Time for action on grassroots groups in Shafter
Editorial highlights citizen groups shaping policy in Shafter California. The Power Users Protection Council formed to oppose rising electricity costs showcases lobbying and testimony skills. The Shafter Depot Museum restoration by the Shafter Historical Society earns national praise without government funds. Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area Association aims to revitalize the core. Now is the time for collective action.
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Power Users Protection Council
Shafter
Wasco
Wasco Veterans Hall
PUPC
Public Utilities Commission
Shafter Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Santa Fe Railroad
New
Shafter Depot
Special thanks for grand opening of W C Walker Senior Center
The staff and board of Shafter Recreation and Park District thank eight women Evelyn Walker Antonia Vandevalk Evelyn Witt enberg Lea Schnidt Lillian Morris Dorothy Dalke Hazel Nixon and Jerry Hamlin for planning and serving the luncheon buffet. The LAPD also thanks all who attended and invites use of the new KCEOC lunch program and game room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Walker Senior Center
Evelyn Walker
Antonia Vandevalk
Evelyn Wittenberg
Lea Schnidt
Lillian Morris
Dorothy Dalke
Hazel Nixon
Jerry Hamlin
LAPD
KCEOC
Walker thanks public for senior center naming
Letter from W C Bill Walker thanks the community for planning and dedication of the new senior center. He expresses humility at having the center named after him and gives special thanks to Mike Kelly and Allanah Bill for their long standing support.
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Mike Kelly
Allanah Bill
W.C
Bill) Walker
The Value of Small Town Papers in a Big City World
A columnist argues that small weekly papers thrive by staying close to home, citing Emporia Kansas and a range of local content from school bruises to gardens. He notes rising numbers of small papers, strong local ads, and practical coverage from local issues to drugs in the community.
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United States
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas
White
Women’s Coalition proves citizens can influence policy
Editorial urges average people to engage in politics citing the Women’s Family and Work Coalition in California. It notes nine bills signed into law this year and highlights advocacy steps from data gathering to direct lobbying, urging broader groups to adopt focused goals and coordinated action to improve social and economic conditions for women and families.
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Leo McCarthy
Women’s Family and Work Coalition
American Association of University Women
The
Federation of Business and Professional Women
Older Women’s League
California Homemakers’ Association
Minority Women’s Roundtable
My Office
My Commission For Economic Development
California
Women's Coalition
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Shafter Recreation & Park Dist
Walker
Nora Lee
Andy
Kayla
Dell City
County Land and Cattle Company
Los Angeles Timés Syndicate
Sacramento
Shafter Press
P.O. Bing Shafter
Murphy Johnson
Brent Kearnes
Todd White
Laura Jiminez
Helen Hernandez
Eva Turney
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