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Vote tomorrow.  Tell your friends to Vote.  Tell your neighbors to Vote. Oh, and Party at 723.

Not sure where to go to vote?  Click the link below.

Not Sure what to vote for? Click the link below for the Boulder County Dems Voter Guide (hint, the letters are likely better).

GOTV – Getting Out the Vote

Election Night PARTY

Next LAD Meeting Nov. 3 (day after the election)

Join us for the most important LAD meeting of the year.  We will discuss election results, and you will help decide LAD’s new direction for 2011 including nominations for OfficersWhat: LAD Monthly Meeting

When: Nov. 3 at 7pm
Where: 723 Main St
Who: Special Guest -You! Tell us want you would like to see change and how you would like to help.

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Next LAD Meeting Nov. 3 (day after the election)
Join us for the most important LAD meeting of the year.  We will discuss election results, and you will help decide LAD’s new direction for 2011 including nominations for Officers.

What: LAD Monthly Meeting
When: Nov. 3 at 7pm
Where: 723 Main St
Who: Special Guest -You! Tell us want you would like to see change and how you would like to help.  HD 11 Candidate Deb Gardner will be there too!

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Condolences

Former City Council Member Doug Brown passed away November 8th at the age of 68.  Doug is survived by his wife Mary Neal who frequently attends meetings here at LAD.   Doug served our community in numerous ways including on the Board of Environmental Affairs, the Mental Health Center Board.

Doug and his wife Mary could be seen helping with local Civic groups and at Democratic events.  If memory serves, Doug was a Delegate to the County Convention for Barack Obama in 2008.

For those of you who would like to say goodbye, services will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 19 at First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel.

Burial will be at Fort Logan Cemetery.

You can read his obitaury here:
http://longmontledger.com/longmont-milestones/longmont-obituaries/obituary-douglas-doyle-brown/

The Longmont Daily Times Call had a great profile several weeks ago which you can read here:

http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=23314

Personal Note:

Doug Brown  interviewed me for a position on the Planning and Zoning Commission in 2007. I had lived in Longmont for several years, but had not really deeply engaged with the City community prior to this.  I appreciated his  thoughtful questions and eventual support of my appointment to P&Z.

I thoroughly enjoy the work I do on P&Z and just last year received a unanimous  reappointment to Planning and Zoning.

At the time of my first appointment, I was 27 years old and mostly surrounded by folks twice my age at these meetings. While some could have found this intimidating, I drew encouragement from the fact that I had people like Councilmember Brown supporting my Commission appointment.

Doug’s encouragement definitely  had an  impact on my life.
Through Doug’s  support, I have become a more engaged citizen of Longmont, and I am proud to call Longmont my home.  I will continue to sit in on Council meetings, and serve on Boards and Commissions for as long as the City will have me.   I was even inspired to run for City Council in 2009 (as short lived as that was).  There need to be more people with open minds to newcomers like he was.

I want to convey my profound thanks to Doug for making the City a better place for all, and to Mary for her continued work and sharing her husband with us.

Thanks Doug for helping open the door to Longmont policy and politics for me. Your efforts to get me involved in Longmont Civics have made my life fuller and more exciting. I will not forget your influence on the City or me.

Note: Visitors to the website are invited to post their own comments and memories below.

