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North
Central Republican Club
Meeting Schedule and Information
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The
North Central Republican Club holds monthly meetings
- on the third Tuesday of each month. In addition
to club business, typical club meetings include one
or more speakers on topics of interest to the community
and to the Republican party.
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Next
Meeting
WHEN : Tuesday, December 16, 2003
@ 7:00pm (social between 7:00 and 7:30)
WHERE:
Pickersgill Retirement
Community
615 Chestnut Avenue,
Towson Maryland Phone: 410-825-7423
DIRECTIONS:
From 695 headed
toward Towson, take Exit 26A, York Road (45) going SE, to
the Towson Bypass. Make a right turn on Joppa Road (towards
Falls Road). Go approximately 1\4 mile-make Left turn
on to Chestnut Avenue. Pickersgill is on the left shortly
after 1\8 mile.
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DECEMBER
MEETING
Please join
us for our next meeting on Tuesday, December 16 at 7:30
p.m. at the Pickersgill Retirement Community. Our speaker
for this month will be Circuit Court Judge Nominee, Brenda
Clark. Brenda will introduce herself, tell us what led her
to seek the judgeship, and will let us know how we can
help her campaign.
Update:
In addition to Circuit
Court Judge Nominee, Brenda Clark, we will also be joined
by the four sitting Circuit Court Judges. They are Dana
Levitz, Vicki Ballou-Watts, Susan Souder, and John
Turnbull.
You will also want to be present for this meeting because
it will be our Christmas Party. The meeting will begin at
7:30 p.m. Come at 7 and stay afterwards for the
festivities.
As always, we invite folks to come early and stay
afterwards to socialize and network with the members.
Please bring along a friend.
The address for Pickersgill Retirement Community is 615
Chestnut Ave Towson, MD 21204.
*From here on out we will meet in the Meeting Room. To get
there go through the main entrance, go down the hall, and
take the elevator to the third floor. You will see the
meeting room on the right as you get off the elevator.
If anyone has any questions feel free to contact me.
Kevin Bruffey
North Central Republican Club President
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For
more information, contact:
Kevin
Bruffey - President
Email: kbruffey@yahoo.com
Phone: 410-628-1713 of 410-236-2871
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Past
Meetings
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NOVEMBER
MEETING
Please join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, November
18th. Councilman T. Bryan McIntire of the Baltimore
County Council will be our guest speaker. Please come prepared to be part of a great discussion and
bring along a friend.
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OCTOBER
MEETING
Vera Faith Lord, the new Development
Director for Maryland Right to Life was our guest
speaker. Vera discussed abortion's effect on women
and updated us on upcoming abortion legislation.
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SEPTEMBER MEETING
Please join us for our up-coming
meeting on Tuesday, September 16th. The
Clerk of Courts for Anne Arundel County, Bob Duckworth
(campaign page) will be our featured speaker.
Mr. Duckworth will tell us of his campaign for the 3rd
Congressional District in which he hopes to unseat Ben
Cardin.
We also ask your attendance so that you can sign a
petition to bring bill 60-03 to referendum. The bill,
which was signed on July 7 by the Baltimore County Council
is titled Back River Neck District Allocation. It calls
for changes in zoning stipulations to rural areas in the
eastern part of Baltimore County.
(Baltimore County Council Archive)
We look forward to seeing you!
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AUGUST MEETING
7th District
Delegate Rick Impalaria will discuss solutions
for reducing crime in Eastern Baltimore County. Tim
Caldwell, President of the C.O.P.s. Foundation will
also tell us ways in which law enforcement works with
communities to create a safe environment to live and work.
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JULY
MEETING
Please join us for our
upcoming meeting on Tuesday, July 15. Former county
council person, Berchie Manley will lead us in a
discussion on take home police cars. Berchie will tell us
about the program's results in other counties including
Montgomery and Howard while discussing the feasibility in
Balitimore County. Afterwards, we will hear from
Republican U.S. Senatorial Candidate, Corrogan Vaughn.
Corrogan will tell us all about why he is running and how
we can push him to victory.
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JUNE
MEETING
Please join us for a very
timely discussion pertaining to the State School Board.
On June 25th the school board will vote on whether or not
to alter it's Safety Code under the COMAR
regulations to include the words 'sexual
orientation'. Baltimore County Public School Parent,
Laura Suffecool will provide background and up to
date information on this issue and will tell the possible
imlications of this change for parents and students.
