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Clippings from October 24th

October 24, 2008

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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed.

City hires coordinator to help it become greener – Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today announced he has hired the author of the Green Government Task Force's study on how to make city government more environmentally friendly as the city's first "sustainability coordinator."
Lindsay A. Baxter, who is working towards a master's degree in environmental science and management from Duquesne University, will be charged with implementing the report she wrote for the task force. She began work Monday and will be paid $45,347.
The Ravenstahl Administration suspends Costa again – this time he gets 4 days for making "insubordinate comments." Costa apologizes and looks forward to getting back to work.
WireTap Magazine – 20 Questions With Billy Wimsatt – This is a great interview with Billy Wimsatt who is the founder of the League of Young Voters – he talks alot about some of the work that is happening in organizing – the article has some great links to other organizations and resources

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Dem. Attorney General Forum - Sun. Jan. 29 - @KathleenGKane & @PatrickMurphyPA to attend
ATTORNEY GENERAL FORUM SET FOR EAST END

A forum for Democratic attorney general candidates will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Wightman School Community Building, 5604 Solway Street, in Squirrel Hill.

The event is co-hosted by the 14^th Ward Independent Democratic Club and the 14^th and 7^th Ward Democratic Committees.

Democratic attorney general candidates Kathleen Kane and Patrick Murphy will be attending and candidate Dan McCaffrey has been invited to participate. Come join us. It’s free and we’ll have good food. Audience members will pose questions, and the candidates will have an equal opportunity to inform voters of their views. The panel discussion will begin at 2:00.

This will be the first Pittsburgh-area forum for candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination for attorney general. The primary election will be held on April 24.

With more than 18,000 registered Democrats, the 14th Ward is the largest ward in the City of Pittsburgh and second largest in the state. More people voted in the 2010 general election in the 14th Ward than in 22 Pennsylvania counties. The ward includes all or part of Squirrel Hill, Point Breeze, North Point Breeze, Regent Square, Park Place, and Swisshelm Park. The 7^th Ward covers Shadyside.

The 14^th Ward club is not affiliated with the Democratic Committee of Allegheny County. It formed in 1964 and is the longest standing independent Democratic club in the country.
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Chelsa Wagner Elected As Secretary of A+ Schools Board
She is one busy lady. The A+ Schools board has also added some politically connected names to their board.

Here is the press release from A+ Schools:

New Officers, Members Elected to A+ Schools Board of Directors

PITTSBURGH, PA – Jan. 17, 2012 – The Board of Directors of A+ Schools, Pittsburgh’s community alliance for public education, has elected Judy Johnston as its new chair. Johnston, an educational leadership consultant, replaces Sala Udin, president of the Coro Center for Civic Leadership, who will serve on the Board’s Executive Committee as immediate past president.

The Board also elected Tracey Reed Armant, a consultant and parent, to succeed Johnston as the new vice chair. Chelsa Wagner, Allegheny County controller, was elected as secretary and Jim Turner, training division director of OnHand Schools, Inc., was re-elected treasurer. Susan Brownlee, executive director of the Fine Foundation, was elected to serve as an at-large executive committee member.

Six new directors were elected to two-year terms ending Dec. 31, 2013: Jackie Dandridge, a college and career advisor with NEED and retired Pittsburgh teacher; Amanda Godley, a professor in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh; Allyson Lowe, chair of the political science department at Carlow University; Sabrina Saunders, director of education and youth development at the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh; State Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Hill District; and Roslynne Wilson, director of grant funded programs at Community College of Allegheny County.

Directors rotating off the Board due to term limits are Esther Bush, Joe Costa, Robert Germany, Saleem Ghubril, Janay Hall, Nancy Israel and Fred Thieman.

A+ Schools is an independent community advocate for improvement in public education. Its vision is a community mobilized to improve public education to produce successive generations of young people who thrive and who build their families and futures in Pittsburgh. Its purpose is to be a community force advancing the highest educational achievement and character development for every public school student in Pittsburgh. For more information, contact A+ Schools at412-697-1298 or visit www.aplusschools.org.

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