when we get out?” This is a quote from Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old from Stockholm Sweden who walked out of classes several years ago to protest climate change. She was later joined

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Dire times motivate visitors to Charlotte Dems

What motivated three visitors to attend a recent Charlotte Dems general meeting? They are appalled about where the US is heading and they want to make a change. “I’m not an ‘in-your-face’ kind of guy, but I know the difference between right and wrong”, said John Sauceba. Accompanying John was his wife, Linda. “We have

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Blue Gala SOLD OUT!

Full House Expected at Charlotte County Democrats’ April 13 Blue Gala with Keynoter Nikki Fried   It might be a first for Charlotte Democrats! Days before our annual fundraising event featuring Nikki Fried, Florida’s first female Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, all but one VIP table has been sold for a total of 224

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