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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
Election 2010
Sept. & Oct. Chatham County Voter Registration
Sept. 11 Forum: MEDICARE FOR ALL 101: WHO WINS, WHO LOSES?
OWASA Annual Report
Health-Care Reform Becomes Law

2010 Elections. Sept. and Oct. Chatham County Voter Registration. Sept. 11 Forum: MEDICARE FOR ALL 101: WHO WINS, WHO LOSES?. OWASA Annual Report. Health Care Reform Becomes Law.

2010 Elections

IMPORTANT DATES

Absentee Ballots will be mailed on September 3, 2010

One Stop early Voting begins October 14, 2010

General Election Date: November 2, 2010

2010 Voting Information

GENERAL ELECTION DEBATES
LWVNC is sponsoring with NBC17 this fall.

Oct. 13, 8pm, Senate: *LIVE* Elaine Marshall (DEM), Richard Burr (REP) and Michael Beitler (LIB)

Oct 15, 8pm, US House District 2: Bob Etheridge (DEM) and Renee Ellmers (REP) (We are still awaiting polling results to see if Tom Rose meets the criteria for inclusion.)

Sept. and Oct. Chatham County Voter Registration

The Chatham Unit is sponsoring three Voter Registration drives in the fall. If you are interested in helping to register voters please contact Beverly Hanly (hanly.bd@gmail.com)or Cynthia Wertz (cynthia_wertz@embarqmail.com).
1. Sunday, Sept. 5, noon - 4pm, downtown Pittsboro during the First Sunday of the month event
2. Saturday, Sept. 18, 10am-2pm, Super Walmart, Siler City
3. Sunday, Oct. 3, noon - 4pm, downtown Pittsboro during the First Sunday of the month event

First Sunday of the Month in Pittsboro First Sunday takes place on the first Sunday of each month. All the retailers that are members of the Pittsboro Merchants Association along Hillsboro Street open their doors for business from noon to 4 p.m. Also, craftspeople and vendors set up shop on the sidewalks, and live music is performed April through November.

Sept. 11 Forum: MEDICARE FOR ALL 101: WHO WINS, WHO LOSES?

A Public Forum sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Orange, Durham, and Chatham Counties and The UNC-CH School of Social Work Clinical Lecture Series

Presenter: Peter S. Kussin, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

Saturday, September 11, 2010, 10 AM -12 Noon
At Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill Map

Pre-registration is required by Aug. 31.(2 contact hours available.) Free to public. Flyer on Forum with Registration Form

Contact Evelin Brinich(brinich@email.unc.edu). Requests for this public event will be filled on a first-come, first served basis
Description: At its June 14, 2010 national convention in Atlanta, GA, the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) rededicated themselves to the fight for single-payer health care by passing a resolution with a wide majority "to advocate strongly for bills that legislate for improved Medicare for all." While many of us would agree that "improved Medicare for all" sounds like an important, universal goal, we may not be clear on what it would entail. Given the current economic climate and the changing demography of our communities, questions of costs and benefits become especially salient. The League of Women Voters of Orange, Durham, and Chatham Counties has invited Dr. Peter Kussin to illuminate the issues involved, including who most stands to win and who most stands to lose.
Peter S. Kussin, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor for the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Grounded in his experiences as an undergraduate at Columbia University at the height of the antiwar and civil rights movements of the 1960s, Dr. Kussin brings a lifetime of activism to the cause of universal access to health care. A member of Health Care for All North Carolina, he has been one of the most frequently requested speakers for medical grand rounds on the subject of health care reform, the right to health care, and the benefits of improved Medicare for all. His experiences as an intensive care physician add a personal, human dimension to his reflections on the importance of improved health care legislation. Funding for this series was provided through the LWV Citizen Education Foundation.

OWASA Annual Report

Annual report on the treatment and recycling of wastewater and biosolids (July, 2009 - June, 2010)

Information on the performance of the Mason Farm Wastewater Treatament Plant; the treatment, quality and recycling of biosolids (solids separated from wastewater); proper disposal of medication; the need to clear easements to help prevent sewage overflows; proper disposal of fat, oil and grease; and odor control improvements at the Mason Farm Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Health Care Reform Becomes Law

Summary of the Health Care Reform Law prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non profit, non partisan foundation that focuses on the major health care issues facing the nation.

Health Care Reform Time Line created by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non profit, non partisan foundation that focuses on the major health care issues facing the nation.

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