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JANUARY MEETING
The co-Chairs of
NoCasiNo joined us for a discussion of the merits
and pitfalls of legalized gambling.
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DECEMBER MEETING
Dee Hodges,
President of the
Maryland Taxpayers Association was the speaker
at the December meeting.
Dee is a
mortgage banker and political activist. She has worked
as a banker in California, Virginia, and Maryland.
A graduate of the University of Illinois in History and
Political Science, Hodges earned a Masters of Science in
Finance from the University of Baltimore. She served for a
year in Vietnam with the American National Red Cross.
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Married for 29 years to Mack Hodges, an engineer and
consultant to the U.S. Marine Corps, she and her husband
live in Towson. She has two children - one a biology major
at the University of Virginia and the other a physics
major at Texas A&M University - and a married stepson at
CNN in Atlanta.
Dee was elected as Vice President for Membership of the
MTA in 2000
and re-elected in 2001. In September 2002, she was
elected President of Maryland Taxpayers Association.
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NOVEMBER MEETING |
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Our topic was education and
featured Heritage Foundation policy analyst,
Krista Kaefer. Krista concentrated her discussion
on state and local policies and in doing so told us
about class reduction and school choice initiatives.
Publications by Krista Kaefer |
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Also
at this meeting:
NCRC Election News
The
vote for the new officers and three board members took place at the November meeting.
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OCTOBER MEETING |
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Come to our October meeting to welcome
County Council Candidates:
Brian McIntire (confirmed) Jim Ports and Berchie Manley
(confirmed)
as well as representatives from Friends of Gail
Thies and other area campaigns.
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September
Meeting |
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TOWN MEETING with…DOUG
RILEY!!!
Come to our September meeting to welcome
our future Baltimore County Executive! Doug will answer
any questions and concerns that are important to
Baltimore County communities, businesses and
individuals.
- What issues are important to
you?
- What issues are most important to
your business?
- What changes do you want in your
community?
- What results do you want from a
County Executive?
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| August
Meeting |
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SUMMARY:
STATE
LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES FORUM:
Come
and meet Candidates for State Senators and House of
Delegates from the following Districts in Baltimore
County:
District
5B: Hunt Valley & Parkton vicinity
District
7th: Jacksonville, Baldwin & Essex vicinity
District
8th: Parkville & Perry Hall vicinity
District
42nd: Towson, Timonium & Mt. Washington vicinity
The
NCRC-North Central Republican Club will be holding a
State Candidates Forum (State Senators & House of Delegates)
for Districts 5B, 7th, 8th and 42nd in Baltimore County.
Each candidate will be given a few minutes to speak
and the rest of the time will be open for the audience
to ask questions to a specific candidate or opponents
for the same district.
See the following web site for candidates in the districts
listed above:
State
Elections Candidate Information
Not sure what district you are in?
Click
Here and then Select 'Find an address'. Type
in your address - press find - District # will appear
on top of map.
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| June
Meeting |
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 Topic:
Immigration Control.
Speaker: Robert Goldsborough
 Robert
Goldsborough is the President of Americans for Immigration
Control (AIC). Their website is www.immigrationcontrol.com.
AIC was founded in 1983 by a group of American citizens
concerned about the future of our country. From its
modest beginnings, AIC grew in less than ten years to
become the nation's largest grassroots lobby for immigration
reform. Today, with more than 250,000 members and supporters,
AIC is leading the fight to bring common sense back
to American immigration policy
Three
main questions for discussion will be:
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What are the major issues with Immigration?
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How does this affect America and it's security?
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What can be done about the situation?
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Meeting |
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Topic:
Republican Minority Forum
This
month's meeting will feature representative Republican
Leaders from the following minority groups Asian, Hispanic,
Islamic and Afro-American (Project 21). Each representative
will give a description of their organization and discuss
how they mobilize their perspective bases behind certain
issues and candidates. This discussion will be followed
by a question and answer period.
Speakers:
Featured Republican Leaders for this meeting include
- Kevin
Martin - Project 21 - (more information be found
online at www.project21.org)
- Chanchai
Sapun - Asian American Republican Club for the
State of Maryland
- Alma
Preciado - Hispanic Community Leader
- Imam
Malek Abdul Jahuri - Chairman of Government Relations
for Muslim Alliance of North American
Background on Representative Organizations
The
National Leadership Network of Conservative African-Americans
(Project 21)
Project 21 is an initiative of The National Center for
Public Policy Research to promote the views of African-Americans
whose entrepreneurial spirit, dedication to family and
commitment to individual responsibility has not traditionally
been echoed by the nation's civil rights establishment.
