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The Voter March 2023

Weathering the Storms By Bernadette Brooks Just as we began to feel the warmth of spring and enjoy the sight of yellow mustard and acacia...

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Mar 7, 20231 min read

Legislative Interviews: Aguiar-Curry

Every year the California League asks its member Leagues to interview their legislative representatives. This month’s newsletter includes...

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Mar 7, 20231 min read

The Voter February 2023

Happy 103rd Birthday to the League of Women Voters By Bernadette Brooks The League of Women Voters as we know it today has a long history...

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Feb 7, 20231 min read

The Voter ~ January 2023

RECHARGED AND READY FOR 2023 By Bernadette Brooks, LWVNC President Happy New Year Everyone, Hopefully you have had time in the past few...

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Jan 11, 20231 min read

GiveGuide! Still Time To Give

Meet Effie & Avis Hotchkiss, the First Female Transcontinental Motorcyclists HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS, READERS & SUPPORTERS!...

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Dec 24, 20222 min read

GiveGuide! Week 3, Meet Annie Londonderry (1870–1947)

The First Woman to Bicycle Around the World This week the League of Women Voters of Napa County is featuring a most unlikely heroine....

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Dec 24, 20224 min read

This Week's Give!Guide Heroine

Meet Annette Kellerman (1888–1975), Early Aquatic "Wonder Woman" Annette Kellerman attained many firsts at the turn of the last century....

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Dec 24, 20223 min read

President's Holiday Greeting

Join in the Holiday Spirit by Donating to the Give!Guide About Give!Guide. This year, CanDo’s Give!Guide celebrates its tenth...

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Dec 24, 20222 min read

MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK Remaining Nonpartisan in Hyper-partisan Times

By Virginia Kase Solomón, CEO of LWVUS “The League of Women Voters of the United States is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting...

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Sep 21, 20226 min read

Biography: About Virginia Kase Solomón

Reprinted from the League of Women Voters of the US website Virginia Kase Solomón has spent the past 27 years of her career fighting for...

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Sep 21, 20222 min read

The Prez Sez September

This fall is not only harvest time; it is also when our attention turns to the general election on Tuesday, November 8th. We will begin...

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Sep 6, 20223 min read

Herstory — Margaret Sanger: pioneer of modern birth control

HERSTORY Margaret Sanger: pioneer of modern birth control By Connie Wolfman “No woman can call herself free who does not own and control...

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Aug 20, 20223 min read

League's policy on reproductive rights

LWVUS POSITION League's policy on reproductive rights In January 1983, ten years after the Supreme Court made Roe v. Wade the law of the...

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Aug 20, 20227 min read

The Prez Sez August 2022

By Bernadette Brooks Highlights from the LWVUS Convention By September, the Napa League will be in the thick of 2022 mid-term election...

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Aug 5, 20221 min read

June '22 Election Results

. Further counts are scheduled on Monday, June 13, 2022, Tuesday, June 14, 2022 and Wednesday, June 15, 2022 or until 95% of all ballots...

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Jun 14, 20221 min read

Sheriff and former undersheriff make their case for Napa County top law enforcement job.

By Howard Yune, Napa Valley Register The first forum featuring both candidates in Napa County’s election race for sheriff revealed more...

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Apr 21, 20221 min read

Who do you know?

Q: Who is the CEO of the League of Women Voters US? Deborah Ann Turner Eleanor Smeal Virginia Kase Solomón Carrie Chapman Catt Answers...

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Mar 7, 20221 min read

Voters Choice Napa and Redistricting

From the Napa Valley Register, January 21, 2022. Robert Van Der Velde and Alissa Abdo Voters Choice Napa, a part of the Community Leaders...

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Jan 25, 20221 min read

Napa County Redistricting Final Hearing Rescheduled to December 13

NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: REGISTRAR OF VOTERS JOHN TUTEUR 707-253-4459 john.tuteur@countyofnapa.org DATE: DECEMBER 3, 2021 Public Hearing...

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Dec 5, 20212 min read

News From Rep Mike Thompson

Dear Friend, Today is an historic day as we take a monumental step forward in rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, creating jobs and...

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Nov 16, 20212 min read

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