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“If the World Series runs until election day, the networks will run the first one-half inning and project the winner.  ~Lindsey Nelson” In case you didn’t know the Colorado State House is still up for grabs!!   So much for early returns… Contents: 1) Thank You 2) Hickenlooper Needs Your Help 11/17/10 3) LAD Potluck 12/1/10 4) Remembering Doug Brown 1) Thank You Thanks to all of you that voted, canvassed, called, sign-waved, blogged, brought volunteers food, cleaned up, etc. The Democrats didn’t win big, but as Longmont Dem Ray Rodriguez summarized,  Red Hurricanes were replaced by Partly Cloudy Blue Skies. I want to offer my personal congratulations to all of those that threw their hat in the ring this year and all that volunteered.  It takes courage to speak your mind, and even more to talk politics to a total stranger, but hundreds of you did that in Longmont this year.  Democrats held onto the Governor’s seat, a US Senate seat, and the State Senate (the State House is still up for grabs).   Democrats won in every Boulder County Office they ran for. Congratulations to HD 11 Candidate Deb Gardner, HD 12 Candidate Matt Jones, Commissioner Cindy Domenico, Treasurer Bob Hullinghorst, Assessor Jerry Roberts,  Surveyor Jason Emery.   Also, Congrats to State Reps. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst and Claire Levy, and Senator-Elect Jeanne Nicholson My sincerest thanks to State Treasurer Carey Kennedy (possibly the best State Treasurer in Colorado’s history), SOS Bernie Buescher, Regent Candidates  Robert Bishop-Cotner and Melissa Hart, and solid Progressives like Rep. Diane Primavera, and Rep. Dennis Apuan.  They all fought great races but came up short this year.  In the words of  ”BC”,  Never Settle! A Special Thanks to Rep. Betsy Markey.  She ran and won in a District  that went for John McCain in 2008.   2010 was not the same year and we wish her the best.  She took principled votes on tough issues and then came back to Colorado coffee shops and community centers to explain those votes. Let’s hope that her opponent takes this page out of her playbook and shows a commitment to outreach. 2) Hickenlooper Needs Your Help 11/17/10 Regional Transition Meetings ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: Saturday, November 17th Time: 6PM-8PM Location: 1st Bank Event Center Address: 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield, CO 80021 Gov. -elect Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov.-elect Garcia want to engage people from all parts of Colorado in a meaningful way. Their goal is to include diverse political views, party affiliations, gender, ethnicity, background, age and experience in and out of government throughout our transition process. Our new Governor and Lt. Governor are tasking Coloradans to help assess the challenges and opportunities facing the state and provide a menu of ideas to the incoming administration for specific executive and legislative actions that could be pursued during the administration’s first 100 days. We are all Colorado and our future begins right now! Please RSVP through  www.partnersforcolorado.com/public-schedule-of- regional-transition-meetings. 3) LAD Potluck 12/1/10 at 6:30pm Join us at 723 Main St. on Dec. 1st for our annual Holiday Potluck. We will be electing new Officers for the LAD 2011 Cycle. Members can nominate and vote for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and at-large Board Members.   – The President and Vice President are responsible for the general direction of the group and organizing regular monthly meetings.   – The Treasurer manages our bank account and is responsible if there are any campaign finance expenditures. – The Secretary  takes minutes at all meetings. – At- Large Board Members put together special projects and make sure that meetings run smoothly. Average time investment is between 5 – 25 hours per month. If you would like to nominate someone, you can do so ahead of time by replying to this email. Reminder: Annual Dues are $20.00 for a single adult, $40.00 for a couple.  Donations help to pay for space rental and our website maintenance.   If you would like us to meet in your house instead, let us know and we will refund your dues 4) Remembering Doug Brown Former City Council Member Doug Brown passed away November 8th at the age of 68.  Doug is survived by his wife Mary Neal who frequently attends meetings here at LAD.   Doug served our community in numerous ways including on the Board of Environmental Affairs and the Mental Health Center Board. For those of you who would like to say goodbye, services will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 19 at First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel.  Burial will be at Fort Logan Cemetery. Click on this link http://www.longmontdems.org/2010/11/16/in-remembrance-of-doug-brown/ if you wish to see my special note about him or if you would like to add your own thoughts. Thanks Doug for helping open the door to Longmont policy and politics for me. Your efforts to get me involved in Longmont Civics has made my life fuller and more exciting. I will not forget your influence on the City or me. In Peace, Jonathan Singer President – Longmont Area Democrats

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LAD Potluck 12/1/10 at 6:30pm

Join us at 723 Main St. on Dec. 1st for our annual Holiday Potluck.

We will be electing new Officers for the LAD 2011 Cycle.
Members can nominate and vote for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and at-large Board Members.

– The President and Vice President are responsible for the general direction of the group and organizing regular monthly meetings.

– The Treasurer manages our bank account and is responsible if there are any campaign finance expenditures.

– The Secretary  takes minutes at all meetings.

– At- Large Board Members put together special projects and make sure that meetings run smoothly.

Average time investment is between 5 – 25 hours per month.
If you would like to nominate someone, you can do so ahead of time by emailing  Jonathan Singer at singerjonathan@yahoo.com

Reminder: Annual Dues are $20.00 for a single adult, $40.00 for a couple.  Donations help to pay for space rental and our website maintenance.  
If you would like us to meet in your house instead, let us know and we will refund your dues 

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