Project 21 participants have been interviewed by hundreds
of newspapers, talk radio shows and television programs,
including CNN & Company, CNN Morning News, Black Entertainment
Television, America's Black Forum, The McLaughlin Group,
C-SPAN's Morning Journal, Larry King, Rush Limbaugh
and The Michael Reagan Show, as well as in newspapers
such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,
The Washington Post, The Washington Times and many others.
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Meeting |
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Topic:
Minority Leaders Panel Discussion
Speakers: Featured Republican Leaders for this
meeting were Pat
McDonough, Trey Kerns and Harry Shriver.
Pat McDonough has a show that comes on Saturday
evenings. Trey Kerns has a show that comes on
Friday evenings. Finally, Harry Shriver is a
former broadcaster and and General Manager of WCBM.
He was one of the original panelists on the daily noontime
discussion program, 'Conference Call' which aired for
35 years, 13 on WCBM. Harry is also know for his play-by-play
address of the Colts and Orioles.
Questions
for Discussion:
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How can talk radio be used to get out a message?
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How does talk radio get people involved in issues?
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What role does talk radio play for the conservative
movement?
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Background on Pat McDonough:
Pat McDonough, Business Entrepreneur, Radio Talk Show
Host and Producer, former State Legislator. Past Associations
include Assistant to the Baltimore County Executive
serving as a liaison to the various Chamber of Commerce
and County Business Organizations. Founding Member "Maryland
Coalition Against Crime" and active leader in Maryland's
successful movement to pass a Crime Victims Rights Constitutional
Amendment.
Delegate National Convention, Founder Maryland Leadership
Council, Member of various Public Boards and Commissions,
President Local Community Association. President Future
Leaders of America Foundation. Resides in Baltimore
County, attended local schools including University
Of Baltimore majoring in business and finance.
Pat can be currently heard every Saturday night from
9 till 11pm on WCBM 680 am radio. In 1990, he was voted
by Baltimore Magazine Readers as Baltimore Best Talk
Show Host.
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March
Meeting
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Speakers:
Bishop Bart Pierce - Rock City Church
Matt Paavola, Attorney & Director - Christian Legal
Society
Topics:
FAITH BASED CHARITIES - Reaching
out to the poor & hurting
CHURCH vs. STATE ISSUES
Questions:
- What
church vs. state cases have reached the state &
federal level?
- Are
Faith Based Charities a good method to help the
poor?
- How
can we as citizens have an impact on Church vs.
State issues?
- What
changes in our culture (both political & social)
have lead to the shift of religion in the public
arena?
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on Speakers
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Bishop
Bart Pierce
 Bishop
Bart Pierce is the senior pastor at the Rock City Church,
located in Towson, Maryland. The Rock City Church is both
non-denominational and multi-cultural, including members
that have come from various religious backgrounds. Rock
City church has a unique calling to reach out to the lost
and hurting. Pastor Pierce has personally pioneered programs
to help such people including: Adopt-A-Block, Can Can
Make a Difference, Nehemiah House and The Hiding Place.
Pastor Pierce is the Co-Founder of Global Compassion Network,
made up of organizations from around the world including
Operation Blessing, Somebody Cares Int'l, World Relief,
Operation Compassion and many others. Bishop Pierce also
provides Apostolic oversight to churches in the Ukraine,
Ghana and Madagascar, as well as domestically here in
the States. He has appeared on CBN and has spoken in many
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Matt
Paavola - Attorney & Director - Christian Legal Society
Matt Paavola is an attorney for Paavola & Paavola in Essex,
MD. Mr. Paavola has been practicing in Essex since 1982.
Mr. Paavola is also a co-host of the 'The Lawyers Show'
(WJFK-1300am) radio show that airs Saturday mornings at
9:00. The main topic of this radio talk show is 1st Amendment
including Church vs. State issues.With over twenty years
of experience, Matt has developed the knowledge in many
areas of law including counseling, negotiations and litigation.
