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WRITING CONTEST APPLICATION

February 15, 2016
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Download this Application: application link click here for PDF form.

Attention high school students in Waukegan, North Chicago, and Zion.

The Community Connection* invites you to enter our Student Writing Contest.

  Hurry! Entries are accepted through March 18, 2016.

Poetry and Prose Awards Night is the week of April 18, 2016.

Two categories and six prizes:

  • Poetry: limit of 20 lines per poem
    • $150 for best poem; $100 for second-place poem; $50 for third-place poem
  • Prose (Essay or Short Fiction): limit of 600 words per piece
    • $150 for best piece of prose; $100 for second-place prose; $50 for third-place prose
  • Plus publication of the prize-winning pieces in Tenth News (an online newsletter)
  • All applicants receive a certificate of participation and an invitation to read at the 6th Annual Community Connection Poetry and Prose Awards Night, to be held one evening between the dates of April 18 and April 21, 2016. At that time the winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded.

Theme:  Justice – Justice is defined as the quality of being just, impartial, or fair.  Although often associated with the law, justice affects each of us—in our personal lives and in events on the world stage.  “Justice is sweet and musical, but injustice is harsh and discordant.” Henry David Thoreau

How does justice inspire your story, essay, or poem?

Rules:

  • ONLY ORIGINAL, UNPUBLISHED WORK OF THE APPLICANT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES.
  • To enter this contest, you must be a high school student currently enrolled at one of the following communities’ public or private schools: Waukegan, North Chicago, Zion.
  • An applicant may send up to three Each requires a separate Application.
  • All submissions must be typed. Prose submissions must be double-spaced. Manuscripts will not be returned. Keep a copy. Do not send your only copy.
  • Do not put your name or any contact information on your manuscript. Send it in with a signed application form.
  • All entries must be received by Friday, March 18, 2016.

Please turn the entries into your school representative.

 

*Community Connection is the Waukegan office of the Tenth Congressional District Democrats, located at 118 N. Genesee Street.  Our work is guided by the principle that politics should be about more than just elections. It should be about people working together to build stronger communities.

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10th District Candidate Forums

February 12, 2016
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Tenth Dems hosted forums with Brad Schneider and Nancy Rotering on January 27th and February 10th. These forums are now available online for viewing.

Rotering-Schneider

See the Schneider forum here. See the Rotering forum here.

Schneider Forum                                               Rotering Forum

Letter to Rep. Bob Dold’s National GOP Supporters

January 20, 2016
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64624_446421243755_5735523_nTo:

National Republican Congressional Committee
320 First St., SE
Washington, DC 20003

America Rising PAC
P.O. Box 17251
Arlington, VA 22216

Dear Rep. Dold’s National Republican Supporters:

Welcome to Illinois’ 10th Congressional District! Based on your tweetstorm earlier this week, it’s clear you’re interested in our area. Your eagerness to help Republican Bob Dold keep his seat in Congress certainly clarifies things for voters, but your misconception about the 10th District is disconcerting.

It might be difficult to understand from Washington, DC, and Virginia, so we’ll help you—there is no “civil war” here. Democrats are choosing someone to once again reflect the values of the people of the 10th District. And, as you know firsthand, right-wing Republican political groups are united behind Bob Dold.

As the campaign heats up, don’t be discouraged if Bob Dold ignores you publicly while boasting about, as the very group in Washington tasked with electing more Republicans to Congress says, “independent and thoughtful leadership.” (Yes, it’s weird, NRCC, how you and his strategists use the same slogan!) Dold worked for Dan Quayle, Bob Dole, and even a Republican-led House Committee. He’s a GOP operative at heart, and he affirmed his loyalty when he signed that secret contract with the NRCC last year.

