Please reserve space on your calendars for our next membership meeting –

Wednesday, January 9^th.  The meeting will be a discussion of our local priorities

 related to the 2008 State Legislative Session that begins in January.  This is one

 of our most important meetings of

the year, since we use this time to decide what issues we’d like the MD League

to address in with state senators and delegates. You should have received an

email copy of the new brochure Legislative and Budget Priorities for 2008 from

 MD LWV within the last two weeks or so.  If not, let me know and I can email

or snail mails you a copy.  See the Membership Meeting article elsewhere in

this newsletter for more information about the meeting  January 9^th. 

 Join us for a selection of soups, salads and desserts before the meeting –

it should be an experience to stimulate both your palate and frontal lobes.

Charter Home Rule is the big conversation topic in Washington County as

we gear up for the primary election on Feb 12^th.   We’ll have a brief update  

on the Charter Campaign at our January 9^th membership meeting.  Bring any

 questions you may have about the details of Charter language, the Charter

 One Page Summary or Comparison Chart, yard signs or other ways to share

 info with neighbors, friends and colleagues before the February election date.

 Home Rule, of course, is a non-partisan issue outside party politics or affiliation.

 As you know, per our League guidelines re: non-partisan activities, the

Washington County League has taken a position in support of the Charter

and Home Rule.  If you’d like copies of any of the materials mentioned above,

 please let me know.

Co-president Monda Sagalkin is traveling, visiting her son, so I am operating

 without a partner as this newsletter goes to press.  I am sure she would join

 me in wishing you a season of good cheer and spiritual renewal, with hopes

for a productive legislative session and good voter turnout in both 2008 elections.