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Sep 4, 2008 at 1:46 PM PST
Event Details
Date: September 18, 2008
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Location: West 1st Street Eugene
Link: http://www.lwvlc.org
Child Price: same
Adult Price: Event = free: Lunch = $12.00
Organization: LEAGUE of WOMEN VOTERS of LANE COUNTY
Event Description
LEAGUE of WOMEN VOTERS of LANE COUNTY
338 West 11th, Suite 101, Eugene, OR 97401
541-343-7917 Emil: league@lwvlc.org web site: www.lwvlc.org
PRESS RELEASE
Date: SEPT. 18, 2008
From: Fran Boehner, Public Relations, LWVLC 541-942-8204
DECODING THE OREGON BALLOT
*Bill Lunch
On Thursday, September 18, the League of Women Voters of Lane County will feature
Bill Lunch, Professor of Political Science at Oregon State University, who will be speaking aboutthe“Mysteries of the Oregon Ballot in 2008” A question and answer session will follow .
Bill Lunch is Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Oregon State University, and is the Political Analyst for Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
• His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Oregonian as well as academic journals. His book, The Nationalization of American Politics, was published by the University of California Press.
• He has recently written on political culture and controversies in Oregon and the Northwest, particularly concerning health care policy and the influence of extremist groups in the region.
• He has been OPB's Political Analyst since 1988. His political analysis can be heard regularly on OPB Radio and he appears periodically on OPB Television’s "Seven Days." His political analysis has also been heard regionally on radio networks including the Northwest Public Affairs Network (NPAN), nationally on National Public Radio (NPR), and internationally on Canadian National Radio (CNR) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
• He has won awards for his broadcasting for Excellence in Commentary and Analysis from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the National Press Club.
The occasion is the opening meeting of the League’s ‘08 - ‘09 year. The public is welcome. The meeting will be at Mallard Banquet Hall, (formerly the Old Spaghetti Warehouse) at 725 West 1st Street in Eugene. The program, which is free, will begin at 12:15. For those who wish to purchase lunch ($12.00 which includes tip), a buffet is served at 11:45 a.m.
For reservations and more information, call the League office at 343-7917, or Email us at league@lwvlc.org. Although not required, reservations are appreciated.
The League of Women Voters of Lane County is a grassroots nonpartisan, political organization that encourages informed and active citizen participation in government.
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