In the News June 9, 2010

Health & Human Service Day
State Senator LeAnna M. Washington & Abington Memorial Hospital host the Sixth Annual
Health & Human Service Day for families in the 4th Senatorial District.

Saturday • June 12, 2010
Noon - 3 p.m.
John Russell Park
Penrose & Willow Avenues • LaMott • Cheltenham Township

For additional information please contact Daphne Oliver at (215) 517-1434 or doliver@pasenate.com. Click here to download flyer.

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For too many American workers, the choice between their health and their job is one they are forced to face every time they or a family member gets sick.  That's because nearly half of all private-sector workers in this country -- millions of Americans -- lack paid sick days.  Urge your representative to keep America's working families healthy and economically secure by cosponsoring the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 2460/S. 1152). http://capwiz.com/aauw/utr/1/LCRPMQISPK/BFDSMQISZS...

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Extremist forces on the Texas State Board of Education forced through final approval of outrageous, ideologically-slanted standards for history textbooks.There is a real danger that this curriculum could now spread all across the country. Because Texas purchases tens of millions of textbooks every year, it has outsized influence on the content of textbooks used all over America. In fact, 46 to 47 states use textbooks based on Texas's curriculum.

That's why textbook publishers need to hear from you today. Demand that textbook publishers keep Texas's biased curriculum out of our schools. http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=k49ckT_bKbVCgLT5KF..... http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=k49ckT_bKbVCgLT5KF.....

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COME AND SUPPORT LA MOTT COMMUNITY GARDEN GROUP

SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010   3:00 PM
LA MOTT COMMUNITY CENTER
SYCAMORE AND WILLOW AVENUES
LA MOTT, PA 19027

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Representatives for Dr. Ann Weaver Hart, President of Temple University and Mr. David Dobson, Prospective Buyer of Temple University-Tyler Campus have been invited to speak with the community about our concerns to preserve our La Mott Community Garden.   Your letter of support will be appreciated in advance of the meeting. For more information contact:  Diane Williams, Acting President La Mott Community Garden Group, 267.253.6947 or dcbmwilliams@msn.com

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Finally a true analysis of the political landscape as written in slate.com  http://www.slate.com/id/2256068

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This week’s primary elections threw conventional wisdom out the window.  The Tea Party didn’t do as well as some predicted http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic... Incumbents did better than expected (Blanche Lincoln won the primary), but because many progressive groups fought against her, the voice of the left was heard. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/us/politics/09el...