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Progressive Views: Diversity is a Strength
Action / Culture Wars / Issues / National

Progressive Views: Diversity is a Strength

DEI simply levels the playing field, so qualified people from less-than-optimum backgrounds have a fair chance to succeed. Helping those that have and are suffering discrimination is a strength, not a weakness. Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs help create a fairer environment to provide opportunities for individuals who need help. Attacking DEI is just another effort to divide the country. The essential elements for a democracy to function are civility and truth but we must also care about those less fortunate.

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April 14, 2024
KCDP in Newsweek!
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Issues / Kendall County / Local / National

KCDP in Newsweek!

Newsweek logo from newsweeks.com This week, KCDP made it it onto national news! The article is titled "Texas Independence Campaigners Could Be Barred From Office" and it is written by…

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March 20, 2024
Progressive Views: COP 28 Climate Conference Yields Progress
Climate Change / Conservation / Issues / National

Progressive Views: COP 28 Climate Conference Yields Progress

COP 28 was held in Dubai and was chaired by the head of a national oil company. In addition to transition away from fossil fuels language, progress was made in a number of areas, including reduction of methane emissions (which account for about 30% of the Earth’s warming), increasing renewable energy, accelerating a switch to electric vehicles, and promoting carbon capture.  Nuclear fusion is in the news and may be a silver bullet longer term. Of course conservation could help a bunch.

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March 17, 2024
Progressive Views: One More Chance to Vote, then the Democratic Convention
Issues / Kendall County / National / Vote

Progressive Views: One More Chance to Vote, then the Democratic Convention

The early voting period for the 2024 Primary Election closed on Friday. If you didn’t vote early or send in your ballot by mail, you have one more chance to vote on Tuesday, March 5. Polls will be open from 7am-7pm. Kendall voters may vote at any of the eleven Voting Centers. You can find a list of polling locations on the website of the Kendall County Elections Office (KCEO). We need all local Democrats to vote in the Democratic Primary, so we can field the strongest slate of candidates for the November General Election. For more information on our activities, call our office at 830-331-1243 or visit www.kcdems.us.

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March 3, 2024
Progressive Views: High Time for an Effective Debt Commission
Action / Debt / Issues / National

Progressive Views: High Time for an Effective Debt Commission

The Federal deficit is $34 trillion and currently growing at a rate of $1.7 trillion per year. We are spending over 23% of GDP and only taking in revenue of 19%. The debt continues to grow regardless of which political party is in power. A bipartisan committee comprised of outside experts and Congress members must create the solution and educate the public to gain support and buy-i

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February 21, 2024
Progressive Views: Coming Soon: the March Primary Election
Issues / Kendall County / National / Vote

Progressive Views: Coming Soon: the March Primary Election

Author relates excellence of the staff at the Kendall County Elections Office and how residents can rest assured their vote will be recorded and counted accurately, then discusses the candidates to be voted on in the March 2024 primary. Article also describes Texas' open primary. Early voting begins February 20 and runs through March 1. Early voting is held at the KCEO office on Fawn Valley. Election Day is Tuesday, March 5.

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December 17, 2023
Progressive Views: Hunting Promotes Conservation
Conservation / Issues / National

Progressive Views: Hunting Promotes Conservation

Author discusses early love of hunting in and hunts in Wyoming and Texas. With dramatic loss of wildlife, the North American Conservation Model and conservation organizations, have added and maintained wildlife habitat, along with the 1937 Pittman-Robertson Act, which promoted a federal excise tax on hunting equipment. Hunting does promote conservation.

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December 4, 2023
Progressive Views: What is One Water?
Issues / Kendall County / National / Water

Progressive Views: What is One Water?

Kendall County has been in the grip (and still is) of an Exceptional Drought—the highest level. Several local initiatives provide information on water in all its forms. The Texas Legislature has made it nearly impossible for counties to regulate development in unincorporated areas of the county. Pressure must be put on state reps to give cities and counties ore authority to regulate development, not less.

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November 6, 2023
Progressive Views: Bring Back Comity
Action / Issues / National / State

Progressive Views: Bring Back Comity

Hatred, bigotry, political polarization, and distrust are huge problems that must be solved if we are to remain a democracy.  We need all people to fix it. Extremism in on the rise and increasing in Texas. The writer provides possible ways of fighting extremism and ending hatred.

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October 26, 2023
Issues / National / Party

Progressive Views: Grateful

Details why writer is proud to be an American and details his American heroes. Democracy functions with civility and truth and being a Democrat/Progressive for the writer means many different things.

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September 16, 2023
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