Whitewater-Area League of Women Voters’ January 2010 Newsletter is now available, and the latest issue includes a calendar of upcoming LWV events. A copy of the newsletter [2/6/10– latest issue] is available as a link on my blogroll, and through a document service called Scribd. Scribd offers its own link to the document, with the ability to view, print, and share documents, including viewing in a full-screen mode.
Updated: 2/6/10 — updated to Google Documents Viewer for a cleaner format.
Here is a sampling of upcoming events mentioned in the January newsletter:
Date: January 9th (Saturday)
Event: LWV Board Meeting
Where: Public Library, 10:00 AM
Date: January 21st (Thursday)
Event: Whitewater Area LWV Public Program, 2010 Census.
Where: Municipal Building,Council Chambers, 7:00 PM
“Professor Jolly Emrey from the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin— Whitewater talking about why the census is important. Her title is “The Politics of the Census and Its Political Implications for Redistricting.” The talk is scheduled for Thursday evening the 21st of Jan. at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Professor Emrey is an alumna of Cal State—Los Angeles and she received her doctorate in Political doctorate in Political Science in 2002 from Emory University.”
2009-2010 Contemporary Issues Lecture Series
The College of Letters and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is once again offering the Contemporary Issues Lecture Series. All lectures will be in the Young Auditorium at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Contact Susan Johnson (johnsons@uww.edu or 472-4766) for further information.
Monday, February 15th 2010 — “Naked Trends: What Can Basic Economics Tell Us About the Future”– Charles Wheelan
“Charles Wheelan, a faculty member at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and a former Midwest correspondent for The Economist, writes Yahoo!‘s popular “Naked Economics” column. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Chicago, Wheelan was Director of Policy and Communications for Chicago Metropolis 2020, a business-backed civic group promoting healthy regional growth in the Chicago area. He has written for the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and other publications. His 2003 book, Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science, seeks to make economics accessible, comprehensible and appealing.”