The same goes for you, America Rising PAC. You were created by staffers who tried to elect Mitt Romney in 2012. You supported climate change denier Joni Ernst (R-IA) in her 2014 Senate bid. You’re working to put a Republican in the White House in 2016. Now, Dold never mentions it, but he’s voted for the Ryan budget, against the Affordable Care Act, and even blocked a gun control bill he claims to support. He won’t say it, but he’s with you just like you’re with him.

Hopefully this helps. Feel free to say hi the next time you’re here. We have lots of wonderful restaurants and parks you’ve probably never visited. You should try them if you decide to help Republican Bob Dold in person. Otherwise, enjoy tweeting about the 10th District from Washington, DC, and Virginia.

Sincerely,

Tenth Dems

Tenth Congressional District Democrats
press@tenthdems.org

Tenth Dems is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to electing Democrats to all levels of government in Illinois 10th Congressional District. Sign up for email updates.

Republican Dold Deserves To Give Party’s Response To State Of The Union Address

January 12, 2016
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10250109_10152345788268756_7152906309193537781_nHighland Park, IL — Why won’t the Republican Party let Congressman Bob Dold give the GOP response to President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight? What he lacks in gravitas, Dold makes up for with deep partisan roots.

Nowadays, Dold either painfully avoids mentioning his unpopular political party or talks as if all he did was flip a coin to decide which party’s ticket to run on. But that’s preposterous. Dold worked for Vice President Dan Quayle and then on Bob Dole’s failed campaign to retake the White House for Republicans.

Then Dold joined other Republicans obsessed with investigating the Clintons as part of a congressional committee so reckless that it managed to embarrass even Newt Gingrich. When the Chairman of Dold’s committee (Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)) wasn’t busy shooting watermelons to desperately prove a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton murdering her friend who actually had committed suicide, he was wasting taxpayer money on heavily-edited tapes to show that she was guilty of yet a different crime (The Washington Post, 1/31/12).

What more does Dold need to do to prove his Republican party loyalty, sign a secret contract? Well, he did that last year (The Washington Post, 9/3/15).

If the Republican Party wants a committed partisan to give its response to the President’s State of the Union address, it would do the right thing and let Bob Dold give it.

Avon Township and Fremont Township Democratic Candidate Forum

January 11, 2016
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By Chris Law, Secretary, Avon Township Democrats

On Saturday, January 23, 2016 all Democratic candidates from federal, statewide, county and local offices have been invited by the Avon Township Democrats and the Fremont Township Democrats to participate in a forum aimed at giving the residents of Avon Township and Fremont Township a better idea of who the candidates are what they stand for.Avon township democrats

The Democratic candidates that are invited will be on the ballots in Avon Township and Fremont Township will have the chance to speak and have the opportunity for everyone in both townships to meet and greet and ask questions of the candidates for all offices. Candidates for offices of US Senator, US Representative, Comptroller, Illinois State Senator, Illinois State Representative, Lake County Circuit Court Clerk, Lake County Coroner, Lake County recorder, Lake County State’s Attorney and Lake County Board Member have been invited to speak.

With the 2016 Primary voting date of March 15, 2016 being right around the corner this will be an opportune time for residents in the Avon Township and Fremont Township areas to meet the candidates that will be in attendance. It will also give them a chance to hear from our Democratic candidates and help the Democratic community make decisions on which candidates they will be supporting in the 2016 campaigns.

Although all Democratic candidates for federal, statewide, county and local offices were invited, confirmed guests for the forum moderated by Hal Sloan; Avon Township Democrats Chair, and Matt Lowry; Fremont Township Democrats Chair, have not been confirmed as of the time of this press release. Due to the already elected officials who are re-running being part of this list some have prior engagements and meetings which that have to attend
The public is welcome to attend and the event takes place Saturday, January 23, 2016 starting at 10 a.m. at the Round Lake Public Library located at 906 Hart Road in Round Lake IL

For more information please contact the Avon Democrats at (847) 979-0283 or at info@AvonDems.com. If you are a write in candidate and you have not received an invitation, please contact us and we will get you on the list of candidates.

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