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Democratic Women’s Club to hear about Selma anniversary on Monday, March 23

Posted at 8:08 pm March 17, 2015
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The Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club will hear about the recent 50th anniversary observance of the Selma-to-Montgomery March at its meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 23, at Shoney’s Restaurant at 204 South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge.

Heidi Brenner, who attended the Selma anniversary with about 20 members of the Oak Ridge United Universalist Church, will be the guest speaker. Other local organizations that sent members to Selma, Alabama, included Organizing for Action, the NAACP, and the Oak Ridge Sportsmen’s Club. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clubs, Community, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club, Ann Mostoller, Bloody Sunday, Heidi brenner, Martin Luther King Jr., Mary Matheny, Selma anniversary, Selma to Montgomery March

Democrats to discuss early years of Planned Parenthood in Monday meeting

Posted at 1:20 pm January 25, 2015
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A former president of the first Planned Parenthood in the Southeast will discuss the organization during a Monday evening meeting of Democrats.

Elizabeth Peelle helped organize and then served as president and volunteer executive director from 1969 to 1970 for Planned Parenthood of the Southern Mountains, the first Planned Parenthood in the Southeast, serving health care needs of women in Anderson County and surrounding Appalachian counties, a press release said. She drafted the first proposal for outside funding that led to a professional staff for the agency.

Peelle then organized Tennesseans for Choice in 1989 because Planned Parenthood could not lobby for the pro-choice view, and she served as its president for the first eight years, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Community, Front Page News, Government, Health Tagged With: abortion, Amendment 1, American Association of University Women, Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club, Ann Mostoller, Clinton Community Center, Elizabeth Peelle, Mary Matheny, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood of the Southern Mountains, Southeast, Tennesseans for Choice

Short to speak at Democratic Women’s Club tonight; officers to be elected

Posted at 10:15 am November 17, 2014
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Brenda Freeman Short

Brenda Freeman Short

Brenda Freeman Short, East Tennessee vice president of the Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women, will be the guest speaker at the annual business meeting of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club. The club meets at 6 p.m. Monday, November 17, at the Oak Ridge Power Squadron at 343 Emory Valley Road in Oak Ridge.

The club will hold election of officers for 2015. A spaghetti dinner with a choice of meat or vegetarian sauce will be served, and the cost is $5 per person. For reservations, e-mail Ann Mostoller at [email protected] or call Mary Matheny at (865) 483-8937. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clubs, Community, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club, Ann Mostoller, Brenda Freeman Short, business meeting, Community Bridgebuilders, Democratic Women’s Club, East Ridge, East Tennessee, Hamilton County Democratic Party, Mary Matheny, Oak Ridge Power Squadron, Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women, TFDW

Rep. Gloria Johnson to speak to Democratic Women’s Club Thursday

Posted at 1:02 am February 20, 2014
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Gloria Johnson

Gloria Johnson

Tennessee Rep. Gloria Johnson, a freshman legislator representing Knoxville House District 13, will report on the current legislative session in Nashville as guest speaker when the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20.

The meeting will be held in the Club Room of the Clinton Community Center, 101 S. Hicks Street. Cost of the dinner is $10 per person. For reservations, e-mail Ann Mostoller at [email protected] or call Mary Matheny at (865) 483-8937.

Johnson, who is seeking re-election this year, supports empowering communities to strengthen neighborhood public schools, preparing youth to win good-paying jobs, and expanding Medicaid so every Tennessean can see a doctor if they get sick, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, State Tagged With: Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club, Ann Mostoller, Clinton Community Center, Gloria Johnson, House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, House District 13, House Health Committee, Knox County Democratic Party, Mary Matheny

Dr. William Culbert to speak on Affordable Care Act on Thursday

Posted at 2:36 pm November 6, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

William Culbert

William Culbert

William Culbert Jr., MD, a family practice physician who is an advocate of the Affordable Care Act, will be the guest speaker at the Thursday meeting of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club.

“The ACA, an Idea Whose Time Has Come,” is the topic of Dr. Culbert’s talk. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Club Room of the Clinton Community Center.

Vernon’s Burnins will serve Vernon Long’s award-winning, slow cooked barbecue, and the dinner costs $10 per person. For reservations, e-mail Ann Mostoller at [email protected] or call Mary Matheny at (865) 483-8937. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clubs, Community, Front Page News, Health Tagged With: ACA, Affordable Care Act, Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club, Ann Mostoller, Clinton Community Center, Covenant Health Systems, health insurance, Mary Matheny, Obamacare, William Culbert

Knoxville Mayor Rogero to speak at Democratic Women’s Club meeting

Posted at 7:44 pm September 11, 2013
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Madeline Rogero

Madeline Rogero

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero will discuss the Democratic Party in East Tennessee during a Sept. 23 meeting of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club.

Rogero is guest speaker at the meeting, which starts at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, in the Oak Ridge Civic Center Social Room. A meet-and-greet will take place from 5:30-6 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m., followed by Rogero’s comments, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club, Ann Mostoller, Bill Haslam, Democratic Party, East Tennessee, Knoxville, Madeline Rogero, Mary Matheny, mayor, Oak Ridge Civic Center

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