He has tried cases at all levels of the court system,
is active with the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association,
and serves on the Legislative Committee to represent injured
workers. Matt is the membership director of the Christian
Legal Society and Co-Director of Legal Aid Ministry of
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19, 2002:
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Topics:
"An Overview of Republican History"
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- What
issues and events have been significant at the national
& state level to lead the party to its present status?
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What can the Republican Party, citizens and media
do to help grow the party and become a true two party
state?
- What
is the future of the Republican party in Maryland
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Councilman
Byran McIntire
 Councilman
Bryan McIntire was elected to the Baltimore County Council
in 1994 to represent the 3rd district and was re-elected
in 1998. Councilman McIntire has 43 years of private law
experience, served as the States Attorney for Carroll
County between 1962-1970 and was former attorney to Carroll
County Board of Elections. In representation of the 3rd
District, Councilman McIntire has the following legislative
accomplishments: created the Rippling Run farm Historic
District; co-sponsored Owner Livability Code requiring
owner occupied residences to maintain acceptable exterior
appearance; and implemented the Reistertown revitalization
plan (See http://www.baltimorecountycouncil.org/dist3.htm)
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Robert
Eldredge - Director of Camp
Puh'tok
 Mr.
Eldredge is the son of Brigadier Douglas Eldredge and
is currently the Director of Camp Puh'tok. Mr Eldredge
is a graduate of Springfield College and has performed
graduate work at NYU. He also has 10 years experience
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Roy Tarbutton and Budd Given - The Maryland State
Rifle and Pistol Association (www.msrpa.org)
The Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association (MSRPA)
is the flagship Gun Rights organization in and for the
State of Maryland. The Association offers both individual
and club memberships. As such, it provides an "umbrella"
organization of Gun Clubs in Maryland. It is run by an
elected Board of Directors and elected Officers. Support
of the shooting disciplines and legislative activities
is primarily through a systems of committees. All participants
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January 15, 2002:
The guest speaker at the January meeting was James Parmalee
from NorthernVirginiaGOP.com
political action committee. James talked about how his
organization was able to successfully mobilize Virginia
voters to support Republican candidates in recent elections.
James Parmelee is the President of Parmelee Associates,
a Political Communications firm based in the DC area.
Mr. Parmelee also serves as President of Republicans United
for Tax Reform and Chairman of the NorthernVirginiaGOP.com
PAC organization. A television producer, Mr. Parmelee
hosts a conservative public affairs show on 21 cable stations
in the DC area and across Virginia. Mr. Parmelee served
on a number of corporate and governmental boards including
appointments by the previous RNC Chairman Jim Gilmore,
Senator George Allen and Nat'l Republican Congressional
Committee Chairman Tom Davis. Mr. Parmelee was formerly
the Congressional Affairs Director for a Republican Congress
and Deputy Communications Director for President George
W. Bush's Virginia Campaign. In 1988, James Parmelee was
elected to the State Central Committee for the Republican
Party of Virginia. What an impressive citizen and activist!!
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December
18, 2001:
The guest speaker at the December meeting was William
Turenne - from the Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE).
The discussion included details of the ECONOMIC STIMULUS
PACKAGE. What factors are important to stimulate the economy?
How the CSE plan differs from President Bush's proposal?
What can we do as citizens to help stimulate the economy?
Bill Turenne is a Tax & Policy Analyst for Citizens for
a Sound Economy (CSE), a grassroots organization located
in Washington, D.C. CSE is a non-partisan, grassroots
organization that fight for and represent lower taxes
and less government. They believe in freedom from big
government bureaucracy. On policy issues ranging from
cutting taxes to government-run health care, CSE has been
on the front lines, educating, activating and winning.
Through the hard work and efforts of over 250,000 members,
CSE has become one of the nation's premier citizens' advocacy
networks. CSE's affiliate, CSE Foundation, conducts research
and provides analyses for policy makers in government,
as well as for journalists, businesses, taxpayers and
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November
18, 2001:
 Guest
speakers at the November meeting included Senator Andy
Harris and a group of Maryland Firefighters who supported
activities at "ground zero" in NYC.
Senator Harris was elected to the State Senate in 1998
and represents District 9A in Baltimore County. Senator
Harris is also a Doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital specializing
in Anesthesiology.
 The
firefighters from Maryland that helped out at the Ground
Zero WTC site are from various counties including Baltimore,
Carroll and Harford counties. The firefighters talked
about their experiences in NYC which began on 9\11 and
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