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"... in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. ... If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to forment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or Representation."
- Abigail Adams, letter to her husband John, March 31, 1776.
Dear Alaskan,
Get on a State Board or Commission and Make a Difference.
Openings available and application forms can be viewed at:
http://gov.state.ak.us/boards/
Pick up the phone - Fax that fax - E-mail your representatives -
Let your voice be heard:
State of Alaska:
United States Congress: References and Information:
Project Vote-Smart! provides recent votes by lawmakers on 19 key issues that are litmus tests for many voters. They also have
1-888-VOTE-SMART or 1-800-622-SMAR(T).
Women Leaders Online is an exciting resource that provides objective and detailed information on the positions of all candidates for office. And there's much more. Check this one out.
League of Women Voters has a League Action Line that makes it easy to send an e-mail message to Congress.
June
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in
are different from the things we do.
Freya Stark
English Explorer
I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.
Margaret Mead
Anthropologist
E-mail comments or information to the WebGoddess.
Updated June 1, 2008
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